X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.17] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4666685 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:27:05 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.17; envelope-from=hoursaway1@comcast.net Received: from omta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.59]) by qmta10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id sUL51f0031GXsucAAUSWA7; Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:26:30 +0000 Received: from sz0081.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.137]) by omta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id sUSN1f00R2xV6SL8UUSNF9; Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:26:28 +0000 Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 04:26:21 +0000 (UTC) From: hoursaway1@comcast.net To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: <1595285121.860924.1294374381980.JavaMail.root@sz0081a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <1979339658.860592.1294373925640.JavaMail.root@sz0081a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: [FlyRotary] NOTICE !!!! Engine run-on with fuel pumps off! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_860923_797527264.1294374381979" X-Originating-IP: [68.61.190.35] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.5_GA_2431.RHEL5_64 (ZimbraWebClient - IE8 (Win)/6.0.5_GA_2427.RHEL4) ------=_Part_860923_797527264.1294374381979 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am still going to use the same " Fuel pump off for eng. shut-down"=C2=A0 = I just wanted to let folks know of the un-failure mode disscovered, & not e= ver heard of,=C2=A0noted last=C2=A0Nov., had to write myself a note in my w= allet to remind me to post this unusual finding.=C2=A0=C2=A0 David R. Cook= =C2=A0=C2=A0 RV6A=C2=A0 Rotary. ( freezing in MI )=C2=A0=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Thomas Mann" =20 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" =20 Sent: Thursday, January 6, 2011 10:48:37 PM=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: SPAM-LOW: =C2=A0[FlyRotary] NOTICE =C2=A0!!!! =C2= =A0 Engine run-on with fuel pumps off!=20 ???=20 I=E2=80=99m still in the rebuilding state so my rotary has not yet been ins= talled.=20 So is the shutdown procedure different?=20 I always pull the mixture for shutdown ( except in the case of emergency th= en it=E2=80=99s ignition turned to off.)=20 From: hoursaway1@comcast.net=20 Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 9:32 PM=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: SPAM-LOW: [FlyRotary] NOTICE !!!! Engine run-on with fuel pumps of= f!=20 Long story short,=C2=A0 standard eng. shut-down,=C2=A0 main fuel pump switc= h to OFF,=C2=A0 half second or less,=C2=A0 eng. quits rather quickly.=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0 """UNLESS"""=C2=A0=C2=A0 you are low on fuel,,, & picked up so= me air in the lines,,,=C2=A0 eng. remained running,,,=C2=A0 after shaking t= he thoughts of gremlins out of my head,=C2=A0 possible as long as 20-30 sec= onds & quick look at fuel gauge for tank I was on the thought came to me th= at I picked up air from empty tank & pressurized it with fuel pump, I now h= ave an air pressure-fuel pump backup sys. so eng. will remain running, had = to shut down elect. to stop eng.=C2=A0 How about that one to start the year= .=C2=A0=C2=A0 David R. Cook=C2=A0 RV6A Rotary. ------=_Part_860923_797527264.1294374381979 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>I am stil= l going to use the same " Fuel pump off for eng. shut-down" I just wa= nted to let folks know of the un-failure mode disscovered, & not ever h= eard of, noted last Nov., had to write myself a note in my wallet= to remind me to post this unusual finding. David R. Cook = RV6A Rotary. ( freezing in MI )
----- Original Messag= e -----
From: "Thomas Mann" <tmann@n200lz.com>
To: "Rotary moto= rs in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, Janu= ary 6, 2011 10:48:37 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: SPAM-LOW: [FlyRot= ary] NOTICE !!!! Engine run-on with fuel pumps off!

???

I=E2=80=99m still in the rebuilding state so my rotary has not yet bee= n installed.

So is the shutdown procedure different?

I always pull the mixture for shutdown ( except in the case of emergen= cy then it=E2=80=99s ignition turned to off.)

From: hoursaway1@comc= ast.net

Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 9:32 PM

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Subject: SPAM-LOW: [FlyRotary] NOTICE !!!! Engine run-on with f= uel pumps off!

Long story short, standard eng. shut-down, main fuel pump sw= itch to OFF, half second or less, eng. quits rather quickly.&nb= sp; """UNLESS""" you are low on fuel,,, & picke= d up some air in the lines,,, eng. remained running,,, after sh= aking the thoughts of gremlins out of my head, possible as long as 20= -30 seconds & quick look at fuel gauge for tank I was on the thought ca= me to me that I picked up air from empty tank & pressurized it with fue= l pump, I now have an air pressure-fuel pump backup sys. so eng. will remai= n running, had to shut down elect. to stop eng. How about that one to= start the year. David R. Cook RV6A Rotary.

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