Return-Path: Received: from bewersdorff.com ([192.220.83.90] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with SMTP id 2581044 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 01:28:42 -0400 Received: (qmail 39750 invoked by uid 21338); 16 Sep 2003 05:28:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO rapunzel) ([216.101.149.124]) (envelope-sender ) by 192.220.83.90 (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 16 Sep 2003 05:28:40 -0000 From: "Marko Bewersdorff" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Rounding up the missing horses, and my dunce cap Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:22:26 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0170_01C37BD7.D7AF4980" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0170_01C37BD7.D7AF4980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageDid you ever change a clutch disk in a car and then after drive-shafts and all was back together the pedal didn't go in all the way in and the clutch didn't disengage? Taking it all apart again and measuring the new clutch disk thickness to no avail and re-assembling it --- same problem, pedal moves half way and hits stop. going down the list of options I eventually checked what pedal I had my foot on, well I did only sit in the car with one but cheek - I had pressed twice in a row the brake pedal - so call me anytime you need some fine technical advise ;-) Marko -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Russell Duffy Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 6:18 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Rounding up the missing horses, and my dunce cap Greetings, The grand prize may go to Bruce Turrentine, with points to Tracy also. I called Bruce today, and the first comment out of his mouth was "are you sure you aren't way retarded on your timing". Well, I didn't think so, but after careful measurement, I found that my original measurement wasn't so careful. Remember that during my first runs, I though the timing was retarded, and manually advanced it some. The engine seemed to run better, but after discussing this some, and believing that I had set it correctly statically, I set it back and forgot about it. Well, my static mark was 10 degrees off. That means I've been running about 12 degrees BTDC, rather than the normal 22. Think this will make a difference? Yep, me too. I ran the engine briefly, and found that everything has changed, and I'll have to re-tune the whole thing. I haven't thought about it enough to explain it, but now I'm way rich over the range that I can run without being tied down (about 20 inches MAP). The mixture knob is close to fully CCW now. I never understood how I could run Tracy's parameters and have the correct mixture, when my injectors were so much larger. Now if it will just reduce the boost at full throttle :-) Rusty (I'm a dumbass) ------=_NextPart_000_0170_01C37BD7.D7AF4980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Did=20 you ever change a clutch disk in a car and then after drive-shafts = and all=20 was back together the pedal didn't go in all the way in and the clutch = didn't=20 disengage?
Taking=20 it all apart again and measuring the new clutch disk thickness to no = avail and=20 re-assembling it --- same problem,  pedal moves half way = and hits=20 stop.
going=20 down the list of options I eventually checked what pedal I had my foot = on, well=20 I did only sit in the car with one but cheek - I had pressed twice in a = row the=20 brake pedal - so call me anytime you need some fine technical = advise=20 ;-)
 
 
Marko
 
 
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From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On = Behalf Of=20 Russell Duffy
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 6:18=20 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary]=20 Rounding up the missing horses, and my dunce = cap

Greetings,
 
The grand = prize may go to=20 Bruce Turrentine, with points to Tracy also.  I called Bruce = today, and=20 the first comment out of his mouth was "are you sure you aren't way = retarded=20 on your timing".  Well, I didn't think so, but after careful = measurement,=20 I found that my original measurement wasn't so careful. =20
 
Remember that = during my=20 first runs, I though the timing was retarded, and manually advanced it = some.  The engine seemed to run better, but after discussing this = some,=20 and believing that I had set it correctly statically, I set it back = and forgot=20 about it.  Well, my static mark was 10 degrees off.  That = means I've=20 been running about 12 degrees BTDC, rather than the normal 22. =20  Think this will make a difference?  Yep, me too. =20
 
I ran the = engine briefly,=20 and found that everything has changed, and I'll have to re-tune the = whole=20 thing.  I haven't thought about it enough to explain it, but now = I'm way=20 rich over the range that I can run without being tied down (about 20 = inches=20 MAP).  The mixture knob is close to fully CCW now.  I never=20 understood how I could run Tracy's parameters and have the correct = mixture,=20 when my injectors were so much larger.   Now if it will = just=20 reduce the boost at full throttle :-)
 
Rusty (I'm a=20 dumbass)
 
 
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