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CHris... if any of the phone video's came out, try to upload em. The 
only one I have is of some cranking, some pops and a cheering section.

Dave

Christopher Barber wrote:

>Yep, Bob, that is the one.  Thanks for the diagram....except for my little
>misreading, it was of great help.  I usually use switches "up" for on and
>that is what my little ol' mind was thinking.  Thaks again.  It contributed
>to a GREAT day.
>
>All the best,
>
>Chris
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bob White" <rlwhite@comcast.net>
>To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:39 PM
>Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: It is ALIVE!!! First Start in Houston
>
>
>  
>
>>Congratulations Dave and Chris.  Brings back memories of my first
>>engine start.  Are the switches you had to turn over the injector
>>disable switches?  If that was my diagram, up is for _disable_ and down
>>is for run!  As long as they work the way you want that's the way to
>>wire them. :)
>>
>>Bob W.
>>
>>
>>On Wed, 30 May 2007 22:10:06 -0500
>>"Christopher Barber" <CBarber@TexasAttorney.net> wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>Oh, and for those playing along, we did install the check valve properly
>>>      
>>>
><g>.  So far only a minor oil leak from a plug in the engine Dave thinks he
>may have just snugged in by hand and forgot to tell me to get back to and a
>small coolent leak on a temporay hose connection.  Really, really small in
>both cases....almost non issues.  FWIW.
>  
>
>>>Thanks again for y'all's support and well wishes.
>>>
>>>All the best,
>>>
>>>Chris
>>>Houston, Texas
>>>Ellington Field (EFD)
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>  From: Christopher Barber
>>>  To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>>>  Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:54 PM
>>>  Subject: [FlyRotary] It is ALIVE!!! First Start in Houston
>>>
>>>
>>>  It actually started.  We turned it off and it started again.
>>>      
>>>
>WAHOOOOO.  But a mear wahoooo doesn't quite express the amazing feeling and
>sense of accomplisment of first engine start of the 2nd gen, turbo housing
>13b.
>  
>
>>>  David and I rebuilt it about 1.5 years ago.  Dave did most the
>>>      
>>>
>teardown, cleaning, measureing tolerance etc and we both rebuilt it
>following along Bruce T's video and the Haynes shop manual.  Dave final
>install on the CC engine mount and Tracy's PSRU.  I ran the wires,
>hoses...and the rest.  A true joint effort.
>  
>
>>>  We tried last night to no avail.  Turns out when I wired the injector
>>>      
>>>
>switches based on a great diagram from the Flyrotary list, the illustration
>stated "top" and I installed that end up with the swithes being up when on.
>However, when I was checking my wires this pm I noticed that power was
>coming through the switch when the switch was down.....doh!  So, I turned
>them over and rechecked the rest of my wires and grounds.
>  
>
>>>  In a damn optomistic gesture while in a pessimistic mood, my hangar
>>>      
>>>
>mate, Richard Sessions (who is restoring a VariEZ) and my S/O, Jana and I
>pushed the tale of the Velocity out the hangar door (of course it started
>sprinkling <g>) (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.
>>>      
>>>
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