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I though I was the only one with a "dripping throttle
body". I recently changed my shutdown sequence by cutting
power to the injectors first, then cut power to the EC-2 and fuel pumps
after the engine had quit. That method seemed to solve the
problem. Another lesson learned.
Mark S.
- 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.
- 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.
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CUT.
- Cheers,
- Rusty (Where's Tommy's plane)
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- 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
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