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Sorry, I called it a crank shaft. It is an E-Shaft. Still getting used to some of the different terminology.
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Doug Carter <doug@cartertechnology.com> wrote:
Also remember that when you are starting the engine you are starting it under a load. This is different then in a car config where in a car you are starting it with no load attached to the crankshaft. If the fuel rails are getting so hot that they are vaporizing I would think this would cause an excess pressure in the fuel system and be very dangerous. This is not a problem I have ever had in a car. What is causing this besides poor ventilation?
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Rino <lacombr@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
The only thing our engines do not have is a
choke. I agree that we have to compensate for the lack of a choke,
that's it. They probably have that stuff on today's aircraft engines, not
on car engines.
Rino
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Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 1:23
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Chris - Update
needed
Before cars had all
the automated gobblededo to make them start by turning the ignition key, they
had spark advance levers and manual chokes. They only started when you
held your tongue just right. Our engines are set up with the original
manual stuff. You will have to learn how to start it. Each setup
will be slightly different.
I doubt anybody can
just power up and hit the starter and have a start with this setup.
Stuff has to be done. Prime?, Mixture?, Cold
Start?
YMMV
Bill
B
From:
Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Rino Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:35
AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Chris - Update
needed
It is a car engine, it should
start like a car engine, you turn the ignition key and it starts --- every
time. If not something must be changed to make it so. That is the
way mine starts and I have no secret technique. I think one should
not have to remember a complex process every time he starts the engine.
That is one of the reasons I choosed the rotary to the Lycoming and I am glad
I did!
Renesis powered Glass
Goose
For hot starts you
might try (1) pump on (2) EC2 on (3) one prime (4) injectors disabled (5)
Starter (6) injectors on
after it fires) (you still may
have to fiddle with the mixture with this method)..............Might be
worth a
try.................<:)
Kelly
Troyer "DYKE DELTA
JD2" (Eventually)
"13B ROTARY"_
Engine "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 "MISTRAL"_Backplate/Oil
Manifold
"TURBONETICS"_TO4E50
Turbo
From:
Chris Barber
<cbarber@texasattorney.net> To: Rotary
motors in aircraft
<flyrotary@lancaironline.net> Sent: Sat, December 25, 2010 5:20:43
PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re:
Chris - Update needed
I was hesitant to provide info as I was having
oil pressure issues again and I dreaded the idea of posting having to pull
the engine again. I could just hear Al Wicks keyboard tuning up.
:-)
Anyway, I started basic trouble shooting, had removed the prop
preparing to pull the engine off. Before I did so I figured it would be less
messy to drain the pan (gee, ya think?). When I did so I only had about one
quart come out. Odd?
I added oil, removed the hose from the cooler
and cranked her over remotely and oil flowed strong and in
quantity.
So I checked and secured my hose connections, added about
five quarts of Royal Purple and cranked her up sans prop, confidant that I
was comfortable enough with the engine to keep her from over spinning.
I checked the manual pressure gauge I had attached and it was pegged
at 80, up from 20. Reinstalled my EC2 electric gauge and got the same
result.
Now, this turbo with out the prop is way quieter. Without the
prop it produces a low throaty rumble that say POWER. Except for the exhaust
(rich mixture due to cold temp), noise and spinning prop flange you could
not tell it was running. It was dead smooth. It was kind of weird walking
were the prop usually is while it was running. Not a good habit.
All
three starts produced good oil press at around 2600 fpm.
Check the
basics (or so I hope and this isn't some new anomolie).
Mark, the
ecu is back in. The engine seems to be running strong and smooth. I am
developing just a hair over 6300 rpm static at about 34 map. That is with
the IVO inflight adjustable set at it's finest setting of about 45 degree.
Another distraction is my EGT readings working. I have
discussed this previously and still need to assess it along with bad fuel
pressure readings.
My current project, if the oil pressure is ok, is
to develop a hot start routine. Currently it wants full rich and a few shots
of prime for a cold start. Cold it starts easily.
However, warm
start is a pita. I seem to be having luck with severe lean mixture until it
catches and fires up. Otherwise, it seems just about to catch, but doesn't
quite do so. It may take a few attempt and excessive cranking, and of course
holding my tongue just right. Also, what seems to have made a big difference
too and making warm cranks better is two new batteries with a combined
cranking amps of 710, up from what was probably only about 350 ish CAmps
before.
Other than that I am working on the devil in the
details. Geesh there are a lot of details, but at last hopefully it is not
proof of concept, but flight ready.
Questions??????
:-)
Sent from my iPhone 4
On Dec 25, 2010, at 3:41 PM, "Mark
Steitle" <msteitle@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Chris, > > You've been silent for too
long. I was curious if you ever got your EC-2 back from being checked
& upgraded? If so, was that the problem? How about a status
update? > > Mark
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