X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5040455 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:34:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=aeMH4JcVOnVr0LmJAzqEvfnmJyuaZufWdlng4HTRGCk= c=1 sm=0 a=31MtogKCTf8A:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:17 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=laq63wjLNnGuOy-dRWQA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=Qa1je4BO31QA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 174.110.167.5 Received: from [174.110.167.5] ([174.110.167.5:61066] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge02.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id AC/9F-03893-9020F0E4; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 11:33:29 +0000 Message-ID: <384A393EE64E474CAEF82D19EAB7DE10@EdPC> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Leaking injectors? Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 07:32:49 -0400 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 Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 Ernest, something you may want to check is the "rubber" "O" ring used to seal the top of the injector into the fuel rail. I had a leak that about drove me crazy finding it - because the fuel was at the bottom of the gravity well and I assumed it was leaking from the pintle end of the injector. Turned out it was the other end going up into the fuel rail. Ed -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ernest Christley" Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 12:23 AM To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: [FlyRotary] Leaking injectors? > I was installing a coolant overflow bottle today, working right next to > the intake manifold. Kept smelling gas. Then I noticed a little puddle > inside the little depression formed by a modification I just added. The > new fiberglass didn't have any paint on it, so that is why I could see > through it. There was maybe an ounce of gas floating around in the bottom > of the manifold. > > Could I have been running so rich during my test run that an oz of gas > was left on the manifold walls? Or could it be that it dripped through a > leaky injector, even though I shut down by switching off the fuel pump in > order to relieve line pressure? > > I know some others have had problems with leaky injectors. Does anyone > have an idea for making them not quite so leaky? > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >