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From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Houston, we have a problem...
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 05:49:11 -0400
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Hi Chris,
I was up at 4:30 AM thinking what I should do next? I'll wait and see  
if you find your problem. I've given up on mine, short of replacing  
all the plugs and wires?
Buly

On Jun 2, 2007, at 11:20 PM, Christopher Barber wrote:

> I plan to go back and read the list, espcially the stuff on Buly's  
> recent issues, HOWEVER,
>
> I went out to the airport after work today to show off my running  
> engine to him.  I flipped the switches UP <g>, hit the start button  
> and it started up.  It ran for a bit fine, but since I was afraid I  
> may be running it too fast and don't want it to get too hot (if you  
> remember we do not have any sensors or the monitor hooked up yet,  
> so we have been VERY conservative since first start on Wednedsday)  
> I throttled back to slow down the engine.  I must have throttled  
> back too much and the engine died.  I have had this happen before,  
> so I pushed the starter button again and the engine just turned  
> over and would not fire.  Sounded just like it did on Tuesday when  
> we had the injector switches reversed on/off...so, seemingly, no  
> injectors.  Nothing unusual happened...no pop, no bang, no sparks,  
> nothing.
>
> My ECU does not have the trouble shooting upgrade yet, so I checked  
> the plugs while turning over the engin with  fuel pumps off (no  
> prob on as of yet) and I have spark.  However, we do not seem to  
> have any noise coming from the injectors at all.  I tried on both A  
> and B to no avail.  After checking to see if any wires had come  
> loose and other basic trouble shooting, I was becoming frustrated  
> (and a little angry) and for the first time in my 4.9 year build I  
> was feeling a bit discouraged.
>
> I am new to fuel injection and ECU's.  Any quick guidance y'all may  
> be able to provide on where to start will be appreaciated.  I did  
> check to see if the injectors were getting any power by using a  
> test light where the wire goes into the injector housing and three  
> seem to be getting power on both wires (both primaries and one  
> secondary)....every once and a while during this "test", I would  
> hear a slight click, but that was inconsistant.  When I checked for  
> power at the resistors (as our set up uses them), the primaries did  
> show power but the secondaries did not.
>
> This has probably all been coverd on the list and I will try to  
> find it, however, I am about to hit the sack since I get up at 4:30  
> am for work and 10:15 pm is well past my bedtime <g>  I did take  
> off tomorrow and I hope to spend most of the day in the hangar, so  
> any quick insight that I can apply tomorrow is greatly  
> appreciated.  Heck, just y'all allowing me to vent for a few  
> minutes is reelly helpful.  Thanks.
>
> All the best,
>
> Chris
>