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Congratulations John. At least that's a first step. Keep plugging
away at it! :)
The rotary was the only engine I've ever messed with that started on my
first attempt. The previous one before that was the 350 in my Suburban
after I had the heads rebuilt. I spent an hour trying to get it
started before finding out I didn't have any gas in the tank.
Bob W.
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:31:02 -0400
"John Downing" <downing.j@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> As compared to no sound, should have added that in also. JohnD
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jrmjoseph@videotron.ca
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 9:08 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re : [FlyRotary] First start
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> So John,
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> It sounded good :))
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> Marc Joseph
> Montreal Canada
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> ----- Message d'origine -----
> De: John Downing <downing.j@sbcglobal.net>
> Date: Lundi, 15 Septembre 2008, 20:39
> Objet: [FlyRotary] First start
> À: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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> > This afternoon I had one off my flying friends over and we pulled the plane out of the garage and tried a first start. I thought the Weber would be a no brainer, so after checking for spark, I turned on the fuel and the low pressure pumps. No fuel at the Weber and the low pressure gauge is not functioning, I found later as I tried the pumps and the fuel flowed into the Weber, as the needle valve didn't hold this time. Tomorrow I'll check the fuel pressure with a manual gauge and order up the higher pressure needle valve that Lynn mentioned, if he gives me a heads up as where to find one. Next I turned on the high pressure pump, flipped up the cold start switch and the engine started, it will run with the cold start switch on, but on checking we found that only one injector is working. The injectors where ones I got from Bruce T. which were rebuilt, so maybe I need to get a new set, as it is a real project to get to the primary's under the over the top intake manifold. Lots of things to check out tomorrow. One thing, it didn't make that nasty noise running on one injector and exhausting through the Hushpower II muffler, but it did sound real good running for the first time. JohnD
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