X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.184.200] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7) with ESMTP id 963126 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:42:09 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.200; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i27so76688wra for ; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:41:23 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=blznQKQJ90gEEKHdIisOHXRbr2rB8R9KqyylrVZ8l+ZSfAax/FwwDWbmRE6E7ePLgwp9Lin54OlVkvIOaGN77kpRss0/pKJw2a03r7voRSzFVxok9hygXS817bj/9gKWKKmy8SrHzD1BPgT1VgFSbOV9TzlBlfJyQlt+vJk9fKQ= Received: by 10.65.183.7 with SMTP id k7mr25700qbp; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:41:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.151.2 with HTTP; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:41:20 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1c23473f0601312141j79c88ad1k7d4dbe04b05330dc@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:41:20 -0800 From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Small holes in Intake In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_13846_28597125.1138772480309" References: ------=_Part_13846_28597125.1138772480309 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Bill, you are correct that those are for manifold vacuum line. A stock gasket won't cover them it has holes to allow the signal to pass into the manifold where they are combined into one. It makes a very nice and easy connection for your MAP sensor. It is in the perfect place (as close to the intake as possible) and combines the 2 halve= s (as Tracy recommends you do) I use it as my primary MAP sensor signal. I have another one at the throttle body as the secondary. Both work fine in flight but the primary seems to give a better idle. Dave Leonard On 1/30/06, William wrote: > > While working on the plane yesterday, I pulled some of the tape off the > intake manifold area and discovered two little holes in the primary injec= tor > area, on either side of the bolt hole. They go into the primary injector > area, and there are matching holes on the stock manifold, that look like > they are connected to a manifold vacuum line. > > Question: Has anyone used these -- or did you just block them off with th= e > manifold gasket. I speculate that they are used to help give a puff of ai= r > on the injection cycle. > > > Bill Schertz > KIS Cruiser # 4045 > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > > -- Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_Part_13846_28597125.1138772480309 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
Bill, you are correct that those are for manifold vacuum line.  A= stock gasket won't cover them it has holes to allow the signal to pass int= o the manifold where they are combined into one. 
 
It makes a very nice and easy connection for your MAP sensor.  It= is in the perfect place (as close to the intake as possible) and combines = the 2 halves (as Tracy recommends you do)
 
I use it as my primary MAP sensor signal.  I have another one at = the throttle body as the secondary.  Both work fine in flight but= the primary seems to give a better idle.
 
Dave Leonard

 
On 1/30/06, = William <wschertz@ispwest.co= m> wrote:
While working on the plane yesterday, = I pulled some of the tape off the intake manifold area and discovered two l= ittle holes in the primary injector area, on either side of the bolt hole. = They go into the primary injector area, and there are matching holes on the= stock manifold, that look like they are connected to a manifold vacuum lin= e.
 
Question: Has anyone used these -- or = did you just block them off with the manifold gasket. I speculate that they= are used to help give a puff of air on the injection cycle.
 
 
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045

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