X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from securemail.ever-tek.com ([64.129.170.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3839267 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:05:08 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@bellairepolice.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 17:04:13 -0500 From: "Chris Barber" Subject: Progess continuing To: Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Progess continuing Thread-Index: AcovPfguXGZukx+rQf+fvLEYApHROw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CA2F3E.02DDB022" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA2F3E.02DDB022 Content-Type: text/plain;charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, I mentioned I was having some injector issues. I was getting shut = down when trying to use the secondaries and incredible bad running leadin= g to shut down with just the secondaries. =20 Since the last time it was running smoothly was just before I pulled the = bad B&C regulator to send it back, I started at the basics....perhaps I h= ad dislodged something when I was working around wires. YEP....I found o= ne of my spade terminals had pulled off the secondary switch. Reattached= and she fired up and ran well in all switch combinations. =20 Oh....just a little side commentary. Save me from "experts". My friends= in a hangar close by hired a "build expert" to help them get past some c= oncerns with their build (they are both NASA engineer big wigs and are qu= ite thorough in all their dealings. Good people). However, even though = the "expert" seemed nice enough and I am sure he knows his business, he c= ould not be much more condescending. "Well, you know the problem with t= he rotary is......hot exhaust.....and you know about the apex seals, don'= t cha". Do you really want to rev the engine up that much, your crank sh= aft may not be able to take it with a load Also, that is not the best pr= op". "Your engine should not be surging that way" ......well, conside= ring I was throttling it up and down on purpose, I think it should. =20 That is about the extent of the "conversation". No idle chit chat, just = "helpful" commentary. Interesting too since his expert status comes from= building various airframes.....AFAIK, not engines. AND, maybe he is rig= ht about it all? =20 GEEEEESH. Bless his helpful intent. But please. Criticism I can take, c= onstructive criticism I seek, but condensation I can do without. =20 Vent over. Thank you. for your support. =20 All the best =20 Cpl. Christopher Barber, JD Badge 330 Bellaire Police Department 5110 Jessamine Bellaire, Texas 77401 =20 713-668-0487 713-662-8289 fax =20 CBarber@BellairePolice.com Warning: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e= -mails attached to it, may contain confidential information that is legal= ly privileged. If you are not the intended recipient or the person respon= sible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notifie= d that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the informa= tion contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED= =2E If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately n= otify us by telephone at 713-662-8132 and destroy the original transmissi= on and its attachments without reading them. Thank you. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA2F3E.02DDB022 Content-Type: text/html;charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A=0A=0A=0A
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Well, I mentio= ned I was having some injector issues.  I was getting shut down when= trying to use the secondaries and incredible bad running leading to shut= down with just the secondaries.
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Since the last time it was running smoothly was just before I p= ulled the bad B&C regulator to send it back, I started at the basics.= =2E..perhaps I had dislodged something when I was working around wires.&n= bsp; YEP....I found one of my spade terminals had pulled off the secondar= y switch.  Reattached and she fired up and ran well in all switch co= mbinations.
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Oh....just = a little side commentary.  Save me from "experts".  My friends = in a hangar close by hired a "build expert" to help them get past some co= ncerns with their build (they are both NASA engineer big wigs and are qui= te thorough in all their dealings.  Good people).  However, eve= n though the "expert" seemed nice enough and I am sure he knows his busin= ess, he could not be much more condescending.   "Well, you know= the problem with the rotary is......hot exhaust.....and you know about t= he apex seals, don't cha".  Do you really want to rev the engine up = that much, your crank shaft may not be able to take it with a load  = Also, that is not the best prop".  "Your engine should not be surgin= g that way"    ......well, considering I was throttling it= up and down on purpose, I think it should.
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That is about the extent of the "conversation". = ; No idle chit chat, just "helpful" commentary.  Interesting too sin= ce his expert status comes from building various airframes.....AFAIK, not= engines.  AND, maybe he is right about it all?
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GEEEEESH. Bless his helpful intent.  B= ut please.  Criticism I can take, constructive criticism I seek, but= condensation I can do without.
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Vent over.  Thank you. for your support. <g>=0A
 
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