X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3755650 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:57:37 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from imo-ma04.mx.aol.com (imo-ma04.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.139]) by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN1-24a5b59396f; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:41 -0400 Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-ma04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v40_r1.5.) id q.d1d.4c3253b9 (37529) for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-dc03.mx.aol.com (smtprly-dc03.mx.aol.com [205.188.170.3]) by cia-mb01.mx.aol.com (v124.15) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMB012-d3c04a5b59261fc; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:35 -0400 Received: from mblk-d42 (mblk-d42.mblk.aol.com [205.188.212.226]) by smtprly-dc03.mx.aol.com (v124.15) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDC038-d3c04a5b59261fc; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:22 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oly's report on accident Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:22 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 64.12.78.139 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: wrjjrs@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CBD1E99A7FE3DC_115C_3CF7_mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 43735-STANDARD Received: from 66.253.96.220 by mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com (205.188.212.226) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:22 -0400 Message-Id: <8CBD1E99A765A7C-115C-1DF1@mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO ----------MB_8CBD1E99A7FE3DC_115C_3CF7_mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Finn, Running Carburetors if the float level is too high, and therefore the fuel level too low, it can prevent the vacuum from raising the fuel enough to keep the engine running. This is less common than the FUEL level being too HIGH which will cause the engine to go rich when the throttle is closed. I see the rich condition far more often. Bill Jepson -----Original Message----- From: Finn Lassen To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Sat, Jul 11, 2009 4:24 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oly's report on accident Too high? Now that's a new one. Please explain.? ? Finn? ? Al Gietzen wrote:? > I sometimes would have the engine quit > after pulling back on the power while crossing midfield coming in a full > speed from the beach to land at Clearwater airpark? > -------------------------? > Did you ever check the carburetor float levels? Engine dying after pulling? > the power is a symptom of too high a float level.? >? > Just a thought,? >? > Al? >? >? > --? > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/? > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------? >? >? > Internal Virus Database is out of date.? > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.13.2/2214 - Release Date: 7/2/2009 5:54 AM? >? > ? --? Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/? Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html? ----------MB_8CBD1E99A7FE3DC_115C_3CF7_mblk-d42.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Finn,
Running Carburetors if the float level is too high, and therefore the fuel level too low, it can prevent the vacuum from raising the fuel enough to keep the engine running. This is less common than the FUEL level being too HIGH which will cause the engine to go rich when the throttle is closed. I see the rich condition far more often.
Bill Jepson


-----Original Message-----
From: Finn Lassen <finn.lassen@verizon.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sat, Jul 11, 2009 4:24 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oly's report on accident

Too high? Now that's a new one. Please explain. 
 
Finn 
 
Al Gietzen wrote: 
> I sometimes would have the engine quit > after pulling back on the power while crossing midfield coming in a full > speed from the beach to land at Clearwater airpark 
> ------------------------- 
> Did you ever check the carburetor float levels? Engine dying after pulling 
> the power is a symptom of too high a float level. 
> 
> Just a thought, 
> 
> Al 
> 
> 
> -- 
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> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html 
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> 
> 
> Internal Virus Database is out of date. 
> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.13.2/2214 - Release Date: 7/2/2009 5:54 AM 
> 
>  
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