[NSRCA-discussion] Ideas?

[R. LIPRIE]

Hey Ron, your not going to be able to make it too the nats. Im sorry to hear 
that.



Matt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Ideas?


>
> On Jul 14, 2006, at 11:25 AM, <jivey61 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> Since you changed fuel that seems to rule that out.  Put his engine
>> in another
>> plane if you can.
>> What it sounds like to me is that the bearings are bad in both
>> engines and
>> the contamination is killing the plugs. Don't say impossible at this
>> point.
>
> I won't say impossible, but the second engine was fresh from a
> rebuild, which included new bearings.
>
>> The only other thing is the fuel which was common to both engines. Do
>> you remember all the trouble I had 2 years ago?My problem was in my
>> container the I put my fuel in. It was contaminated and when I
>> filled the
>> pumping container, the engines would run fine until the contaminate
>> mixed
>> with the new fuel and then trouble happened.
>
> I remember your fuel problems.
>
>> I pump from the gallon fuel jug that I buy the fuel in now and have
>> no more fuel problems.
>
> John always pumps from the jugs the fuel comes in.
>
>> Good luck at the nats, I can't make it this year.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 11:36 AM
>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Ideas?
>>
>>
>>> John Fuqua has been having an annoying and thoroughly confusing
>>> problem.  He has been using two different OS 1.40 RX engines for the
>>> past three years and they've run flawlessly until recently.  He's had
>>> one in an Impact since the early spring.  A month or so ago, the
>>> engine started dying in the air periodically when he advanced the
>>> throttle from idle.  He tried adjusting the idle mixture control and
>>> the main needle valve and the problem seems to go away.
>>>
>>> Suddenly, a few days ago, the engine would die as soon as the ignitor
>>> was removed.  No problem:  it's the plug(s).  He's using the Mintor
>>> 1.40 head on these engines and they have two plugs.  Replace both
>>> plugs.  Engine ran flawlessly for the rest of the flying session.
>>> The next day, the problem was back, exactly like it was the day
>>> before.  Then we removed the entire fuel system, cleaning everything
>>> and replacing the fuel tubing, fuel filter and tank clunk.  Replaced
>>> the glow plugs as well.  Engine ran flawlessly for the rest of the
>>> flying session.  The next day, the problem was back, exactly like it
>>> was the day before.   Yanked out that engine and installed its twin,
>>> fresh after a rebuild.  Engine ran flawlessly for the rest of the
>>> flying session.  The next day, the problem was back, exactly like it
>>> was the day before.  John has been using Morgan 20% heli fuel as long
>>> as he's been running these engines and it's worked great.
>>> Nevertheless, during this ongoing saga, we tried Morgan 30% heli fuel
>>> and Morgan Pro Power 20% and nothing seems to break the pattern.
>>> HELP!  We leave for the Nats tomorrow.
>>>
>>> BTW, I have been using an OS 1.40 RX in my airplane for the past two
>>> seasons and have loved it.
>>>
>>> Ron Van Putte
>>>
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