X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au ([210.50.76.196] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1008291 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:50:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=210.50.76.196; envelope-from=daval@iprimus.com.au Received: from [192.168.1.8] (211.26.28.186) by smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au (7.2.060.1) id 42A0B1C10055AC6C for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:49:18 +1000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v622) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <4902f14bb01381b54573376084abbbd0@iprimus.com.au> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: david mccandless Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Injector Position Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:49:16 +0800 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) Hi Bill, good explanation, I was never sure what was going on there,I did not have a Chrysler 300 incher, but I noticed all of this on my VW, especially in winter! BR, Dave McC On 21/06/2005, at 8:22 AM, Bill Dube wrote: > . The surface area of the wetted walls is quite large and the fuel > layer is thin, so when the pressure drops, all the fuel flashes into > vapor. ****We want the fuel as vapor; I think you mean the fuel settles out of suspension as liquid on the walls? > On cars with carburetors and long manifolds (like air-cooled VWs) > they put a throttle position damper to prevent the throttle from > closing too quickly. ****So that was what it was for! > > Bill Dube'