X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:49:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2949363 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:10:43 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=r.simon@ustek.com Subject: RE: Plugs, EI, pre-ignition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C8C4B2.7FC4A278" X-Original-Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 09:13:50 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Plugs, EI, pre-ignition Thread-Index: AcjEsn/fPZvP0Y27SKOMNH4eHTOyEw== From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Paul Lipps" , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8C4B2.7FC4A278 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Paul Lipps [mailto:elippse@sbcglobal.net]=20 Subject: Plugs, EI, pre-ignition . . . The problems that were first mentioned about engines blowing up with EI seems to me were due to incorrect timing, too-lean mixture, or wrong heat-range plugs. . . =20 =20 I am always learning and hopefully keeping ahead of some potentially fatal mistakes. Your note brings up an area that I thought was clear of problems, running far-lean. I had read that just rich of peak is the worst area, with 100F+ rich and 50+lean being safe settings. I thought that too-lean would just reduce power until the cylinder just flames-out and you get zero power. When my TIT's run high I keep leaning until they cool, never worrying about a too-lean condition. Have you more details on this? =20 =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES =20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8C4B2.7FC4A278 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
From: = Paul Lipps=20 [mailto:elippse@sbcglobal.net]
Subject: Plugs, EI,=20 pre-ignition
 . . .  The problems that were first = mentioned=20 about engines blowing up with EI seems to me were due to incorrect=20 timing, too-lean = mixture, or=20 wrong heat-range plugs. . .  
 
I am=20 always learning and hopefully keeping ahead of some potentially fatal=20 mistakes.  Your note brings up an area that I thought was clear of=20 problems, running far-lean.  I had read that just rich of peak is = the worst=20 area, with 100F+ rich and 50+lean being safe settings.  I thought = that=20 too-lean would just reduce power until the cylinder just flames-out and = you get=20 zero power.  When my TIT's run high I keep leaning until they = cool,=20 never worrying about a too-lean condition.  Have you more details = on=20 this? 
 
Robert=20 M. Simon
ES-P=20 N301ES
 
 
 
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