X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp117.sbc.mail.re3.yahoo.com ([66.196.96.90] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with SMTP id 3133679 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:39:52 -0400 Received: (qmail 25974 invoked from network); 16 Sep 2008 00:39:53 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=KlL70cX3q6ChQEM8PEikxlq3giN7o8R/xegdko8qIAQgW8rzE7A/pvCql08ts55IpCTBlEB/6OsaZR/sCUhHjiHv3sqbm5f0zHYhxKaaxyz+ZJ8FY2vhQUOtO7NKq9UMFy80qeCv3JPiC7ZzC8AC+v7QfYhEkwCWCZeGrwHN6bU= ; Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@75.40.232.191 with login) by smtp117.sbc.mail.re3.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 Sep 2008 00:39:52 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: 3Px54DEVM1mjkgxuG.CY3QuXtEjkC1EweCr6RFApDG4HmwVNwS0vGKXGg0m3WTFAiEcWYRayYzgm0r6cIN2gvEaO_cu5eJGJVVdJzKR4CgqVG6j0VjrqmxUrs5dfJorp5TI- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: <001a01c91796$0cde5380$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "flyrotary" Subject: First start Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:49:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C91774.8524DAC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C91774.8524DAC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This afternoon I had one off my flying friends over and we pulled the = plane out of the garage and tried a first start. I thought the Weber = would be a no brainer, so after checking for spark, I turned on the fuel = and the low pressure pumps. No fuel at the Weber and the low pressure = gauge is not functioning, I found later as I tried the pumps and the = fuel flowed into the Weber, as the needle valve didn't hold this time. = Tomorrow I'll check the fuel pressure with a manual gauge and order up = the higher pressure needle valve that Lynn mentioned, if he gives me a = heads up as where to find one. Next I turned on the high pressure pump, = flipped up the cold start switch and the engine started, it will run = with the cold start switch on, but on checking we found that only one = injector is working. The injectors where ones I got from Bruce T. which = were rebuilt, so maybe I need to get a new set, as it is a real project = to get to the primary's under the over the top intake manifold. Lots of = things to check out tomorrow. One thing, it didn't make that nasty = noise running on one injector and exhausting through the Hushpower II = muffler, but it did sound real good running for the first time. JohnD ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C91774.8524DAC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This afternoon I had one off my flying = friends over=20 and we pulled the plane out of the garage and tried a first start. = I=20 thought the Weber would be a no brainer, so after checking for spark, I = turned=20 on the fuel and the low pressure pumps. No fuel at the Weber and = the low=20 pressure gauge is not functioning, I found later as I tried the pumps = and the=20 fuel flowed into the Weber, as the needle valve didn't hold this=20 time. Tomorrow I'll check the fuel pressure with a manual gauge = and order=20 up the higher pressure needle valve that Lynn mentioned, if he gives me = a heads=20 up as where to find one. Next I turned on the high pressure pump, = flipped=20 up the cold start switch and the engine started, it will run with the = cold start=20 switch on, but on checking we found that only one injector is = working. The=20 injectors where ones I got from Bruce T. which were rebuilt, so maybe I = need to=20 get a new set, as it is a real project to get to the primary's under the = over=20 the top intake manifold. Lots of things to check out = tomorrow. One=20 thing, it didn't make that nasty noise running on one injector and = exhausting=20 through the Hushpower II muffler, but it did sound real good running for = the=20 first time. JohnD

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