From: WALTER B KERR <jbker@juno.com>
Date: 2005/07/30 Sat PM 12:39:55 EDT
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Too rich, no start


Finally got around to getting the 13B installed back in the 9A. Lots of
excuses why have not got it back in earlier since since Bruce Turrentine
went through it to see why the cranking compression was so low. He found
blow by on the side seals , but could not explain why. It now feels much
more like others when you swing the prop through.

It did not start right up like I hoped now that it has better low rpm
compression. Pulled  plugs from both rotors and both were wet. I noticed
that when leak checking the fuel system before cranking that the fuel
pressure immediately went back to zero. Suspicioned that an injector was
leaking but ruled that out since both rotor's plugs were wet after trying
to crank.

Checked the rate of fuel pressure decay after shutting the fuel pump off
both with the injectors on and disabled. No real noticeable change.

Any suggestions??

My memory is correct that the fuel pressure stayed up a relatively long
time on shutting the pump off before I had the engine out isn't it??

Bernie, maybe I'm too old fashioned to get all this electrical stuff to
work :>(