I am hoping not to jinx myself, however, I got my electronics back = from=20 Tracy a few days ago. I had sent them in following my latest engine = build. =20 If ya'll remember, my lasted engine build failed. due to the failed = O-ring wall=20 in a brand new intermediate plate. While waiting, I have been = cleaning up=20 my install.

Well, yesterday I reinstalled the electronics and was = able to=20 fire her up. Ok, here is the part that is significant to = me....After=20 running her for several minutes, with good coolant temps (but = considerable=20 higher oil temps....no worries yet, it is a new radiator and oil coolers = (2)=20 install and needs better ducting to the oil coolers) I shut her down AND = then=20 started her right back up.

Not a big deal to most, but the = consistent problems I have had with my engine was that after I had run = them for=20 a short while they would not restart for hours. In both the = previous=20 builds I found coolant in the rotor chambers....the second build problem = from=20 the aforementioned center plate failing (still not sure about the = first=20 build problem, other than me overheating it, running w/o load etc all in = a=20 wonderful education though mistake learning curve <g>). Coolant = would seep=20 in....or, in the case of the last build, gush in. While the engine = would=20 start initially, it got harder and harder. When this pattern = repeated is=20 when I discovered the broken center plate.

I know it may not seem = too=20 significant to most, but to me, to be able to shut her down then just = start her=20 right back up gives me a quiet joy I can't explain. Also, I went = back to=20 the hangar tonight after work, pushed out the Velocity turned on the = switches,=20 cracked the throttle about 1/3 (no priming needed....I may have been = flooding=20 her a bit before) and she fired right up again. Shut down, and the same = thing=20 again, she started right up. Such joy at such a little = event. It was=20 about 2:00 am by this time (I get off duty at 11:00pm), so I retired for = the=20 night......good thing the airport hangars are far from all homes. = Of=20 course even my rotary roar is no match for the jets (military, civilian = and=20 NASA) constantly taking off from EFD when it comes to noise, even at=20 2:00am.

NOW, perhaps, I can get to some actual progress in tuning = the=20 EC2/EM2 and trouble shooting. Wahoo. I am guessing I will = have many=20 of the concerns of those before me. Right now, it is missing a bit = and=20 some surging, but I feel I can (hopefully) get to the meat of tuning if = I can=20 get clean starts and keep the temps down while doing so. The much = larger=20 radiator/fan is helping. The oil cooler is larger than before but = I think=20 the fan for the radiator is stealing some airflow from the oil = cooler. An=20 issue I see a couple of potential solutions for. In any case, all = the=20 temps stay cooler longer than my last incarnation

Also, I am = having some=20 injector problems, but I think it should be just a simple wiring=20 problem.....possibly a good old fashion short. The primaries and=20 secondary's both have power from different sources, if I have power to = either of=20 them separately, they chatter away. however, if I turn on the = power to=20 both at the same time, they both stop. It also has wanted to stop = completely=20 when I got over about 4000 rpm (even if I do not want to take it much = higher=20 than that yet due to it still breaking in, I do know the engine should = not just=20 quit.....gee, ya think ;-). Hmmmm, time to trace wires and = connections. I=20 do not think it has anything to do with the EC/EM. Just one more = thing to=20 figure out.

Thanks for allowing me to share my latest chapter in = the=20 continuing Saga. I hope to see a lot of y'all on = Saturday.

All the=20 best,

Chris Barber
Houston