X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-da04.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.146] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4983586 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 May 2011 11:07:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.146; envelope-from=Bktrub@aol.com Received: from imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (imo-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.138]) by imr-da04.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p4EF6pK7018212 for ; Sat, 14 May 2011 11:06:51 -0400 Received: from Bktrub@aol.com by imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.ceb.8735d741 (45470) for ; Sat, 14 May 2011 11:06:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-dc02.mx.aol.com (smtprly-dc02.mx.aol.com [205.188.170.2]) by cia-mc06.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMC063-d3864dce9a84312; Sat, 14 May 2011 11:06:45 -0400 Received: from webmail-d068 (webmail-d068.sim.aol.com [205.188.59.133]) by smtprly-dc02.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDC026-d3864dce9a84312; Sat, 14 May 2011 11:06:44 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Tuning Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 11:06:44 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 50.46.100.112 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: bktrub@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CDE05FAC373AFE_1AF8_62904_webmail-d068.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 33668-STANDARD Received: from 50.46.100.112 by webmail-d068.sysops.aol.com (205.188.59.133) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Sat, 14 May 2011 11:06:44 -0400 Message-Id: <8CDE05FAC3016DE-1AF8-3D200@webmail-d068.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Bktrub@aol.com ----------MB_8CDE05FAC373AFE_1AF8_62904_webmail-d068.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Yes, this was up around 6000 feet. I don't think Seattle has seen 50 centi= grade. Brian Trubee -----Original Message----- From: Bill Bradburry To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 9:00 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Tuning Fahrenheit !!?? =20 Bill B =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Be= half Of bktrub@aol.com Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 8:35 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Tuning =20 OAT was up around 45-50 if I recall correctly. =20 Brian Trubee =20 -----Original Message----- From: Bill Bradburry To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 4:03 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Tuning Brian, =20 What is the OAT when you are running at 175? =20 Bill B =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Be= half Of bktrub@aol.com Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 5:35 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Engine Tuning =20 Since the weather has been cooperating lately, I've had the opportunity to= put a few more hours on the airplane. On the ground, I can go from an idl= e up to full throttle and the engine will be smooth. But when I take off,= it seems that as soon as I'm up a few hundred feet off the runway, I get= hellacious backfiring at full throttle. I can mitigate it a bit by thrott= ling back to about 5100 rpm, and turning the mixture knob to near full ric= h. It's getting to be a bit nerve wracking to take off thinking I've got= it smoothed out and then get a series of hand grenades going off under my= butt. I'm thinking that I'm still running too lean up at map address 106= or so. So, I go into the edit page and richen up the mixture around those= addresses. I think I'm creeping up on smooth full throttle running. =20 The good news is that my coolant runs at 175 degrees and oil at less- so= the cooling is more than effective, I just need to close up my air inlet= a bit or restrict the outflow. =20 Brian Trubee ----------MB_8CDE05FAC373AFE_1AF8_62904_webmail-d068.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Yes, this was up around= 6000 feet. I don't think Seattle has seen 50 centigrade.
 
Brian Trubee



-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Bradburry <bbradburry@bellsouth.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 9:00 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Tuning

Fahrenheit !!??
 
Bill B
 
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of b= ktrub@aol.com
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011= 8:35 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircr= aft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re:= Engine Tuning
 
OAT was up around= 45-50 if I recall correctly.
 
Brian Trubee
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Bradburry <bbrad= burry@bellsouth.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 4:03 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Tuning
Brian,
 
What is the OAT whe= n you are running at 175?
 
Bill B
 
From:<= SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Rotary= motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironlin= e.net] On Behal= f Of bktrub@aol.com
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011= 5:35 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircr= aft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Engin= e Tuning
 

Since the weather has been cooperating lately, I've had the opportunity to= put a few more hours on the airplane. On the ground, I can go from an idl= e up to full throttle and the engine will be smooth. But when I take off,= it seems that as soon as I'm up a few hundred feet off the runway, I get= hellacious backfiring at full throttle. I can mitigate it a bit by thrott= ling back to about 5100 rpm, and turning the mixture knob to near full ric= h. It's getting to be a bit nerve wracking to take off thinking I've got= it smoothed out and then get a series of hand grenades going off under my= butt. I'm thinking that I'm still running too lean up at map address 106= or so. So, I go into the edit page and richen up the mixture around those= addresses. I think I'm creeping up on smooth full throttle running.
 
The good news is= that my coolant runs at 175 degrees and oil at less- so the cooling is mo= re than effective, I just need to close up my air inlet a bit or restrict= the outflow.
 
Brian Trubee
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