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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:51:11 +0400
From: "David Leonard" <wdleonard@gmail.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] It runs!
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On 9/11/06, Bob Darrah <RDarrah@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Finally started my 20b on the test stand.  It runs, but not very good.
> Using Tracy's Heyand monitor, and a long (about 10 foot) umbilical cord
> from the firewall, it will idle about 900 rpm, starts right up, but can
> hardly get 6000 RPM without prop.  The timing strobe shows about 35
> degrees
> BTDC.  Seems to smoke a lot.
>
> Possible causes:
>     Too much oil in gas-just dumped in a couple gulups of oil in an
> estamated 2 gallons of gas.
>     Embilical cord too long.
>     Intake manafold-homemade log type about 4 inch dia, with short (5in)
> runners, tapering top to botom from log diameter to intake port size, but
> constant width, the same as the ports.  They match the ports well.  I am
> in
> a good position to put the original intake back on to see if that will
> help,
> (last resort).
>     Exhaust pipe attaches to where the turbo will go and is a used auto
> exhaust system, about 18 feet long including muffler.
>     Something else, anyone got any good ideas?
>
> I would like to get it to run better before I hang it in my Seawind.
> Hanging it in that airplane is no easy task.
>
>
> Bob Darrah
>
>
> --
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>

Hey Bob,

Congrats, that must be a great feeling.   Sounds to me like you probably
have a coil or injector wire crossed somewhere.  Without a prop you should
be making hundreds of times that amount of power.  Its not something
little.  You will kick yourself when you figure it out.
-- 
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
My websites at:
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html
http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.com

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<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/11/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bob Darrah</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:RDarrah@austin.rr.com">RDarrah@austin.rr.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Finally started my 20b on the test stand.&nbsp;&nbsp;It runs, but not very good.<br>Using Tracy's Heyand monitor, and a long (about 10 foot) umbilical cord
<br>from the firewall, it will idle about 900 rpm, starts right up, but can<br>hardly get 6000 RPM without prop.&nbsp;&nbsp;The timing strobe shows about 35 degrees<br>BTDC.&nbsp;&nbsp;Seems to smoke a lot.<br><br>Possible causes:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Too much oil in gas-just dumped in a couple gulups of oil in an
<br>estamated 2 gallons of gas.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Embilical cord too long.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intake manafold-homemade log type about 4 inch dia, with short (5in)<br>runners, tapering top to botom from log diameter to intake port size, but<br>constant width, the same as the ports.&nbsp;&nbsp;They match the ports well.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am in
<br>a good position to put the original intake back on to see if that will help,<br>(last resort).<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhaust pipe attaches to where the turbo will go and is a used auto<br>exhaust system, about 18 feet long including muffler.
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Something else, anyone got any good ideas?<br><br>I would like to get it to run better before I hang it in my Seawind.<br>Hanging it in that airplane is no easy task.<br><br><br>Bob Darrah<br><br><br>--<br>Homepage:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.flyrotary.com/">http://www.flyrotary.com/</a><br>Archive and UnSub:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/">http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/</a><br></blockquote></div>
<div><br>Hey Bob,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Congrats, that must be a great feeling.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sounds to me like you probably have a coil or injector wire crossed somewhere.&nbsp; Without a prop you should be making hundreds of times that amount of power.&nbsp; Its not something little.&nbsp; You will kick yourself when you figure it out.
<br>-- <br>David Leonard<br><br>Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY<br>My websites at:<br><a href="http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html">http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html</a><br><a href="http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html">
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html</a><br><a href="http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.com">http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.com</a> </div>

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