X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.245.18] (HELO ispwest-email1.mdeinc.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.4) with ESMTP id 880359 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:55:28 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.52.245.18; envelope-from=wschertz@ispwest.com Received: from 7n7z201 (4Cust3.VR1.CHI6.broadband.uu.net [63.13.186.3]) by ispwest-email1.mdeinc.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.2.425.16) with SMTP id for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:54:39 -0800 X-Modus-ReverseDNS: OK X-Modus-BlackList: 63.13.186.3=OK;wschertz@ispwest.com=OK X-Modus-RBL: 63.13.186.3=OK X-Modus-Trusted: 63.13.186.3=NO Message-ID: <45a401c5fffd$853578d0$0400000a@7n7z201> From: "William" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Troubleshooting database Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:54:33 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Great idea! Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buly" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:50 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Troubleshooting database > > I was going to suggest this to Tracy, to ease his load on the phone > calls. But I know how busy he is, so maybe we can create the > database. Everybody here once in a while comes against problem that > takes (sometimes) weeks to solve. If all that is reported with > simptoms and solutions found, maybe next time we can look it up there > before calling Tracy? > Latest example: > After getting my updated EC from Tracy I had hell of a time for > couple of months. Engine was hard to start, very rich, fouling plugs. > I returned it to Tracy and he found nothing wrong. One day after > starting it by using starting fluid, I noticed my MP reading stuck on > 29.8. Ahaaa! Started looking and found a MP hose fitting > disconnected. The EC was reading full throttle and was dumping fuel > accordingly, plus the fuel press. regulator was increasing the FP. > If we had a Q&A type list maybe I would have found it much sooner? > What do you think? > Buly > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/