X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m16.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.206] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 930908 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 May 2005 09:26:53 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.206; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m16.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.8.67bcaded (48552) for ; Tue, 3 May 2005 09:26:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <8.67bcaded.2fa8d5ea@aol.com> Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 09:26:02 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again & Colorado trip & Ed's new engine To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1115126762" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5012 -------------------------------1115126762 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 05/03/2005 08:17 Central Daylight Time, lors01@msn.com writes: I have to wonder if there was something wrong with the old engine or setup. Did you ever play with the ignition timing before? That is about the only thing that can make a basically healthy engine give such higher fuel burn. (retarded ignition timing). Anyway, glad you found the extra efficiency & power. Even with a bit more weight & drag, your -6 should not have been that much different than my -4. Tracy I would expect ignition timing to be advanced right through 30-35 degrees with LOP operation. It would appear as very high octane fuel to the rotary. If you notice EGT go up slightly with leaning, that is the cause. Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------1115126762 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 05/03/2005 08:17 Central Daylight Time, lors01@msn.c= om=20 writes:

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I would expect ignition timing to be advanced right through 30-35 degre= es=20 with LOP operation.

It would appear as very high octane fuel to the rotary. If you notice E= GT=20 go up slightly with leaning, that is the cause.

Lynn E. Hanover

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