) (Dave was still at work). We took basic = security procedures, ie showing Jana how to use the fire estingusher. I = turned on the switches (including the now correclty mounted injector = switches), turned on the primary fuel pump, hit the starter button and = DAMN, it fired.........SCARED THE HELL out of us.......you should have = seen my two Cairn Terriers (Winston and Madison) head for the hills = (well, Houston has no hills, but y'all get the idea). We kinda looked = at each other in a mixed shock and amazement and checke that we didn't = blow anything off. We actually mixed fuel, air, compression and spark = and got combustion.....who'ed of thunk it? We waited for the portable battery charger/starter to bring the battery = back up and tried again. Switches up, Pumps on, press the starter = button......damn, it sputtered and started (after some cranking). It = started to rev really fast, or seeminly so, so I brought the throttle to = closed, which didn't stop it, so I cut the fuel pump and it stopped. Go = figure. Well, we did this a few more times, never running it too long since we = do not yet have sensors on it yet. Also, Dave got off work and came by = to join the fun. Just the fact it actually ran was great. Now that = Tracy should be getting back into town, we should be able to order the = correct sensors to replace the ones that were missplaced along the way. Not quite sure what to work on now. Obviously we will want to smooth it = out and get it to start easily. It is currently running better on B = than A. I may have inavertanly changed someting on A while messing with = it during start sessions (may need to reset A...donno yet). I think I = will now try to start to clean up the wiring so as to make it easier to = manipulate the stuff in the cabin. Righ now the panel is laying where = the front seats should be. So this may be a good starting point while = waiting for sensors that will let me know I am not ruining my new = engine. Y'all's support and words of wisdom, along with Tracy Crooks great = products it what helped make this a reality. Thanks for being there. = NOW THE REAL WORK (read that as fun) BEGINS. Dave will be posting a much more technical account soon....heck, I bet = we both rushed home so we could annouce it to the world. Thanks. All the best, Chris Velocity N17010 w/ a Rotary 13b...that actually runs. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C7A305.212008E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

It actually started. We turned it = off and it=20 started again. WAHOOOOO. But a mear wahoooo doesn't quite = express=20 the amazing feeling and sense of accomplisment of first engine start of = the 2nd=20 gen, turbo housing 13b.

David and I rebuilt it about 1.5 years = ago. =20 Dave did most the teardown, cleaning, measureing tolerance etc and we = both=20 rebuilt it following along Bruce T's video and the Haynes shop = manual. =20 Dave final install on the CC engine mount and Tracy's PSRU. I ran = the=20 wires, hoses...and the rest. A true joint effort.

We tried last night to no avail. = Turns out=20 when I wired the injector switches based on a great diagram from the = Flyrotary=20 list, the illustration stated "top" and I installed that end up with the = swithes=20 being up when on. However, when I was checking my wires this pm I = noticed=20 that power was coming through the switch when the switch was = down.....doh! =20 So, I turned them over and rechecked the rest of my wires and=20 grounds.

In a damn optomistic gesture while in a = pessimistic=20 mood, my hangar mate, Richard Sessions (who is restoring a VariEZ) and = my S/O,=20 Jana and I pushed the tale of the Velocity out the hangar door (of = course it=20 started sprinkling <g>) (Dave was still at work). We took = basic=20 security procedures, ie showing Jana how to use the fire = estingusher. I=20 turned on the switches (including the now correclty mounted injector = switches),=20 turned on the primary fuel pump, hit the starter button and DAMN, it=20 fired.........SCARED THE HELL out of us.......you should have seen my = two Cairn=20 Terriers (Winston and Madison) head for the hills (well, Houston has no = hills,=20 but y'all get the idea). We kinda looked at each other in a mixed = shock=20 and amazement and checke that we didn't blow anything off. We = actually=20 mixed fuel, air, compression and spark and got combustion.....who'ed of = thunk=20 it?

We waited for the portable battery = charger/starter=20 to bring the battery back up and tried again. Switches up, Pumps on, = press the=20 starter button......damn, it sputtered and started (after some=20 cranking). It started to rev really fast, or seeminly so, so I = brought the=20 throttle to closed, which didn't stop it, so I cut the fuel pump and it = stopped.=20 Go figure.

Well, we did this a few more times, = never running=20 it too long since we do not yet have sensors on it yet. Also, Dave got = off work=20 and came by to join the fun. Just the fact it actually ran was=20 great. Now that Tracy should be getting back into town, we should = be able=20 to order the correct sensors to replace the ones that were missplaced = along the=20 way.

Not quite sure what to work on = now. Obviously=20 we will want to smooth it out and get it to start easily. It is = currently=20 running better on B than A. I may have inavertanly changed = someting on A=20 while messing with it during start sessions (may need to reset A...donno = yet). I think I will now try to start to clean up the wiring so as = to make=20 it easier to manipulate the stuff in the cabin. Righ now the panel = is=20 laying where the front seats should be. So this may be a good = starting=20 point while waiting for sensors that will let me know I am not ruining = my new=20 engine.

Y'all's support and words of wisdom, = along with=20 Tracy Crooks great products it what helped make this a reality. = Thanks for=20 being there. NOW THE REAL WORK (read that as fun)=20 BEGINS.

Dave will be posting a much more = technical account=20 soon....heck, I bet we both rushed home so we could annouce it to the=20 world.

Thanks.

All the best,

Chris

Velocity N17010

w/ a Rotary 13b...that actually=20 runs.

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