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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 16:50:27 -0800 (PST)
From: ronald GOWAN <rongowan@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: oil supply for Ross
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Dave Atkins knows his stuff.  I would give what you
got a try.
--- "sqpilot@earthlink" <sqpilot@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ronald GOWAN" <rongowan@yahoo.com>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
> <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 5:12 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: oil supply for Ross
> 
> 
> > Paul,  my Long EZ with a rotary flew just like a
> Long
> > EZ with a 0-320 but much smoother.  My top speed @
> > 6000 RPM was right at 200 MPH indicated @ 1500 FT.
>  I
> > had a Performance 3 bladed prop (62X72) and used a
> HA6
> > carb.  My new cooling system is going to be much
> > different than the first.  The SQ2000 has a bigger
> > firewall so your cooling should be easier than
> what I
> > am going through. Fuel burn at high cruise was
> about 8
> > GPH.
> > --- Hi, Ron....thanks again for taking the time to
> share your performance
> figures with me. I'm hoping my SQ2000 will perform
> close to those figures.
> That would be a definate success story.
>       I had originally considered using a carburetor
> instead of EFI, just
> for simplicity. (No high pressure fuel pumps, fuel
> returns, etc). I was not
> sure how to handle the leaning reguirements that go
> along with changes in
> altitude. I hadn't considered using an aircraft
> carburetor. I was more
> thinking along the lines of trying to convert a
> carburetor from an
> automobile to incorporate some kind of mixture
> control. Finally gave up, and
> succumed to EFI, primarily because I didn't know how
> to overcome the mixture
> requirements.
>      How/where did you mount your carburetor, and
> what type of manifold did
> you use?  I purchased the $3000.00 EFI and fuel
> system from Dave Atkins, and
> it is mostly installed, to include a custom
> wrap-around intake system that
> puts the throttlebody on the cold side of the
> engine.  Still, it wouldn't be
> hard to convince me to start over if I could just
> bolt a carburetor on
> there, run a fuel line and be flying. Any
> information you might be able to
> provide to help me make this decision or conversion
> would be greatly
> appreciated.  You don't by chance have a picture of
> your carb/intake setup?
> Thanks again for the time you spent in answering my
> many questions.  I
> couldn't have gotten this close to flying without so
> much help from fellow
> builders and pilots such as yourself.  Thanks again.
> Paul Conner
> 
> 
> 
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