Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #44005
From: Bill Schertz <wschertz@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Vacuum Pulses
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:41:23 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Al,
I was having some trouble with over-rich, associated with the coupling of the Blue Mountain unit to the Tach signal from the EC-2. I will explore higher fuel pressure as one parameter as I sort out other items.
 
Ed,
The coolant temperature probes are different types, and I have had difficulty in getting them calibrated to sufficient accuracy to allow proper comparison. The coolant in probe is the coolant INTO the radiator, and the coolant out probe is the coolant EXITING the radiator, which you would expect to be lower (not higher) than the entry fluid.  May have to make a new probe.
 
By the way, I notice that I get natural circulation of the coolant through the system after shut-down.
 
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
----- Original Message -----
From: Al Gietzen
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:38 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Vacuum Pulses

 

I am new at this engine running thing, having just done the third start/run . I have some instrumentation, and am enclosing a plot of Manifold pressure and Fuel pressure vs. time for the latest run. After letting it warm up at ~14 in MP , I started increasing the power, and you can see that the fuel pressure increases with the MP.  Made one brief excursion to ~5900 rpm, swinging a 76x76 prop.

All tests so far are with the cowl off, but the ducts are in place.

 

Bill;

 

Lookin’ good.  It does seem that the fuel pressure is running a bit low, but I guess it depends on your injectors.  Most are rated at a pressure of 40 -43 psi., so when your MAP is 30, the fuel pressure is about 40 psi.  I set my pressure a t 40 with engine off; and it then comes down into the low 30’s when at idle.

 

Al G

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