Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3049493 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:31:10 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.137.125]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040228143109.HBXH1830.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:31:09 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: 13B - No start problem Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:31:10 -0600 Message-ID: <00c901c3fe07$827a38a0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C3FDD5.37DFC8A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C3FDD5.37DFC8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With the injectors connected to the main buss, when ever there is power = to the injectors they are OPEN!!! This occurs even when the EC2 does not = have power. As I was trying to adjust my fuel pressure and check for leaks (there were only 4 ;-) I had about 10 min of pump running time with the injectors open before I discovered the issue. Now I'm sure I have quite = a puddle of fluid inside the intake and rotor chambers.=20 Hi David, =20 I agree with Ed, and everyone else who said the injectors should not be = open just because they have power on them. Are you sure they were open, or = did you measure 12V on them and assume they were open? =20 =20 Try this- turn the power back on to the injectors, and measure from each connection on the injector to ground with a voltmeter. As Ed indicated, = you should see 12V on both connections to show that the injector is off. If = you see 12V on one, and ground on the other, unplug the main EC-2 connector = and check again. If you still have ground on one side, you have = inadvertently grounded the injectors in your wiring somewhere, which will cause an extremely high idle speed :-) =20 Good luck. Rusty (I want to make noise again) ------=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C3FDD5.37DFC8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

With the injectors connected to the main buss, when = ever there=20 is power to the injectors they are OPEN!!!  This occurs even when = the EC2=20 does not have power.  As I was trying to adjust my fuel pressure = and check=20 for leaks (there were only 4 ;-) I had about 10 min of pump running time = with=20 the injectors open before I discovered the issue.  Now I'm sure I = have=20 quite a puddle of fluid inside the intake and rotor=20 chambers. 

Hi=20 David,
 
I agree = with Ed, and=20 everyone else who said the injectors should not be open just because = they have=20 power on them.  Are you sure they were open, or did you measure 12V = on them=20 and assume they were open? 
 
Try = this- turn the power=20 back on to the injectors, and measure from each connection on the = injector to=20 ground with a voltmeter.  As Ed indicated, you should see 12V on = both=20 connections to show that the injector is off.  If you see 12V on = one, and=20 ground on the other, unplug the main EC-2 connector and check = again.  If=20 you still have ground on one side, you have inadvertently grounded the = injectors=20 in your wiring somewhere, which will cause an extremely high idle speed=20 :-)
 
Good=20 luck.
Rusty (I = want to make=20 noise again)



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