Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.59] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 777731 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:25:12 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.169.59; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 21:24:25 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.174.7.101 by BAY3-DAV29.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:24:25 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.174.7.101] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture Settings Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:24:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A8_01C52507.83C93E90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:24:25 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Mar 2005 05:24:25.0981 (UTC) FILETIME=[6CDA7AD0:01C52531] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A8_01C52507.83C93E90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageYou're killing me here Rusty! Much cheaper to cool the EGTs by = going lean. Unless you turbo, I don't think it is even possible to hurt = a rotary by going too lean (unless the fire goes out and you hit the = ground : ) Tracy (what's a vacation?) Hi Bob, I'm afraid I haven't paid much attention to EGT's, except to turn up = the mixture when the EM-2 flashes at 1800 degrees. For max power, = adjust the mixture until the RPM peaks :-) =20 Seriously, I don't tune or adjust mixture based on EGT. I can't wait = to test out my FJO wideband O2 meter in the real world though. =20 Rusty (isn't vacation time supposed to be fun) ------=_NextPart_000_00A8_01C52507.83C93E90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
You're = killing me here=20 Rusty!  Much cheaper to cool the EGTs by going lean.  Unless = you=20 turbo, I don't think it is even possible to hurt a rotary by going too = lean=20 (unless the fire goes out and you hit the ground : )
 
Tracy (what's a=20 vacation?)
 
Hi=20 Bob,
 
I'm = afraid I haven't=20 paid much attention to EGT's, except to turn up the mixture when the = EM-2=20 flashes at 1800 degrees.  For max power, adjust the mixture = until=20 the RPM peaks :-)   
 
Seriously, I don't=20 tune or adjust mixture based on EGT.  I can't wait to test out my = FJO=20 wideband O2 meter in the real world though. 
 
Rusty = (isn't vacation=20 time supposed to be fun)



------=_NextPart_000_00A8_01C52507.83C93E90--