X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2629134 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:00:48 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.32; envelope-from=hoursaway1@comcast.net Received: from OMTA06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.51]) by QMTA03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id YbrC1Y00816LCl0050A300; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:59:57 +0000 Received: from rmailcenter20.comcast.net ([204.127.197.130]) by OMTA06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Ydzi1Y00F2pHKGU3S00000; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:59:48 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=KstPmZXTIeP9iVOLdkhy4w==:17 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=o6GtLfeOq4fs4VQ6lj4A:9 a=Sop-0z3-bV9ZynVp5q8A:7 a=TQ1nzPRlvX_rwAFK3CBvATrWvQAA:4 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 a=oltf0pfCdT4A:10 a=-0MOV-Y-9V17cJHxsxUA:9 a=oRw5mJlaL-lkFzMr04cA:7 a=oLt1j6dlYmQdw8R-axoq3s8bnTgA:4 a=37WNUvjkh6kA:10 Received: from [208.254.22.50] by rmailcenter20.comcast.net; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:59:48 +0000 From: hoursaway1@comcast.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flooding Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:59:48 +0000 Message-Id: <010320081359.13451.477CEA54000354E40000348B2206999735CE970E990E9C9D9A0108@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 30 2007) X-Authenticated-Sender: aG91cnNhd2F5MUBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_13451_1199368788_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_13451_1199368788_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dale; Don't you know''''''''Rotary IS the future!!!!!!!! David RV-6A Rotary. -------------- Original message -------------- From: Dale Rogers > Don, > > How are you doing this? Writing from 11 days into the future, that is. > > Dale R. > > On 1/13/2008 20:17 PM, Don Wallker wrote: > > I made it out to the airport today, soldered up the CAS and installed > > it. Before I cranked it over, I put it in mode 8 and fired it off. > > The usual nice blue sparks. Then set it to mode 0 and cranked with > > the plugs out and pumps/inj off. No spark. Cranked and looked > > again. Every so often there would be a weak spark or 3, but most of > > the time, nothing. So little or no spark. I measured the gap between > > the CAS and the wheel and I get between .045 and .050 (I don't have > > the right feeler gauges). This contrasts with Mark having to move his > > CAS to .020 to make it work. The flange that the CAS sets on is part > > of the cast casing and is machined flat where the CAS is bolted in. > > It looks like this sould be the correct setting and would never have > > concidered this to be the problem (still don't know for sure if it is) > > if Mark hadn't mentioned it. Have any of you Renesis people run into > > this? Some possibilities are that it needs a smaller gap for the > > EC-2. or that this being a "grey market" engine, they let the builder > > figure it out the spacing. It could be something else, but my plan is > > to grind the flange down to a gap of .020 and try it. It will be a > > bitch to get to. I can add spacers if I need to move it back out. > > Anyone else have any suggestions as what else might be the problem? > > Bill, Tracy and Dennis, did you have this problem with spacing on the > > Renesis, or did you just install the stock CAS and go? I checked the > > factory Manual on CD and they have no specs on the gap. BTW no RPM > > display at these low cranking speeds. Lynn, I am running a stock 13b > > autotrans starter. It cranks well, until the battery runs down. Yes, > > I have my 12 lb Catto prop installed. I put a little oil into the > > plugs holes before cranking. > > Dennis, I'll put that inverted drain valve at the top of the radiator > > housing this weekend. I also have 2 air purge lines, one running from > > the rear top of the engine and the other from the radiator, radiator > > cap, both going up to the surge tank to purge air out of the system. > > Bob, I think your harnesses are fine! Picked up some Marvel MM oil > > for squirting into the plug holes. Bill, I have been cleaning my > > plugs with carb cleaner, then blowing them dry. If that doesn't work, > > I'll use the rice hulls. I will attempt to fire it off once the > > urathane sets and I get the flange cut down. Guys, thanks for all the > > suggestions! I'll keep you posted. > > > > Don Walker > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_13451_1199368788_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Dale;  Don't you know''''''''Rotary IS the future!!!!!!!!
David RV-6A  Rotary.
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From: Dale Rogers <dale.r@cox.net>

> Don,
>
> How are you doing this? Writing from 11 days into the future, that is.
>
> Dale R.
>
> On 1/13/2008 20:17 PM, Don Wallker wrote:
> > I made it out to the airport today, soldered up the CAS and installed
> > it. Before I cranked it over, I put it in mode 8 and fired it off.
> > The usual nice blue sparks. Then set it to mode 0 and cranked with
> > the plugs out and pumps/inj off. No spark. Cranked and looked
> > again. Every so often there would be a weak spark or 3, but most of
> > the time, nothing. So little or no spark. I measured the gap between
> > the CAS and the wheel and I get between .045 and .050 (I don't have
> > the right feeler gauges). This con trasts with Mark having to move his
> > CAS to .020 to make it work. The flange that the CAS sets on is part
> > of the cast casing and is machined flat where the CAS is bolted in.
> > It looks like this sould be the correct setting and would never have
> > concidered this to be the problem (still don't know for sure if it is)
> > if Mark hadn't mentioned it. Have any of you Renesis people run into
> > this? Some possibilities are that it needs a smaller gap for the
> > EC-2. or that this being a "grey market" engine, they let the builder
> > figure it out the spacing. It could be something else, but my plan is
> > to grind the flange down to a gap of .020 and try it. It will be a
> > bitch to get to. I can add spacers if I need to move it back out.
> > Anyone else have any suggestions as what else might be the problem?
> > Bill, Tracy and Dennis, did you have thi s problem with spacing on the
> > Renesis, or did you just install the stock CAS and go? I checked the
> > factory Manual on CD and they have no specs on the gap. BTW no RPM
> > display at these low cranking speeds. Lynn, I am running a stock 13b
> > autotrans starter. It cranks well, until the battery runs down. Yes,
> > I have my 12 lb Catto prop installed. I put a little oil into the
> > plugs holes before cranking.
> > Dennis, I'll put that inverted drain valve at the top of the radiator
> > housing this weekend. I also have 2 air purge lines, one running from
> > the rear top of the engine and the other from the radiator, radiator
> > cap, both going up to the surge tank to purge air out of the system.
> > Bob, I think your harnesses are fine! Picked up some Marvel MM oil
> > for squirting into the plug holes. Bill, I have been cleaning my
> > plugs with carb cleaner, then blowing them dry. If that doesn't work,
> > I'll use the rice hulls. I will attempt to fire it off once the
> > urathane sets and I get the flange cut down. Guys, thanks for all the
> > suggestions! I'll keep you posted.
> >
> > Don Walker
>
>
> --
> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
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