Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #25595
From: David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] further testing - -lycoming O-320
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 20:50:04 -0700
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Kevin, I agree with Ken Powell that it still sounds mostly like fuel starvation, probably in the carb.  So I won't beat that horse...  However, if following those suggestions doesn't fix it, then consider:
 
Since you have definitely identified temperature as a culprit, that points at 2 possible causes: fuel vaporization and detonation.  Vaporized fuel going to the carb could cause a scenario where the bowl cant fill.  Also, detonation could behave like what you describe.  Maybe you cooling flow is no sufficient. 
 
Doubtful, but a bad could maybe act that way.  It's easy enough to test that as a possibility.

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