Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:04:35 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2780029 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Dec 2003 23:22:23 -0500 Received: from user-2injqps.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.235.60] helo=Carol) by gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AR23J-0001u0-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:22:21 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <024901c3b88b$d0f025b0$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: which way is up? X-Original-Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 22:21:52 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0246_01C3B859.857F2BD0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0246_01C3B859.857F2BD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, John.....I bought the MicroTech only because Atkins Rotary = advertised it as a complete EFI and fuel system. It includes the = throttlebody, injectors, ECU, handset control (no need for a laptop), = all sensors (water temp, air temp, etc), pre-wired harness, etc. It = truly is convenient to have everything pre-packaged for you, (although = you do pay a premium for this service), as I wanted to spend more time = flying than engineering. The installation/operation manual is excellent, = I must say. I've just started wiring it up (The ECU ends are already = pre-wired). Fortunately, each wire is labeled, such as fuel pump +, = crank angle sensor green, water temp probe blue, tach sender blue/white, = ignition coils, etc. Since every wire is labeled, this helps the = electronically challenged such as myself. The throttlebody came with the = injectors already mounted, and the matching injector plugs pre-wired, = etc. Yep....made for me. The system also includes the fuel pumps, crank = angle sensor, coils, spark plugs, spark plug wires, etc. Really = everything you need to deliver fuel and spark to a bare 13b engine. It = comes with a standard program so that you can start and run your engine, = and with the handset, you can fine-tune the injectors, idle, cold start, = mixture, etc while on the ground or in flight. I know that many people = are very happy with Tracy's system. I only went this way because I am = lazy. Take care. Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:27 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: which way is up? By the way, Paul, why the Microtech ECU instead of Tracy's unit? Just = wondering. John ------=_NextPart_000_0246_01C3B859.857F2BD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, John.....I bought the MicroTech = only because=20 Atkins Rotary advertised it as a complete EFI and fuel system. It = includes the=20 throttlebody, injectors, ECU, handset control (no need for a laptop), = all=20 sensors (water temp, air temp, etc), pre-wired harness, etc.  It = truly is=20 convenient to have everything pre-packaged for you, (although you do pay = a=20 premium for this service), as I wanted to spend more time flying than=20 engineering. The installation/operation manual is excellent, I must say. = I've=20 just started wiring it up (The ECU ends are already pre-wired). = Fortunately,=20 each wire is labeled, such as fuel pump +, crank angle sensor green, = water temp=20 probe blue, tach sender blue/white, ignition coils, etc.  Since = every wire=20 is labeled, this helps the electronically challenged such as myself. The = throttlebody came with the injectors already mounted, and the matching = injector=20 plugs pre-wired, etc. Yep....made for me. The system also includes the = fuel=20 pumps, crank angle sensor, coils, spark plugs, spark plug wires, = etc. =20 Really everything you need to deliver fuel and spark to a bare 13b = engine. It=20 comes with a standard program so that you can start and run your engine, = and=20 with the handset, you can fine-tune the injectors, idle, cold start, = mixture,=20 etc while on the ground or in flight. I know that many people are very = happy=20 with Tracy's system. I only went this way because I am lazy.  Take=20 care.  Paul Conner
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From:=20 John=20 Slade
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 = 9:27=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: which = way is=20 up?

By=20 the way, Paul, why the Microtech ECU instead of Tracy's unit? Just=20 wondering.
John
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