X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from col0-omc2-s11.col0.hotmail.com ([65.55.34.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4220955 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:32:27 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.34.85; envelope-from=momsblacksheep@msn.com Received: from COL109-W46 ([65.55.34.71]) by col0-omc2-s11.col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:31:51 -0700 Message-ID: Return-Path: momsblacksheep@msn.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_82877284-dbf5-49e8-a810-f01657dc0cf4_" X-Originating-IP: [76.93.99.35] From: Steve Parkins To: flyrotary Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] timing light/plug wires Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:31:51 -0700 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Apr 2010 06:31:51.0550 (UTC) FILETIME=[2AF411E0:01CADB9C] --_82877284-dbf5-49e8-a810-f01657dc0cf4_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable did you say . 93 or 93. or 9.3 ? i had a hot saw with a good looking wire pulled very hard=2Cbut it would no= t get hot ??. so we did as you did with the beeper thingy=2C now get this..= ..no beep. some how it was still willing to cut just as long as we didn't need volts t= hough it. perhaps your wires have given up the ghost the same way ?? low f= uel is my guess. just did a mazda truck rollover and it ran for quite a spell upside down (w= hat were they doing=2Claughing at it at the crash site?). could get it to d= o anything but 700-900 rpm bad fuel pump was the fix=20 not a mec=3B but food for brunch. steve parkins =20 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net From: n3773@comcast.net Date: Tue=2C 13 Apr 2010 22:14:52 -0700 Subject: [FlyRotary] timing light/plug wires today I pulled all the plugs and my DIS system apart. the engine runs roug= h/starts hard and the timing light only flashed on some wires[yes=2C I had = the clip in the right direction]. however=2C I was able to get a spark [vi= sually with plugs removed] on all the plugs[using all 3 ignitions systems I= have for lead/trailing plugs]=2C even tho' the timing light didn't flash a= ll the time. I tried switching wires and some wires will trigger the timin= g light=2Csome won't=2C even tho' the plugs were firing. my DIS pick-ups were easily triggered by passing a screwdriver blade past t= hem. the spec'd .08" gap seems ridiculous when .125" is more than sufficie= nt. testing continuity of the wires was odd. volt meter would beep once=2C the= n stop=2C whereas holding the probes together creates a constant beeping. = perhaps a high resistance wire does this? since I built the DIS ignition=2C and my engine won't go past 1500rpm=2C I = first suspected the ignition has problems. however=2C the pick-ups all see= m to work=2C I put new plugs in=2C I visually saw them sparking. perhaps i= t is a fuel pressure issue=2C since I still haven't installed a fuel pump a= nd have=2C like=2C .93 psi to the carb. maybe the timing light doesn't wor= k with these plug wires [blue silicon=2C spiral wound - originally used wit= h Jeff rose elect ignition on my Lycoming] and is confusing me [altho it se= ems like it should work or not work=2C why would some wires trigger it and = some not?] any ideas? should I buy new wires and start over? =20 =20 KevinLane Carpentry www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com =20 _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search=2C chat and e-mail from your inbox= . http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=3DPID28326::T:WLMTAGL:O= N:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3= --_82877284-dbf5-49e8-a810-f01657dc0cf4_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable did you say . 93 or 93. or 9.3 ?
i had a hot saw with a good looking wire pulled very hard=2Cbut it would no= t get hot ??. so we did as you did with the beeper thingy=2C now get this..= ..no beep.
some how it was still willing to cut just as long as we didn't need volts t= hough it. perhaps your wires have given up the ghost the same way ?? = =3B low fuel is my guess.
just did a mazda truck rollover and it ran for quite a spell upside down (w= hat were they doing=2Claughing at it at the crash site?). could get it to d= o anything but 700-900 rpm
bad fuel pump was the fix
not a mec=3B but food for brunch.

steve parkins

=3B

To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
From: n3773@comcast.net
Date: Tue=2C = 13 Apr 2010 22:14:52 -0700
Subject: [FlyRotary] timing light/plug wires<= BR>

today I pulled all the plugs and my DIS s= ystem apart. =3B the engine runs rough/starts hard =3Band the timin= g light only flashed on some wires[yes=2C I had the clip in the right direc= tion]. =3B however=2C I was able to get a spark [visually with plugs re= moved] on all the plugs[using all 3 ignitions systems I have for lead/trail= ing plugs]=2C even tho' the timing light didn't flash all the time. =3B= I tried switching wires and some wires will trigger the timing light=2Csom= e won't=2C even tho' the plugs were firing.

my DIS pick-ups were easily triggered by = passing a screwdriver blade past them. =3B the spec'd .08" gap seems ri= diculous when .125" is more than sufficient.

testing continuity of the wires was odd.&= nbsp=3B volt meter would beep once=2C then stop=2C whereas holding the prob= es together creates a constant beeping. =3B perhaps a high resistance w= ire does this?

since I built the DIS ignition=2C and my = engine won't go past 1500rpm=2C I first suspected the ignition has problems= . =3B however=2C the pick-ups all seem to work=2C I put new plugs in=2C= I visually saw them sparking. =3B perhaps it is a fuel pressure issue= =2C since I still haven't installed a fuel pump and have=2C like=2C .93 psi= to the carb. =3B maybe the timing light doesn't work with these plug w= ires [blue silicon=2C spiral wound - originally used with Jeff rose elect i= gnition on my Lycoming] and is confusing me [altho it seems like it should = work or not work=2C why would some wires trigger it and some not?] =3B&= nbsp=3B any ideas? =3B should I buy new wires and start over?

=3B

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