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 934744 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 06 May 2005 11:43:46 -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 j46FgxLw010497 for ; Fri, 6 May 2005 11:43:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <003501c55252$4d5e51b0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Static MAP readings? Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:43:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 In some cases, I changed the way the ends of the spring were positioned, in other cases I reversed the spring (moved it to the other side of the TB). I have never had to re-bend one to get it to keep the butterfly open. Well, it was advertised as 65mm and I recall measuring it and confirming it. They do make a 60 mm Mustang TB as well. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 9:07 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Static MAP readings? > Ed Anderson wrote: > >> >> Ernest, >> >> I am current using a 65mm Mustang throttle body and I like the results >> this far. Did have to operate a bit on it to get it adapted for aircraft >> throttle cable and reverse the spring so it stays open should the cable >> break. Also, make certain you plug all the air holes - can really play >> havoc trying to get low rpm idle. >> >> Ed A >> > > I measured the ones I have across the opening in the bottom, and it came > out to 60mm. Did I measure it in the right place? The intake end seems > to be slightly larger. > > BTW, how did you reverse the spring? Can you just bend them around to the > proper shape? These springs on this > BMW throttle seem to be pretty stout. I don't think bending them into > shape would be trivial. > > -- > ,|"|"|, | > ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta | > o| d |o www.ernest.isa-geek.org | > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >