Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 12:51:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2961749 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:10:20 -0500 Received: from user-2injq0j.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.232.19] helo=Carol) by gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AnRfO-0006tG-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:10:19 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <003901c3e920$def6d710$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Non-EFI fuel systems X-Original-Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 18:09:46 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0036_01C3E8EE.935D4690" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C3E8EE.935D4690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 3:14 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Non-EFI fuel systems 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. If I were going to try to use something other than EFI, it would = absolutely be an Ellison throttle body. I put one of those on my old = RV-8, and it really worked great, even when flying inverted :-) = Nothing could possibly be any simpler, though they aren't cheap. =20 Cheers, Rusty (will fly for Argon) Nice job on the intake manifold, Rusty. Thanks for the info = regarding the Ellison throttlebody. Did it have a provision for = leaning? (similar to a standard aircraft carb)? Thanks. Paul Conner -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C3E8EE.935D4690 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 = 3:14=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Non-EFI fuel=20 systems

     I had originally considered = using a=20 carburetor instead of EFI, just for simplicity. (No high pressure fuel = pumps,=20 fuel returns, etc). I was not sure how to handle the leaning = reguirements that=20 go along with changes in altitude. I hadn't considered using an = aircraft=20 carburetor.

 
If I = were going to try=20 to use something other than EFI, it would absolutely be an Ellison = throttle=20 body.  I put one of those on my old RV-8, and it really = worked=20 great,  even when flying inverted :-)  Nothing could = possibly=20 be any simpler, though they aren't cheap. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (will fly for = Argon)
 
Nice job on the intake = manifold,=20 Rusty.    Thanks for the info regarding the Ellison=20 throttlebody.   Did it have a provision for leaning?  = (similar=20 to a standard aircraft carb)?   Thanks.  Paul=20 Conner
 

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