X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 931852 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 May 2005 21:31:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-189-178.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.189.178]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j441UbLw025621; Tue, 3 May 2005 21:30:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001b01c55048$e3451530$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Cc: "Tracy Crook" , "Laura Crook" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again & Colorado trip & Ed's new engine Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 21:30:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01C55027.5B6D8D20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C55027.5B6D8D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Tracy, Did you get the broken seals I sent yet? Probably no time to look at = them with the trip and all - so go ahead keep us in suspense (at least = me) for another two - three weeks {:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 9:00 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again & Colorado trip & Ed's new engine Good point. High octane burns slower so more advance is required, all = else being equal. Tracy Remember that ED is using 100LL. Would that make a difference? Finn Lehanover@aol.com wrote: 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C55027.5B6D8D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey Tracy,
 
Did you get the broken seals I = sent yet? =20 Probably no time to look at them with the trip and all - so go ahead = keep us in=20 suspense (at least me) for another two - three weeks = {:>)
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy = Crook
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 = 9:00 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Home = again &=20 Colorado trip & Ed's new engine

Good point.  High octane burns slower so more advance is = required,=20 all else being equal.
 
Tracy
Remember=20 that ED is using 100LL. Would that make a = difference?

Finn

Lehanover@aol.com wrote:
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=20 or setup.  Did you ever play with the ignition timing = before? =20 That is about the only thing that can make a basically healthy = engine=20 give such higher fuel burn.  (retarded ignition = timing). =20 Anyway, glad you found the extra efficiency & power.  = Even with=20 a bit more weight & drag, your -6 should not have been that = much=20 different than my -4.
 
Tracy
I would expect ignition timing to be advanced right through = 30-35=20 degrees with LOP operation.
It would appear as very high octane fuel to the rotary. If = you notice=20 EGT go up slightly with leaning, that is the cause.
 
Lynn E.=20 Hanover
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