Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from [205.152.59.67] (HELO imf19aec.bellsouth.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b9) with ESMTP id 2472911 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 Jul 2003 11:52:26 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.2.57]) by imf19aec.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030712155154.VGCE2988.imf19aec.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 12 Jul 2003 11:51:54 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: We have ignition Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:51:58 -0500 Message-ID: <006901c3488d$86c9b320$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006A_01C34863.9DF3AB20" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01C34863.9DF3AB20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lets see if we can now turn the curse into a blessing... (:-) Your best hope is that it is a broken connector or wire. If not, you could swap primary injector on #1 rotor with secondary on rotor #1. See if the = problem moves with the cutout switches. If not then test rotor 2 in the same = way. You will see if it is a bad injector and which one. I hope you only = have to buy one new connector or one new injector... =20 Thanks for the good troubleshooting info. I hadn't thought beyond the broken connection option yet, so this will make it easy. Fortunately, though it would be a pain to dig back down to the primary injectors, I = have two more just like them, as well as two more used connectors. I'm sure = it's going to be a wire in the plug though. =20 With that thought in mind, I would offer this piece of advice to anyone who's installing an EC-2. If this box has to be placed somewhere hard = to reach, leave enough cable slack that you can pull the plug out to where = you can work on it. I made the top skin on the RV-3 fuselage removable with screws, so mine is pretty accessible. Still, I'm going to wish I had = left a loop of cable to let me get the plug in a better place to see, and work = on it. =20 =20 ps. Our proximity is short lived as we are moving to NC to bring lots = of blessings to Ed. (I hope he doesn't develop and injector problem too!) = The plane is at Ferguson 82J awaiting flight and phase 1 stuff. I will = be back down there in the next week or so depending on the WX.=20 =20 Sorry to hear you're leaving. It's going to be hard to fly off that 40 hours by long distance commute. Maybe you can get a ferry permit once = you feel the plane would be safe to travel. Of course the first step it to actually fly it. The weather has certainly been lousy when you're in = town. Considering your line of work, I'd have figured you'd get a break :-) =20 Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01C34863.9DF3AB20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Lets see if we can now turn the curse into a = blessing... (:-) Your best hope is that it is a broken connector or = wire. If not, you could swap primary injector on #1 rotor with = secondary on rotor #1. See if the problem moves with the cutout = switches. If not then test rotor 2 in the same way. You will see if it is a bad injector and which one. I hope you only have to buy one new = connector or one new injector...

Thanks for the good troubleshooting info. I hadn’t thought beyond the broken connection option = yet, so this will make it easy. Fortunately, though it would be a pain to = dig back down to the primary injectors, I have two more just like them, as = well as two more used connectors. I’m sure it’s going to be a = wire in the plug though.

With that thought in mind, I would = offer this piece of advice to anyone who’s installing an EC-2. If = this box has to be placed somewhere hard to reach, leave enough cable slack = that you can pull the plug out to where you can work on it. I made the top = skin on the RV-3 fuselage removable with screws, so mine is pretty = accessible. Still, I’m going to wish I had left a loop of cable to let me get = the plug in a better place to see, and work on it. =

ps. Our proximity is short lived as we are = moving to NC to bring lots of blessings to Ed. (I hope he doesn't develop = and injector problem too!)

The plane is at Ferguson 82J awaiting flight and phase 1 stuff. = I will be back down there in the next week or so depending on the WX. =

Sorry to hear you’re = leaving. It’s going to be hard to fly off that 40 hours by long distance commute. Maybe you can get a ferry permit once you feel the plane = would be safe to travel. Of course the first step it to actually fly = it. The weather has certainly been lousy when you’re in town. = Considering your line of work, I’d have figured you’d get a break = :-)

Rusty

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