X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-fx0-f52.google.com ([209.85.161.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTPS id 4984270 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 15 May 2011 09:37:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.161.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by fxm6 with SMTP id 6so2578649fxm.25 for ; Sun, 15 May 2011 06:36:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=FMQZdJCZ4UFi0mtJG8MRuajE9LnBBM9OcFolNfio7AI=; b=TcDLE6ANS71ptyeyfX8oOSB0Vx9rkA+wWlxm5m9SO4PbMR0UnO55qSDDtpR0I0Um0I cCy9clI3JZNWYbvCtB4YHlXme2QucqPi041zvrGtEJrms9jDMD1KJ0rauvRwvgKV9eVM HJ6hy9Lx60AcZkpyxfk9Tw9OFKKZpLp0TvqTE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=Xb62s2uxRDZXmOUtOeMbX1zHHUm1MRRDOLF6PHYkCTnmhtCWl16JpP2+V02HcUDKGY 8NQylBVJU4HM0+jXB8jbj5/7j35mYYUpmzymJicWdAJjn7euLe0RwNrxn4f479BVoMMJ MKtejP1x18sL4yZdicuVWWI4wWn8dPCqNk764= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.23.143 with SMTP id r15mr1915823fab.29.1305466618200; Sun, 15 May 2011 06:36:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.96.79 with HTTP; Sun, 15 May 2011 06:36:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 08:36:58 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Starter abuse. From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00151747b53c0b434204a350a2a3 --00151747b53c0b434204a350a2a3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congrats Ernest. If you're like me, it will take a little practice before you have the starting technique down. It will vary with OAT and whether it is a hot start or a cold start. On my setup and when the OAT is low and doing an initial start, I typically use 2-3 primer shots with the mixture set to full-rich. If it starts and dies, I'll give it another 1-2 primer shots. If I'm doing a cold start, but weather is warmer, I'll use 1-2 primer shots but only go to about 3 o'clock on the mixture. On a hot start= , I'll leave the mixture alone and maybe give it only 1 primer shot. It take= s a little practice, but not nearly as difficult as doing a hot-start on a Lycoming. Of course, this assumes the EC-2 is tuned properly and injectors are working like they should. Loved the YouTube video. Keep us up on future runs. Mark On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Bill Bradburry w= rote: > Earnest, > > > > If it is the first time I am starting my engine, I set the mixture at ful= l > rich, give it about 2-3 primer shots, and it kicks off after only a coupl= e > of blades. If I don=92t do the primer shots, I get a response like you d= id. > You didn=92t mention if you used primer shots??? As the engine warms up,= I > reduce the mixture gradually back to the center mark at idle. > > > > Don=92t go overboard on the primer shots. You will flood the engine. > > > > Bill B > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] *O= n > Behalf Of *Ernest Christley > *Sent:* Sunday, May 15, 2011 2:45 AM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Starter abuse. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYoYEZk6X1nA > > This portion from the datalog is where it kicked off and ran. > --00151747b53c0b434204a350a2a3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congrats Ernest. =A0If you're like me, it will take a little practice b= efore you have the starting technique down. =A0It will vary with OAT and wh= ether it is a hot start or a cold start. =A0On my setup and when the OAT is= low and doing an initial start, I typically use 2-3 primer shots with the = mixture set to full-rich. =A0If it starts and dies, I'll give it anothe= r 1-2 primer shots. =A0If I'm doing a cold start, but weather is warmer= , I'll use 1-2 primer shots but only go to about 3 o'clock on the m= ixture. =A0On a hot start, I'll leave the mixture alone and maybe give = it only 1 primer shot. =A0It takes a little practice, but not nearly as dif= ficult as doing a hot-start on a Lycoming. =A0Of course, this assumes the E= C-2 is tuned properly and injectors are working like they should. =A0

Loved the YouTube video. =A0Keep us up on future runs. =A0

Mark

On Sun, May 15= , 2011 at 8:12 AM, Bill Bradburry <bbradburry@bellsouth.net> wrote:

Earnest,

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If it is the first= time I am starting my engine, I set the mixture at full rich, give it about 2-3 primer shots, and= it kicks off after only a couple of blades.=A0 If I don=92t do the primer shots, I get a response like you did.=A0 You didn=92t mention if you used primer shots???=A0 As the engine warms up, I reduce the mixture gradually back to the center mark at idle.

=A0<= /p>

Don=92t go overboa= rd on the primer shots.=A0 You will flood the engine.

=A0<= /p>

Bill B

=A0<= /p>

= From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:fl= yrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ernest Christley
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 2= :45 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Starter abuse.=

=A0

http:= //www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYoYEZk6X1nA

This portion from the datalog is where it kicked off and ran.=


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