Return-Path: Received: from mail.viclink.com ([66.129.220.6] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP id 343414 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Aug 2004 17:29:34 -0400 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.129.220.6; envelope-from=pjmick@mail.viclink.com Received: from mail.viclink.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.viclink.com (8.11.7/8.11.7) with ESMTP id i72LT4Q58842 for ; Mon, 2 Aug 2004 14:29:04 -0700 (PDT) From: "Perry Mick" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil injection Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:29:04 -0800 Message-Id: <20040802212801.M80879@mail.viclink.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Open WebMail 1.90 20030226 X-OriginatingIP: 205.175.225.22 (pjmick) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.3(snapshot 20030217) (mail.viclink.com) On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 21:22:17 +0000, keltro wrote > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > Perry, > > > Clarification? Do you mean your throttle-body is spring loaded to > > > to wide open if disconnected or were you refering to the metering > > > pump which in stock cofiguration is spring loaded to the closed > > > position if disconnected? > > > > > > Kelly Troyer > > Sorry about that. The springs on the throttle body force the throttle > > closed, so I had to reverse those. If my throttle cable breaks, throttle > > goes wide open. > > > > The spring on the oil metering pump itself forces the pump "full on" if the > > linkage is removed between the throttle and the oil metering pump. > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Perry, > Sorry to be a pest but I am still not clear on this! Did you > reverse stock spring on the metering pump or add an additional or > over-riding spring to it?? > > Thanks > Kelly No, I didn't do anything to the spring on the oil metering pump. There is no need to reverse it, because it already springs to "full on".