X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao103.cox.net ([68.230.241.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTP id 2893618 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 May 2008 23:07:32 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.43; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080505030651.HOVM9382.fed1rmmtao103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Sun, 4 May 2008 23:06:51 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id Mf6p1Z00J1CvZmk04f6rYS; Sun, 04 May 2008 23:06:51 -0400 Message-ID: <006001c8ae5d$1007b030$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Renesis First Start Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 20:06:49 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005D_01C8AE22.635EFDF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C8AE22.635EFDF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's interesting. When I was first starting to test my rotary I had to = back the fuel pressure way down to get it to run relatively well. I'm = backed off as far as the Aeromotive regulator will go and indicating = about 33psi. Now that things are running better maybe I should try to = bump it back up a little. I think Dave Leonard told me he had to go down = on pressure as well. What is the consensus opinion? Still some little tuning issues but it's running well enough to taxi = around now. Runs great above 3000 RPM. Maybe a revisit to fuel pressure = will help. Need to find a DAR and get this thing inspected/flying! Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bobby J. Hughes=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Renesis First Start Saturday with the help of Mark Steitle I was able to start my renesis. = Had to run higher rpm's to keep to it running. Wideband O2 showed lean = at lower rpm's. Today after adjusting the fuel pressure to 42 psi (was = 30 psi) I was able to idle much lower. My Advanced Flight System EFIS\ = engine monitor fuel injector circuit is not putting out a tach signal so = no idea on the actual rpm's. Two primer clicks and it starts right up. =20 Bobby J Hughes ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C8AE22.635EFDF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That's interesting. When I was first = starting to=20 test my rotary I had to back the fuel pressure way down to get it to run = relatively well. I'm backed off as far as the Aeromotive regulator will = go and=20 indicating about 33psi. Now that things are running better maybe I = should try to=20 bump it back up a little. I think Dave Leonard told me he had to go down = on=20 pressure as well. What is the consensus opinion?
 
Still some little tuning issues but = it's running=20 well enough to taxi around now. Runs great above 3000 RPM. Maybe a = revisit=20 to fuel pressure will help.
 
Need to find a DAR and get this thing=20 inspected/flying!
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW  
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bobby J. = Hughes=20
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 5:50 = PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Renesis = First=20 Start

Saturday with the=20 help of Mark Steitle I was able to start my renesis. Had to run = higher=20 rpm's to keep to it running. Wideband O2 showed lean at lower = rpm's.=20  Today after adjusting the fuel pressure to 42 psi (was 30 psi) I = was=20 able to idle much lower. My Advanced Flight System EFIS\ engine = monitor fuel=20 injector circuit is not putting out a tach signal so no idea on = the=20 actual rpm's. Two primer clicks and it starts right up. =20
 
Bobby J=20 Hughes
 
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