Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1) with ESMTP id 2512228 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Aug 2003 13:32:25 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.1.179]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030805173223.NNWP4876.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 13:32:23 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: tiny tach works, and my plane is a pig Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 12:32:25 -0500 Message-ID: <000901c35b77$89510510$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35B4D.A07AFD10" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35B4D.A07AFD10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable So, if that engine is running too rich and you havent done the MAP = setup (why not?), reach over and turn that mixture control left (lean) when at idle. =20 =20 I'm certainly guilty as charged for running too rich. The RX-7 taught = me that. As for tuning, I haven't done any yet. I plan to spend this = weekend tuning the engine, which is why I've been whining to get the latest = firmware before I get started. I also have to line up a pilot to sit in the = cockpit and keep a hand on the throttle and EC-2 power, while I timidly sneak up = to the back of the engine at 4000 rpm :-0 =20 Thanks, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35B4D.A07AFD10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
   So, if that engine = is running=20 too rich and you havent done the MAP setup (why not?), reach over and = turn=20 that mixture control left (lean) when at idle.  
 
I'm certainly guilty as charged for running = too=20 rich.  The RX-7 taught me that.  As for tuning, I haven't = done any=20 yet.  I plan to spend this weekend tuning the engine, which = is why=20 I've been whining to get the latest firmware before I get = started.  I=20 also have to line up a pilot to sit in the cockpit and keep a hand on = the=20 throttle and EC-2 power, while I timidly sneak up to the back of = the=20 engine at 4000 rpm :-0
 
Thanks,
Rusty=20   
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