X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5533769 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 11 May 2012 22:49:42 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE (unverified [172.16.5.24]) by VIRCOM1.fcdata.private (Vircom SMTPRS 5.1.1024.13396) with ESMTP id for ; Fri, 11 May 2012 21:48:49 -0500 X-Modus-BlackList: 172.16.5.24=OK;cbarber@texasattorney.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 172.16.5.24=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 172.16.5.24=NO X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%13]) with mapi id 14.01.0355.002; Fri, 11 May 2012 21:49:04 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft CC: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Poisoned Gasoline? : [FlyRotary] Re: MSD coils- Plug Fouling... Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Poisoned Gasoline? : [FlyRotary] Re: MSD coils- Plug Fouling... Thread-Index: AQHNL+PJgHkS691DgU+1X8IHltzaRJbFc89c Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 02:48:49 +0000 Message-ID: <6ABED7C4-907D-4593-80E1-031BDD9292EE@texasattorney.net> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_6ABED7C4907D459380E1031BDD9292EEtexasattorneynet_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_6ABED7C4907D459380E1031BDD9292EEtexasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Leon graciously walked me through my rotary introduction many years ago via= numerous emails over a number of weeks/months. He was already fighting ill= ness but was extremely generous and enthusiastic. He provided reassurance t= o my rotary choice. Chris Sent from my iPhone 4 On May 11, 2012, at 9:06 PM, "Lehanover@aol.com" = > wrote: Too much oil interferes with vaporization and then requires much more heat = of compression to get a burn energetic enough to spin the engine, more like= just a fluff sound and not even an increase in cranking speed. One ounce per gallon is plenty. The last resort is the cup of hot coffee and a big dose of motor oil, for a= cold day start. The coffee takes the frost off the rotor and heats the cha= mber walls a bit plus the volume adds to compression ratio and heat of comp= ression. The oil seals up even a junk engine long enough to get a start. None of this should apply to a rebuilt engine with a hot battery. Nothing l= ess than an instant start is expected unless you have a computer, then it h= as to turn past the start tooth to find itself, so there is a wasted revolu= tion. Should start on the first rotor face that got a fuel charge. I miss Leon. Some of his stuff is still on the Internet. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 5/11/2012 6:41:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, eanderson@= carolina.rr.com writes: I don't know if you recall Leon from down under (since deceased). But, early on I had a similar problem with my rotary. Since I was breaking in a new/rebuilt engine I was liberal with the 2 cycle oil. Engine would act similar, would act like it was trying to start - would dump excess fuel through the exhaust (plugs up), but just would not run. Leon told me I might have "poisoned" the gasoline with too much oil. --_000_6ABED7C4907D459380E1031BDD9292EEtexasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Leon graciously walked me through my rotary introduction many years ag= o via numerous emails over a number of weeks/months. He was already fightin= g illness but was extremely generous and enthusiastic. He provided reassura= nce to my rotary choice. 

Chris

Sent from my iPhone 4

On May 11, 2012, at 9:06 PM, "Leh= anover@aol.com" <Lehanover= @aol.com> wrote:

Too much oil interferes with vaporization and then requires much more = heat of compression to get a burn energetic enough to spin the engine, more= like just a fluff sound and not even an increase in cranking speed.
One ounce per gallon is plenty.
 
The last resort is the cup of hot coffee and a big dose of motor oil, = for a cold day start. The coffee takes the frost off the rotor and heats th= e chamber walls a bit plus the volume adds to compression ratio and heat of= compression. The oil seals up even a junk engine long enough to get a start.
 
None of this should apply to a rebuilt engine with a hot battery. Noth= ing less than an instant start is expected unless you have a computer, then= it has to turn past the start tooth to find itself, so there is a wasted r= evolution. Should start on the first rotor face that got a fuel charge.
 
I miss Leon. Some of his stuff is still on the Internet.
 
Lynn E. Hanover
 
In a message dated 5/11/2012 6:41:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes:
I don't know if you recall Leon from down under (since decea= sed).  But,
early on I had a similar problem with my rotary.
Since I was breaking in a new/rebuilt engine I was liberal with the 2 cycle=
oil.  Engine would act similar, would act like it was trying to start = -
would dump excess fuel through the exhaust (plugs up), but just would not <= br> run.  Leon told me I might have "poisoned" the gasoline with= too much oil.
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