Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.121] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.4) with ESMTP id 2600972 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:32:38 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:32:37 -0700 Received: from 65.142.114.209 by bay3-dav91.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Wed, 24 Sep 2003 02:32:36 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.142.114.209] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] Reply-To: "Tracy Crook" From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Tuning the EC2 Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:34:53 -0400 Organization: Real World Solutions Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008C_01C38222.E8DE7D60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Sep 2003 02:32:37.0140 (UTC) FILETIME=[1E216D40:01C38244] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008C_01C38222.E8DE7D60 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_008D_01C38222.E8DE7D60" ------=_NextPart_001_008D_01C38222.E8DE7D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Something is seriously wrong here. I don't know what you are adjusting = but it is not the timing. My seat of the pants best guess is that you = have a wiring problem between the ec2 and the control panel causing it = to select the wrong mode.=20 Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Eslick=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:07 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Tuning the EC2 I need a little help here with this Mode 8 stuff. Ed, I did = some tweeking at cruise today to check the timing, and then I remembered = why I quit trying last time! Testing was done at 4000 MSL, 80F, 4800 RPM, about 23 inches = MAP. I get absolutely no change of anything in the "increase" = direction. In the "decrease" direction, just one click gives me a = drastic 2 GPH drop in fuel flow, and the EGT shoots up with a noticeable = loss of power. More clicks in that direction change nothing. No matter = how many clicks I go toward the "decrease", it only takes one click back = to the right to restore the original condition and more clicks to the = right change nothing. Am I going nuts here, or what???? I did it several times at = different RPMs, etc, and always got the same sort of results. It is = like a two-position toggle marked "good/bad"! I have checked the static = timing previously, and it is right where the instructions say to put it. Ideas???? Bill Eslick=20 =20 =20 ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here ------=_NextPart_001_008D_01C38222.E8DE7D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Something is seriously wrong here.   I = don't know=20 what you are adjusting but it is not the timing. My seat of the pants = best guess=20 is that you have a wiring problem between the ec2 and the control = panel=20 causing it to select the wrong mode. 
 
Tracy
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bill = Eslick=20
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, = 2003 12:07=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Tuning the = EC2

I need a little help here with this Mode 8 stuff.  = Ed, I did=20 some tweeking at cruise today to check the timing, and then I=20 remembered why I quit trying last time!
 
Testing was done at 4000 MSL, 80F, 4800 RPM, about 23 = inches=20 MAP.
 
I get absolutely no change of anything in the "increase"=20 direction.  In the "decrease" direction, just one click = gives me=20 a drastic 2 GPH drop in fuel flow, and the EGT shoots up with = a=20 noticeable loss of power.  More clicks in that direction = change=20 nothing.  No matter how many clicks I go toward the = "decrease",=20 it only takes one click back to the right to restore the = original=20 condition and more clicks to the right change nothing.
 
Am I going nuts here, or what????  I did it several = times at=20 different RPMs, etc, and always got the same sort of = results.  It=20 is like a two-position toggle marked "good/bad"!  I have = checked=20 the static timing previously, and it is right where the = instructions=20 say to put it.
 
Ideas????
 
Bill Eslick
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