X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.2) with ESMTP id 5305240 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:18:37 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE (unverified [172.16.5.23]) by VIRCOM1.fcdata.private (Vircom SMTPRS 5.1.1024.13396) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:17:38 -0600 X-Modus-BlackList: 172.16.5.23=OK;cbarber@texasattorney.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 172.16.5.23=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 172.16.5.23=NO X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 Received: from FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e]) by FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8%17]) with mapi id 14.01.0339.001; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:17:56 -0600 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft CC: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Low idle Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Low idle Thread-Index: AQHMurABR18chK0Y20WqaVuKaJZpyZXb997Q Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:17:20 +0000 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Thanks guys. It may have been the other list but seems Simone mentioned the= oil flow to the PSRU suffered if too low. I am trying to run the last gall= on or so out of the pump so I can weigh the thing. Borrowed scales. The rpm= is 1232=20 Sent from my iPhone 4 On Dec 14, 2011, at 4:30 PM, "Ernest Christley" wrote: > Chris Barber wrote: >> What is the lower idle ranges? I can pretty smoothly idle around 1200-1= 300, even a bit lower. I usually don't stay there for long as it seems I re= call mention Tracy's PSRU may not like it that low. I usually idle around 1= 550 - 1650 rpm. It doesn't seem to matter much regarding temperature raisin= g over a somewhat extended period.=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> Sent from my iPhone 4 >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/Li= st.html >>=20 >=20 > Mine likes idle waivering between 900 and 1000. It'll idle at 800, but i= t's rough. >=20 > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/Lis= t.html