X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:06:44 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from raven.ravenwebhosting.com ([72.9.254.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.3) with ESMTPS id 5361724 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:40:10 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=72.9.254.67; envelope-from=paul@tbm700.com Received: from 216.192.189.72.cfl.res.rr.com ([72.189.192.216]:55218 helo=[192.168.1.103]) by raven.ravenwebhosting.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RpVME-0005be-VK for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:39:35 -0500 From: paul miller Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Chapter 7 Starter Adapter and Spark Plugs X-Original-Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:39:29 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - raven.ravenwebhosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tbm700.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Continuing the story in my Legacy with the rebuilt starter adapter which = is now installed and works really well with the new old-style TCM = starter. My initial impression now that it is installed is that the = adapter is an easy rebuild provided you have the arbor press and proper = tools for bearing removal and pressing in the drawn bearings. It would = be a great little project to machine a set of these press tools but = perhaps they are out there already since this has to be a common tool. = The drawings are on the sites for Timken and others manufacturers. Magnetos: Both Magnetos had to go back on and I've never timed them = before so it took me a few days to get the equipment and make sure I did = everything correctly. Today, with the help of Ed Martin we timed the = newly IRAN'd mags to 22 degrees BTDC and then tested everything by hand = to make sure we had sparks and in the right order. we rotated all by = hand for a while just to make sure everything went well and because I = had that previous Niagara adapter problem. I then had an idea to review = a past LML note about resistors in Champion spark plugs. The top plugs = were removed so I decided to check them for fun. Out of the top 6 plugs, the resistances were 65,000 ohms to 2.5 Megohms. = =20 A few sites suggest 1500 ohms is normal and 5000 would be the upper = limit. I did not test the bottom six plugs. They are probably original = plugs with 500 hours, massives and I guess Chapter 7 means new plugs = which are probably overdue. Tomorrow we put fuel to the io550 and see how things work. Plugs on = order. Paul Spruce Creek=