X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from omta.toronto.rmgopenwave.com ([4.59.182.110] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTP id 4321119 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 May 2010 18:36:31 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=4.59.182.110; envelope-from=lacombr@nbnet.nb.ca Received: from torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com ([142.167.95.229]) by tormtz04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20100520223556.DRSY2479.tormtz04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com> for ; Thu, 20 May 2010 18:35:56 -0400 Received: from PCdeRita ([142.167.95.229]) by torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com with SMTP id <20100520223556.EEUV7396.torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@PCdeRita> for ; Thu, 20 May 2010 18:35:56 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Rino" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] fuel injection Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 19:34:31 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_009A_01CAF853.7834F130" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18197 X-Opwv-CommTouchExtSvcRefID: str=0001.0A020203.4BF5B94C.0197,ss=1,fgs=0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009A_01CAF853.7834F130 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had the secondary injectors flood the engine during ground testing. = It was caused by a short to ground, a wire got pinched between an intake = manifold runner and the top of the engine so it grounded the injectors = and produced a continous flow. =20 Rino Lacombe ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 10:51 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel injection Tracy, this morning I got the Tailwind out for the first flight, = started it up and every thing looked like a go, the wind has finally = subsided. Went to the house to tell my wife and went out to go. On = start up the engine was flooding bad, so I shut of the primary and = secondary injector switches and the engine leaned out enough to stay = running. From past posts it is my understanding that the injectors are = activated by the ground, is this correct. This is the same way it acted = last fall when I changed the injectors, some thing is causing them to = stay open, apparently when things get up to temperature and it sits for = a short period of time. The wiring harness is one of Bob Whites and is = wired according to his diagram, which I have checked several times. I = noticed that the mixture and program knobs do not function with the = injectors switches off. If I pull the fuse to the fuel injection system, can I fly on the = Weber carb, it runs well with it. If I can get the 40 hrs flown off, = maybe I can get it down to Mason and have David check it out, as is = beyond my capabilities. JohnD ------=_NextPart_000_009A_01CAF853.7834F130 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I had the secondary injectors flood the = engine=20 during ground testing.  It was caused by a short to ground, a wire = got=20 pinched between an intake manifold runner and the top of the engine so = it=20 grounded the injectors and produced a continous flow.  =
 
Rino Lacombe
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 = 10:51=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] fuel = injection

Tracy, this morning I got the = Tailwind out for=20 the first flight, started it up and every thing looked like a go, the = wind has=20 finally subsided.  Went to the house to tell my wife and went out = to=20 go.  On start up the engine was flooding bad, so I shut of the = primary=20 and secondary injector switches and the engine leaned out enough to = stay=20 running.  From past posts it is my understanding that the = injectors are=20 activated by the ground, is this correct.  This is the same way = it acted=20 last fall when I changed the injectors, some thing is causing them to = stay=20 open, apparently when things get up to temperature and it sits for a = short=20 period of time.  The wiring harness is one of Bob Whites and is = wired=20 according to his diagram, which I have checked several times.  I = noticed=20 that the mixture and program knobs do not function with the = injectors=20 switches off.
 
If I pull the fuse to the fuel = injection system,=20 can I fly on the Weber carb, it runs well with it.  If I can get = the 40=20 hrs flown off, maybe I can get it down to Mason and have David = check it=20 out, as is beyond my capabilities. =20 JohnD
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