Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 489442 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:15:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041028131435.SMLD2350.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:14:35 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] There I was, half way to Vegas... Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 08:12:35 -0500 Message-ID: <02db01c4bcef$cac043a0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02DC_01C4BCC5.E1EA3BA0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02DC_01C4BCC5.E1EA3BA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It turns out that my TWM secondaries, mounted on a downhill part of the intakes, freely leak fuel down and out of the bellmouths even during WOT operations. This leaked fuel then seeps out the cracks in my cowl and = goes into the passenger air vent. It also loostly covers everything on that = side of the engine, and the side of the fues around the pax air intake with 2-stroke oil. This was enouth to make me uncomfortable. =20 =20 Yes, I would be uncomfortable too. In fact, I wouldn't continue to fly = it like that. =20 =20 Your pic didn't come through. Is there any way you can extend the inlet = to contain the fuel that's wandering outside the TB? While it's hard for = me to imagine this being possible, Ed's examples demonstrate that there's a = real phenomenon that can cause this. =20 =20 Proceed carefully... Rusty =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_02DC_01C4BCC5.E1EA3BA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
It turns out that my TWM secondaries, mounted on a downhill part of = the=20 intakes, freely leak fuel down and out of the bellmouths even during WOT = operations.  This leaked fuel then seeps out the cracks in my cowl = and goes=20 into the passenger air vent.  It also loostly covers everything on = that=20 side of the engine, and the side of the fues around the pax air intake = with=20 2-stroke oil.  This was enouth to make me = uncomfortable.   
 
Yes, I would be=20 uncomfortable too.  In fact, I wouldn't continue to fly it like=20 that.  
 
Your pic = didn't come=20 through.  Is there any way you can extend the inlet to contain the = fuel=20 that's wandering outside the TB?  While = it's hard for me=20 to imagine this being possible, Ed's examples demonstrate that there's a = real=20 phenomenon that can cause this.  
 
Proceed=20 carefully...
Rusty
 
 
 
   
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