X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.92.25] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3857340 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:38:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.92.25; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 3so8059qwe.25 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:38:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=Uf0wHfu8yYdx1Yt346lRyGwhApMyFi1Hgj/Pe8UU57o=; b=Z4NmIm9B1LXF6gItK04ppfHuiqwvE+ud86j2GY4Rk6Y2gNP+BB3vxX3Onc8gQSglW6 lhjRqZo1e7WWm30f25F0oJ6y50lNL8BGthPJw3U3kTRIdTMaN1re1fl+zEH266egJqb5 /vaYDf8hs8+x4P08O7blrnbKgxyQTcLxqoFtg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=KuExOzKBXyJCWv4S5D5IoNx72LoKBWIXlL99sv82cLTTyGniELxNgxOPvPlZRGLMfh 7OdCdAJW2zE8vc8FidZMzeQFep+E6NCpyPK4GUI8E9Z5dsink7MYcEnohTA4HQPqofnS 9rLFCh3fl4vVJCsQkXm77P5vwYhIJacFW/KBg= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.34.81 with SMTP id k17mr236535qad.113.1253194692687; Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:38:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:38:12 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 679a706fec7e9dbf Message-ID: <1b4b137c0909170638v42521d35la309923a0ae23c8d@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Cooling From: Tracy Crook To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00c09f8516157e06820473c62005 --00c09f8516157e06820473c62005 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Not likely, the temp sensor makes the mixture go leaner at high temps, not richer. But remember there is no coolant temp sensor in the EC2 so as the engine warms up it is normal to need a slight leaning of the mixture control as the engine warms up. Tracy Crook On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:21 PM, John wrote: > Something is making the mixture run rich as the water temperature reaches > 195 after I ran the engine tonight about 20 minutes at 1800 rpm. Could it > have something to do with the temp sensor in the inlet air that is happening > with the cowling on. It doesn't do it with the cowling off. Tomorrow I'll > look at getting a digital thermometer at Radio Shack to tape to the fuel > pump outlet. Will flying help the airflow though the cowling to help cool > things better. JohnD > --00c09f8516157e06820473c62005 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not likely, the temp sensor makes the mixture go leaner at high temps, not = richer.=A0 But remember there is no coolant temp sensor in the EC2 so as th= e engine warms up it is normal to need a slight leaning of the mixture cont= rol as the engine warms up.=A0


Tracy Crook

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009= at 11:21 PM, John <downing.j@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Something is making the mixture run ri= ch as the=20 water temperature reaches 195 after I ran the engine tonight about 20 minut= es at=20 1800 rpm.=A0 Could it have something to do with the temp sensor in the inle= t=20 air that is happening with the cowling on.=A0 It doesn't do it with the= =20 cowling off.=A0 Tomorrow I'll look at getting a digital thermometer at = Radio=20 Shack to tape to the fuel pump outlet.=A0=A0Will flying help the airflow=20 though the cowling to help cool things better.=A0=20 JohnD

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