[NSRCA-discussion] Ideas?

[jivey61 at bellsouth.net]

Ron
R Liprie read that I would not make the nats and thought it was you that
said it.
You can't run engines until 08:00 so you will be early.

The idling  engine is more sensitive to pressure changes than running at
full speed,if I remember right. ....Been so long since I ran my Webra.

Jim Ivey
----- 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 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Ideas?


>
> On Jul 14, 2006, at 12:36 PM, R. LIPRIE wrote:
>
> > Hey Ron, your not going to be able to make it too the nats. Im
> > sorry to hear
> > that.
>
> Did someone say I wouldn't be at the Nats?  I will be at AMA site 3
> on Saturday at about 7:00 P.M. EDT.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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