Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3202320 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 May 2004 16:52:16 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i42KqCkG027079 for ; Sun, 2 May 2004 16:52:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <003001c43087$5cd70490$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Injector testing Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 16:52:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C43065.D5639580" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C43065.D5639580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quick thinking and good flying, John. When that close to the airport and something goes wrong, the smart = thing to do is to put it back down as soon as you can. Fix it on the = ground not in the air {:>). I am somewhat surprised that you could not = get more than 2500 - that prop must be producing lots of thrust (and = engine loading). Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 4:46 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Injector testing > I cant get it to run well with any mixture setting (using manual = adjustment).=20 I discovered what might be the solution for my rough / over rich = running. I clicked the overall mixture down a couple of notches in mode = 3, and now it starts right up first turn and runs much better. And, for turbo people - I discovered a new, fairly benign, failure = mode.... What happens when the intercooler air feed blows off at 300ft on climb = out? I can tell you. The engine runs at 2500 rpm and wont go any higher. = You level off at 400 ft, do a quick return to the field, cut off a = Cherokee on downwind, turn a tight base and dump her back down. No = problem. Underware intact. Gotta get a better fit for those turbo pipes! John Slade (turbo runs just fine when connected. Thanks, Rusty). ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C43065.D5639580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Quick thinking and good flying, = John.
 
    When that close to the = airport and=20 something goes wrong, the smart thing to do is to put it back down as = soon as=20 you can.  Fix it on the ground not in the air {:>).  I am = somewhat=20 surprised that you could not get more than 2500 - that prop must be = producing=20 lots of thrust (and engine loading).
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John=20 Slade
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 4:46 = PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Injector=20 testing

 > I=20 cant get it to run well with any mixture setting (using manual=20 adjustment). 
I discovered what might be the solution for = my rough=20 / over rich running. I clicked the overall mixture down a couple of = notches in=20 mode 3, and now it starts right up first turn and runs much=20 better.
 
And, for turbo people - I discovered a = new,=20 fairly benign, failure mode....
What happens when the intercooler air feed = blows off=20 at 300ft on climb out? I can tell you. The engine runs at 2500 rpm and = wont go=20 any higher. You level off at 400 ft, do a quick return to the field, = cut off a=20 Cherokee on downwind, turn a tight base and dump her back down. No = problem.=20 Underware intact. Gotta get a better fit for those turbo=20 pipes!
 
John Slade (turbo runs just fine when = connected.=20 Thanks, Rusty).
 
 
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