X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao12.cox.net ([68.230.241.27] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.4) with ESMTP id 1415895 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:39:06 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.27; envelope-from=tonyslongez@cox.net Received: from fed1wml14.mgt.cox.net ([172.18.180.10]) by fed1rmmtao12.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060922213823.OSRA26416.fed1rmmtao12.cox.net@fed1wml14.mgt.cox.net>; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:38:23 -0400 Message-ID: <921630.1158961103452.JavaMail.root@fed1wml14.mgt.cox.net> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:38:23 -0700 From: To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: It runs! Cc: Bob Darrah MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Sensitivity: Normal ---- Bob Darrah wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:38 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: It runs! > > > >> Bob > > quick question! why would it fire occasionaly in the worng spot any idea > > what would cause that? > > > > Tony > > > > Beats me, Tony, but the good news is with the coil wires spaced apart, I was > able to get a better timing reading. I had it a little fast-retarded it to > 35 degrees BTDC and it purrs like a kitten now. With no prop, it will idle > as low as 800 RPM, and smoooothe. Whew! > > And thanks, guys, for all your ideas. > > Bob Darrah > Bob That is great. I just got my iron housings back from racing Beat had them lapped and the rotor assembly was shipped today from Mazdatrix. I had them balance the whole thing. Is your motor P-port or N/A or Turbo? Are you going to use an automatic trans bell housing to mount your redrive? Tony