X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3755733 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:30:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.123; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta01.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090713162959501.BYOG21440@cdptpa-omta01.mail.rr.com> for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:29:59 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Oly's report on accident Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:30:03 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0025_01CA03B5.A5CED540" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Thread-Index: AcoD0qY1KLe+HbNqS2OWQ/M+u2ssFgABDACg Message-Id: <20090713162959501.BYOG21440@cdptpa-omta01.mail.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CA03B5.A5CED540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ok, Bill - you lost me. Must admit my carburetor knowledge is a bit on the skimpy side. However, in the carburetors I recall - when the float level was high in the bow that meant there was lots of fuel in the bowl, when the float level was low in the bowl the fuel was also. Am I confused or did you "misspeak" {:>)? Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of wrjjrs@aol.com Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:56 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oly's report on accident 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 _____ A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CA03B5.A5CED540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ok, Bill – you lost me.  = Must admit my carburetor knowledge is a bit on the skimpy = side.

 

However, in the carburetors I = recall – when the float level was high in the bow that meant there was lots of = fuel in the bowl, when the float level was low in the bowl the fuel was = also.  Am I confused or did you “misspeak” = {:>)?

 

Ed

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of wrjjrs@aol.com
Sent: Monday, July 13, = 2009 11:56 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Oly's report on accident

 

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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> Internal Virus Database is out of date. 
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