Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.60] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.4) with ESMTP id 454250 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:01:46 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.169.60; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 20:01:12 -0700 Received: from 65.54.98.161 by bay3-dav30.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Wed, 06 Oct 2004 03:00:34 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.54.98.161] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: #$!%@$ temperatures still high Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:00:29 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_012B_01C4AB2F.1C1AFD80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0006.2205 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:00:29 -0400 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Oct 2004 03:01:12.0815 (UTC) FILETIME=[BCE627F0:01C4AB50] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_012B_01C4AB2F.1C1AFD80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >SNIP< > I have a couple of other nagging issues: > > 1) I seem to be running rich. I turned the fuel pressure down > some (30 PSI > on my gauge (don't know if it's accurate)). That helped, but running = both > fuel pumps makes the engine run very rich at full power. Turning off = one > pump increases power and smoothness. At an idle, 1000-2000 RMS, if I = shut > off the main fuel pump, the engine smoothes out, and gain a little = rpm, > before running out of fuel. > > 2) For whatever reason the "coil test" has stopped working. I used to = be > able to go to the "B" controller, and do the coil test to check > the leading > or trailing coils. That doesn't work, and if I turn it to off (I'm = using > the ignition switch), it keeps on running. Used to kill the > engine before. > I'm not sure what this is, and haven't really done any testing yet. > > Steve Brooks (praying for cold weather) >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: = http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html To make any meaningful comments I'd need to know if you tried the = easiest things first. If the engine is running too rich, did you turn = down the mixture control? If so, what happened? If that wasn't enough, = did you reduce the injector flow rate? (mode 3). Is it rich at every = throttle setting or just a few? =20 Sounds like something has gone bad with wiring on the coil test issue. = Sounds like you still have power to the injectors when you turn the EC2 = off causing it to continue running. Correct this right away if so. Tracy ------=_NextPart_000_012B_01C4AB2F.1C1AFD80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>SNIP<
> I have a couple of other nagging=20 issues:
>
> 1) I seem to be running rich. I turned the = fuel=20 pressure down
> some (30 PSI
> on my gauge (don't know if = it's=20 accurate)). That helped, but running both
> fuel pumps makes the = engine=20 run very rich at full power. Turning off one
> pump = increases power=20 and smoothness. At an idle, 1000-2000 RMS, if I shut
> off = the main=20 fuel pump, the engine smoothes out, and gain a little rpm,
> = before=20 running out of fuel.
>
> 2) For whatever reason the "coil = test" has=20 stopped working. I used to be
> able to go to the "B" = controller,=20 and do the coil test to check
> the leading
> or trailing=20 coils. That doesn't work, and if I turn it to off (I'm = using
> the=20 ignition switch), it keeps on running. Used to kill the
> = engine=20 before.
> I'm not sure what this is, and haven't really done any = testing=20 yet.
>
> Steve Brooks (praying for cold = weather)
>> =20 Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
>&= gt; =20 Archive: http://lancai= ronline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

To make any meaningful comments I'd need to know if you tried the = easiest=20 things first. If the engine is running too rich, did you turn down = the=20 mixture control? If so, what happened? If that wasn't = enough,=20 did you reduce the injector flow rate? (mode 3). Is it rich at = every=20 throttle setting or just a few?

Sounds like something has gone bad with wiring on the coil test=20 issue. Sounds like you still have power to the injectors when you = turn the=20 EC2 off causing it to continue running. Correct this right away if = so.

Tracy

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