Return-Path: Received: from out008.verizon.net ([206.46.170.108] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3049476 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:18:10 -0500 Received: from netzero.net ([4.12.145.173]) by out008.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040228141809.UORC10003.out008.verizon.net@netzero.net> for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:18:09 -0600 Message-ID: <4040A31C.8060403@netzero.net> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:18:04 -0500 From: Finn Lassen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EC2 - No spark problem References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------080705010209060602000800" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out008.verizon.net from [4.12.145.173] at Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:18:09 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080705010209060602000800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit One or more injectors stuck open? They should be normally closed. With no power to them do they flow fuel or allow compressed air through them. Suggest you check each of them that way. Finn John Slade wrote: >> Congratulations on your first start, John. >> >> >Thanks, Paul, but I'm not out of the woods yet. You could still this one. > >Last night, after about 6 attempts with spark plug cleaning (compressed air) >in between I managed to get about 20 seconds of run time. Then my ignition >switch fuse (5amp) blew. I replaced it with a 10amp. It sounds great when it >runs. Most of the time it just pops (if that) and puts out smoke, barely >keeping up with the starter until the battery gets weak. I've also tried >jump starting with the car which helps get the same results for longer :( > >Each time I check the plugs I find that the trailing plugs are very oily. If >I tap them on my hand I get quite a bit of liquid out. The leading plugs are >also wet, but not oily. > >I've tried lowering the mixture, cold start off or on, selecting computer A >or B none of which seem to make any difference. > >Any other suggestions anyone? >Note that this is a turbo 3rd gen with high compression rotors. >Regards, >John > > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >>> > > > > --------------080705010209060602000800 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit One or more injectors stuck open?

They should be normally closed. With no power to them do they flow fuel or allow compressed air through them.
Suggest you check each of them that way.

Finn

John Slade wrote:

   Congratulations on your first start, John.

Thanks, Paul, but I'm not out of the woods yet. You could still this one.

Last night, after about 6 attempts with spark plug cleaning (compressed air)
in between I managed to get about 20 seconds of run time. Then my ignition
switch fuse (5amp) blew. I replaced it with a 10amp. It sounds great when it
runs. Most of the time it just pops (if that) and puts out smoke, barely
keeping up with the starter until the battery gets weak. I've also tried
jump starting with the car which helps get the same results for longer :(

Each time I check the plugs I find that the trailing plugs are very oily. If
I tap them on my hand I get quite a bit of liquid out. The leading plugs are
also wet, but not oily.

I've tried lowering the mixture, cold start off or on, selecting computer A
or B none of which seem to make any difference.

Any other suggestions anyone?
Note that this is a turbo 3rd gen with high compression rotors.
Regards,
John

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