On 5/2/04 2:22 PM, "Steve Brooks" <steve@tsisp.com> wrote:

> It was an interesting weekend working on the plane in between rain showers.
> I'd no sooner starting doing something and it would start raining again.
> Needless to say, I didn't get the rest of my stripes painted, but I did
> replace the water pump. mount the engine cowlings, buff them out, and do
> some more tuning on the engine,  The engine was really running rough, and
> getting worse each time I ran it.  I finally discovered that putting fuel in
> the tanks was not just a one time event.  I looked in the fuel tank and it
> was bone dry.  I had just added 5 gallons only 4 or 5 months before.
> Needless to say, it runs much better on gasoline than air. (too bad, air is
> much cheaper)
>
> I ran it a fair amount with the engine cowlings on for the first time, and
> the temps don't seem too bad.  I didn't want to run it too long or too hot
> for the first run, so as soon  as the thermostat opened up, I shut it down,
> about a minute later. It was maybe a 5 minute run, but the engine had
> already been run several time earlier, so it was warm when I started the
> run.  A storm is knocking on the door, so I doubt that I'll get any more
> runs in today.
>
> I have a pretty good sized furnace fan that I'm going to put in front of the
> scoop a few feet, and see if I can cool it sufficiently to do some higher
> RPM tuning.  It is running really good up to 3500, which is as far as I have
> tuned it so far.  above 3500, it feels like it's going to leap off of the
> ground.  I did have it to 4000 a couple of times, but I thing that I had
> better do that tuning at the airport, where I have more room to get it
> stopped in case the brakes don't hold it back.
>
> Attached are some photos from today.
>
> Steve Brooks
> Cozy MKIV 13BT
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Looks Good! Keep teasing... :)