----- Original Message -----
Sent: 06/24/2007 12:27 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Favored Method 7/8 -
Fuel Pump Shut off was [FlyRotary] Re: Method of killing power??
Ok, heard from a couple more, the count now is
out of 8 respondents (including yours truly), it looks like the
methods of engine shut down
are:
7 - turn off fuel pumps
1- Disable injectors
And the "Winnnaahhh" is Fuel-Pump shut off!
Well, being "Plugs Up" has already endured me to
being a part of a minority, so I can accept it the rest of you choose to be
different {:>).
Since flooding in my configuration ("Plugs Up") is
something of little consequence (but, leaking injectors have bugged me in the
past) - I will stick with what has worked for me.
Thanks for participating in our little informal survey
Ed
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:35
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Method of
killing power??
Ed,
I prefer the Fuel Pump shutoff method.
On my airplane the fuel system will remain pressurized for a long
time after shut down.
I don't like the idea of highly pressurized fuel inside a very hot
engine compartment.
So by turning off the fuel pumps with the engine still running it
serves to de-pressurize the fuel system.
This way if you do happen to get a stuck open injector it will not
flood the rotor housing with fuel.
It only takes a second or two for the engine to quit after fuel pump
shutoff.
Jim
Ed Anderson
<eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
To everyone running a rotary engine and particularly
flying with one - what is your normal method of killing the
engine.
1. Turning off Main
Power
2. Turning off EC2 Power
3. Turning off ignition
4. Turning off Fuel
Pumps
5. Turning off injectors
6. Other
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