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Old 02-07-2012, 04:34 PM
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Default ECI Taper fin cylinders

Has anyone had any experience with the ECI line of experimental cylinders? I had some ring seating problems and was wondering if I was the only one?
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Old 02-07-2012, 05:00 PM
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Ring seating problems have to do with the hone crosshatch and surface roughness numbers (Ra, Rk, Pk etc.). Has nothing to do with the fins on the barrels.
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Old 02-07-2012, 06:17 PM
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No problems with the RV-8 in my avatar. The compression rings seated well within the first couple hours and oil consumption stabilized after about 50.
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Old 02-07-2012, 09:22 PM
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No problem with my ECi O-360 with the tapered cylinders.
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Old 02-08-2012, 06:23 AM
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Same here, no problems
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Old 02-08-2012, 06:24 AM
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No issues, that I am aware of.
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Old 02-08-2012, 06:49 AM
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350 hours on mine and doing fine. 0-360 on a RV8
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Old 02-08-2012, 07:17 AM
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350 hours on mine and doing fine. 0-360 on a RV8
Only 350 hours on the Horse?! You need to fly more....
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Old 02-08-2012, 10:08 AM
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Another happy customer. No problems with the IO-340.
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