. Did I fry the "B": controller with a new/better = regulator. Everything was disconnected during the install and nothing = else changed....OTHER than the instrument panel shifted from its = temporary mount just before the second start. Hopin' for some insight and perspective before I go kick my dog when I = go to the hangar tomorrow (ok, I would never kick Winston he is really a = good dog, but y'all get the idea). As always, THANKS for your support. All the best, Chris Barber Houston ------=_NextPart_000_0866_01C877F5.62F07DC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Got off work and happily headed to the=20 hangar. I was able to get it to start and stay pretty cool for a = while as=20 I played with the settings. Switched from Controller A to B, back = to A,=20 disabled the Primary Injectors, the Secondary Injectors(in succession=20 <g>), switched back to B, did the disable toggle = spring switch with=20 an expected drop in RPM...switch back to center and expected RPM = returns.=20 Throttled up and the RPM steadily increased without jumping around until = it got=20 to 4999 or so and went to zero and started jumping around above 5000 = rpm......no=20 big deal yet as we discussed the possible noise issue yesterday and I = have not=20 checked the problems yet. Used my laser temp gauge to see if the = engine=20 and the EM were kinda close, they were. Tried out my new Harbor = Freight=20 laser RPM gauge, but couldn't get it to work right. Ok, Several = minutes=20 has gone by so I shut down to let it cool. Tried to restart to no=20 avail...so I decide to let the system cool for an extended = period.

While waiting I decide to install my = new B&C=20 $230.00ish Regulator. Already have one of these gems on the = primary=20 battery system and feel it is time to install the new one that arrived a = couple=20 of weeks ago on the Aux side of things, so I shut down all the systems,=20 disconnect the batteries, crimp some new connectors on some of the wires = to fit=20 the new regulator get everything hooked back up and feel pretty good = about the=20 night. Heh heh heh, silly me.

A while has gone by and everything = seems to=20 have cooled off. I hold my tongue just right and crank the engine = and with=20 some grace of the engine Gawds the thing cranks up. Wait...what is = this...the EM is showing the RPM, but, but oh, damn it is flashing = NOP. It=20 was not doing that before. Damn. Hmmmm, the Coolant temp and Oil = temp are=20 showing exactly the same temp at 44 degrees....lets see if they start to = raise....Agggghhh, no, they are both stuck on 44 degrees F. = Geeeez. =20 I know, lets try the "B" controller and see what = happens......NOOOOOOOOO, I=20 switch to the "B" controller and the engine starts to die. Damn, damn,=20 damn. What the hell just happened????? = Thoughts????????

Yes, I am disappointed in the evening = that started=20 on a positive note. This (Monday) is my Friday night and I have = the next=20 two days to make progress. If'n y'all have any easy answers for me = I would=20 love to hear 'em as I would like to think the next two days would be = steps=20 forward as opposed to just trying to get back to where I was. I = did not=20 even start to troubleshoot yet as I was too frustrated and needed to = walk away=20 for a while to sulk <g>. Did I fry the "B": controller with = a=20 new/better regulator. Everything was disconnected during the = install and=20 nothing else changed....OTHER than the instrument panel shifted from its = temporary mount just before the second start.

Hopin' for some insight and perspective = before I go=20 kick my dog when I go to the hangar tomorrow (ok, I would never kick = Winston he=20 is really a good dog, but y'all get the idea). As always, THANKS for = your=20 support.

All the best,

Chris Barber

Houston

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