Chris,
Since the fuel was a puddle, it [obviously-probably] formed during the time you were
cranking, with the ground disconnected, I have no idea how the current would
flow, but I suspect that your injectors were being held open, and dumping
fuel into the engine, where no fire because of EC-2 not having ground.
I had a primary injector that was held open by the BMA tach, and would get
fuel dumping from that until I corrected that problem.
Then you reconnected and it ran on B, poor on A, as someone suggested, your
MAP may have been corrupted on A -- pure speculation on my part.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I testing
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Barber" <
CBarber@TexasAttorney.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <
flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 7:02 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Just livid.....
>I have not worked on my engine or electrics in over a week. Last time I
>ran the engine it ran so well, I wanted to taxi over and pull a first
>flight. NOT a good idea without wings or a canard.
>
> Since then, since the airport is about to force us onto the ramp out of
> our nice, comfortable hangar in order to repair the roof from damage from
> Hurricane Ike, I have been refinishing the strakes. I got them sealed up
> a while back, but I blew off the micro and primer finishing since I wanted
> to focus on the engine. Finished the UV primer yesterday and they look
> good and should be good enough to protect from the elements for a bit.
>
> So, I go out today and start the engine. I have NOT TOUCHED anything with
> the engine or electrics in more than a week, it is not starting. Crap.
> WHAT!!!!! The dreaded NOS!!! CRAP X 10. Whats up with that? Got out,
> looked under the engine and there was a big puddle of FUEL. Checked all
> lines. Turned on pumps, checked lines etc and could find nothing.
>
> I looked at the wires to the ECU and all was secure, EXCEPT, I notice my
> main (16gage) ground wire broke at the connector at the ECU. Repaired the
> wire.
>