Georges,

Very small is my guess, someone on here gave that suggestion some time ago and I can't remember the size they suggested. It's just to relieve the pressure after shut down. The loss during running is so small as not to matter.

I thought it was a great idea !

George ( down under)

 

What maximum size orifice would you use in the bypass hose? Georges B.   -------Original Message-------   From: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: 06/13/05 15:50:42 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Not Starting   > 3. Always stop the engine by turning off the fuel pump, so that > there is no fuel pressure in the line.  Otherwise, unburned fuel may > leak from the still pressurized injectors into the rotors and increase > the chances of hard starting or flooding the next time you try to start > the engine.   Bob, The suggested low volume by-pass hose ( by passing the fuel pressure regulator) will also solve that problem. George ( down under)       >>  Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>  Archive:   http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html .