Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 22:05:32 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.50] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3069790 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Mar 2004 21:04:12 -0500 Received: from user-33qt4jd.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.146.109] helo=Carol) by avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1B0WbK-0000Hs-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Mar 2004 18:04:11 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <003501c4057a$c063ee20$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Injectors wired wrong X-Original-Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:01:39 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01C40548.2B91DBE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C40548.2B91DBE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 8:58 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Injectors wired wrong Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts...the last couple of days I sent two = messages explaining what happened with my injector problems, but they = didn't appear on the flyrotary site....Trying again. Looks like they all just kicked in. Now, instead of one throttlebody intake hole dripping a lot = of fuel after engine shut-down, they both only dripped a couple of = drops, equally.=20 After you mentioned this, I started thinking that it's almost = inevitable to get some dripping out of the TB when it's pointing = downward like ours is. With the EC-2, I usually shut the engine off by = killing power to the EC-2 and ignition (one switch). If I tend to get = the residual drips that you mentioned, I might try shutting the engine = off via the injector disable switches, or maybe the fuel pump. I'm also = thinking of how I'm going to make the intake box for the TB, and how I = need to make sure it can drain a little fuel safely away from the hot = bits of the engine if needed. Thanks for the heads-up. CUT. Cheers, Rusty (Where's Tommy's plane) Hi, Rusty....Looks like I'm back online with FlyRotary. As far as the = dripping from the throttlebody (that tilts downward). I have been = shutting the engine by simply turning off the key. This turns of both = the ECU and the fuel pump. I'm thinking that if I were to shut off = the fuel pump, this would make the engine go lean for a moment, just = like pulling the mixture on a Lycoming, and very possibly eliminate any = fuel from the mouth of the throttlebody. I'll give that a try. Take = care. Paul Conner ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C40548.2B91DBE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 = 8:58=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Injectors wired=20 wrong

Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts...the last couple of = days I sent=20 two messages explaining what happened with my injector problems, but = they=20 didn't appear on the flyrotary site....Trying again.

Looks = like they all=20 just kicked in.

          Now, instead = of one=20 throttlebody intake hole dripping a lot of fuel after engine = shut-down, they=20 both only dripped a couple of drops, equally. 

After you mentioned = this, I started=20 thinking that it's almost inevitable to get some dripping out of the = TB when=20 it's pointing downward like ours is.  With the EC-2, I usually = shut the=20 engine off by killing power to the EC-2 and ignition (one = switch).  If I=20 tend to get the residual drips that you mentioned, I might try = shutting the=20 engine off via the injector disable switches, or maybe the fuel = pump. =20 I'm also thinking of how I'm going to make the intake box for the TB, = and how=20 I need to make sure it can drain a little fuel safely away from the = hot bits=20 of the engine if needed.  Thanks for the heads-up.

   = CUT.

Cheers,
Rusty (Where's = Tommy's=20 plane)
 
Hi, Rusty....Looks = like I'm back=20 online with FlyRotary.  As far as the dripping from the = throttlebody=20 (that tilts downward).  I have been shutting the engine by simply = turning=20 off the key. This turns of both the ECU and the fuel = pump.   =20 I'm thinking that if I were to shut off the fuel pump, this would make = the=20 engine go lean for a moment, just like pulling the mixture on a = Lycoming, and=20 very possibly eliminate any fuel from the mouth of the = throttlebody. =20 I'll give that a try.  Take care.  Paul=20 Conner
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