Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 553309 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Dec 2004 22:25:37 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041202032506.MTJM2421.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 22:25:06 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Bernie Update, Good news& bad, empty weight and injectors Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 21:25:16 -0600 Message-ID: <000d01c4d81e$8b03d840$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C4D7EC.40696840" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C4D7EC.40696840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When rotor 1 did fire up, I had to shut the secondary switch off to keep = it running. This means that the injectors are running way too rich and it appears that rotor 1's primary is probably the culprit. Will pull the injectors tomorrow and see if I can determine anything, =20 Hi Bernie, =20 Congrats on the EW. Van has been a lot more realistic in the later = models than he used to be. It was impossible to make an RV-3, 4, or maybe even = a 6 come out to what he said it should. =20 =20 As for your engine troubles, I'm not sure I follow your logic. Unless you're at a fairly high power setting, turning off the secondary = injectors should do nothing. I do wholeheartedly agree that you need to make sure your injectors are functioning properly. It's common for them to stick shut, and it might take a couple minutes of shaking to free it up. You = can put 12v on the coil, and listen for it to click. You can also swap the primary and secondary injectors, and see if rotor two becomes the = problem. If so, you've got it pegged. If you need some test injectors, I might = have some laying around. Let me know what you're using. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (mourning the loss of a Blue Angel aircraft this afternoon- pilot ejected and is OK) ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C4D7EC.40696840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

When rotor 1 did fire up, I had to shut the secondary = switch off=20 to keep it running. This means that the injectors are running way too = rich and=20 it appears that rotor 1’s primary is probably the culprit. Will = pull the=20 injectors tomorrow and see if I can determine anything,

 
Hi=20 Bernie,
 
Congrats = on the=20 EW.  Van has been a lot more realistic in the later models than he = used to=20 be.  It was impossible to make an RV-3, 4, or maybe even a 6 come = out to=20 what he said it should. 
 
As for = your engine=20 troubles, I'm not sure I follow your logic.  Unless you're at a = fairly high=20 power setting, turning off the secondary injectors should do = nothing.  I do=20 wholeheartedly agree that you need to make sure your injectors are = functioning=20 properly.  It's common for them to stick shut, and it might take a = couple=20 minutes of shaking to free it up.  You can put 12v on the coil, and = listen=20 for it to click.  You can also swap the primary and secondary = injectors,=20 and see if rotor two becomes the problem.  If so, you've got it=20 pegged.  If you need some test injectors, I might have some laying=20 around.  Let me know what you're using. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (mourning the loss=20 of a Blue Angel aircraft this afternoon- pilot ejected and is = OK)


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