Return-Path: Received: from conure.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.54] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3202342 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 May 2004 17:30:23 -0400 Received: from user-33qt4l3.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.146.163] helo=Carol) by conure.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1BKOXV-00009C-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 May 2004 14:30:21 -0700 Message-ID: <001a01c4308c$a6d506f0$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Injector testing Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 16:30:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C43062.BCEF3CA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2739.300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C43062.BCEF3CA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 3:46 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). Hi, John....I am obviously missing something here.....If the = intercooler air feef comes off, what prevents the engine from just being = a normally aspirated engine at that point? Restrictions to intake? = Curious minds want to know. Glad to hear you're getting ready to do = more flight testing and feed us hungry dogs a few more morsels of = performance numbers. Paul Conner ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C43062.BCEF3CA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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From:=20 John=20 Slade
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 3:46 = 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).

Hi, John....I am obviously missing = something=20 here.....If the intercooler air feef comes off, what prevents the = engine from=20 just being a normally aspirated engine at that point? = Restrictions to=20 intake? Curious minds want to know. Glad to hear = you're=20 getting ready to do more flight testing and feed us hungry dogs a few = more=20 morsels of performance numbers. Paul = Conner

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