---------------------------------------------------------- Engines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 02/14/07: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:57 AM - Come on, ladies (Fergus Kyle) 2. 10:24 PM - Engines-lack of usage (DEAN PSIROPOULOS) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:57:25 AM PST US From: "Fergus Kyle" Subject: Engines-List: Come on, ladies It's time to read the Matronics Rules of Engagement (again?). The last engines-list digest displays a thousand unneeded repeat lines, some messages repeating up to nine previous messages - each. Read what you write - first - then send. Ferg Kyle Europa A064 914 Classic ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:24:47 PM PST US From: "DEAN PSIROPOULOS" Subject: Engines-List: Engines-lack of usage I'm not sure that I actually heard an answer to the question posed the other day (feel free to kick me if I read right by it) so the real question still remains.... is an engine that has been sitting for a couple years in a hangar going to suffer from internal corrosion problems and have to be torn down before starting? How about a worst case scenario where a newly assembled engine is delivered to the tropics and stored in a hangar that is not climate controlled. The engine is pickled and plastic plugs have been installed in the openings but some of them don't seal very well and there are no dessicant plugs installed. Would a couple years under these conditions cause enough corrosion that the engine would have problems if one were to just fill it with oil and go fly it? What kind of problems would one expect? Is there any way to tell the extent of damage without major teardown or cylinder removal? What would you expect to see corroded inside (cam, rods, gears, crank) and would you recommend not running the engine before an internal inspection? Would there be a pre-start procedure you'd recommend before starting an engine that has been subjected to these conditions? Anybody done any testing of this sort and is there any data available on just how bad it gets? Would you trust such an engine not to fail in a short period of time if some unsuspecting pilot just put it on his airplane and flew it? What sort of failure mode would you expect and do you think the outcome would be catastrophic (engine destroyed)? Any words of wisdom here Monty Barrett (or anyone else with experience in this area)? Thanks. Dean Psiropoulos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message engines-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Engines-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/engines-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/engines-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.