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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] NOTICE !!!! Engine run-on with fuel pumps off!
From: David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Isn't your tank vented?  Shouldn't be able to pressurize it.  Maybe you
pressurized the fuel line with some air?

-- 
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 7:32 PM, <hoursaway1@comcast.net> wrote:

> Long story short,  standard eng. shut-down,  main fuel pump switch to OFF,
> half second or less,  eng. quits rather quickly.    """UNLESS"""   you are
> low on fuel,,, & picked up some air in the lines,,,  eng. remained
> running,,,  after shaking 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 came to me that I picked up air from empty tank & pressurized it
> with fuel pump, I now have an air pressure-fuel pump backup sys. so eng.
> will remain 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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Isn&#39;t your tank vented?=A0 Shouldn&#39;t be able to pressurize it.=A0 M=
aybe you pressurized the fuel line with some air?<br><br>-- <br>David Leona=
rd<br><br>Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY<br><a href=3D"http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net=
">http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net</a><br>
<a href=3D"http://RotaryRoster.net">http://RotaryRoster.net</a><br><br><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 7:32 PM,  <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:hoursaway1@comcast.net">hoursaway1@comcast.net</a>&gt;=
</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div style=
=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p>Long stor=
y short,=A0 standard eng. shut-down,=A0 main fuel pump switch to OFF,=A0 ha=
lf second or less, =A0eng. quits rather quickly.=A0=A0=A0 &quot;&quot;&quot=
;UNLESS&quot;&quot;&quot;=A0=A0 you are low on fuel,,, &amp; picked up some=
 air in the lines,,,=A0 eng. remained running,,,=A0 after shaking the thoug=
hts of gremlins out of my head,=A0 possible as long as 20-30 seconds &amp; =
quick look at fuel gauge for tank I was on the thought came to me that I pi=
cked up air from empty tank &amp; pressurized it with fuel pump, I now have=
 an air pressure-fuel pump backup sys. so eng. will remain running, had to =
shut down elect. to stop eng.=A0 How about that one to start the year.=A0=
=A0 David R. Cook=A0 RV6A Rotary.</p>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>

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