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 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4363293 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:45:07 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.43; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20100619154431.GPKX20088.fed1rmmtao103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:44:31 -0400 Received: from willsPC ([174.66.165.141]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id XrkU1e00D33Mw6603rkWmB; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:44:30 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=k7jaaYEQcGvX9B5M6EktEjGqY4ZZqDlHZMKZmLX9HhA= c=1 sm=1 a=mI6YO6ZdSLUA:10 a=YndN1mfUGc/ekvXaxFpSiw==:17 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=3oc9M9_CAAAA:8 a=YiT3MUKHpKklv6G3aM8A:9 a=_7v4BMr2iuK8Ysu9EroA:7 a=LbGEcqCnBQun7eY_lf9xotPURmUA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=U8Ie8EnqySEA:10 a=glYVDZ00AAAA:8 a=fVx2epoZRSD-hMV6nFMA:9 a=7oaBIlC71tNKIf8iTJ8A:7 a=IdqA5YxhN-ea8biE05FJQBIFkk4A:4 a=XCwpvLtFMdsA:10 a=YndN1mfUGc/ekvXaxFpSiw==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet.... Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:44:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01CB0F8B.A17A9FF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01CB0F8B.A17A9FF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris, Ironic that the subject line is quiet..... I daresay, it wasn't quiet in = the Houston area at 2AM when you ran up your engine to 6300!! I'd = probably end up waking half the population of suburban San Diego if I = did that. Glad you are making progress. I'm not making any. Summer is the peak of = the soaring season and RV/rotary stuff takes a distant back seat to = glider tweaking/flying. Mike Wills From: Chris Barber=20 Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:22 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet.... I am such a rotary geek....but I really dislike the list being this = quiet. I am a junkie to this place. Anyway, I have been making progress....since I am not going to Osh. = Next year, surely....one year I will be right????? I made brackets for and secured my intercooler under my engine. I also = made a plenum to the intercooler to direct air and secured some scat and = ceet hoses to it. =20 I also wired in some temperature activated switches for the oil and = coolant fans. =20 The fuel return hose was originally a long return line to the cool side = of the engine, routed under the engine. I do not remember why we chose = this route, however, I re-did all of this to a much, much more direct = and hopefully better set up. I couldn't wait to go and start it again. I broke one of the cardinal = rules of homebuilding by changing more than one thing at a time. = HOWEVER, I pushed her out of the hangar and low and behold she started = right up and ran smooth just like it did a week or two again. Wahoo = (tentatively). Ran her up to 6300 rpm at 34 MP with the prop full fine = (45 degrees if IIRC) on the IVO. Those temps really sore at WOT but was = able to keep it up for a short bit...it was "only" 80 degrees out (about = 2 am in Houston). As I have stated, it will idle all day long, even at = 100 OAT and stays pretty cool, but goes up fast with power. I hope to get out there most the day (hopefully) tomorrow. This was = fun....even if not at Osh. Chris Barber Houston, GSOT -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf = of DLOMHEIM@aol.com [DLOMHEIM@aol.com] Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 10:09 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Quiet.... I think many folks are busily mission planning their flight to OSH this = year... I sadly have no time to work on my 9A project since I am swimming pool = and landscaping boy this summer...can't wait til winter again! doug lomheim 9A OK city ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01CB0F8B.A17A9FF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Chris,
 
Ironic that the subject line is = quiet..... I=20 daresay, it wasn=92t quiet in the Houston area at 2AM when you ran up = your engine=20 to 6300!! I'd probably end up waking half the population of suburban San = Diego=20 if I did that.
 
Glad you are making progress. I'm not = making any.=20 Summer is the peak of the soaring season and RV/rotary stuff takes a = distant=20 back seat to glider tweaking/flying.
 
Mike Wills

Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:22 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet....

I am such a rotary geek....but I really dislike the list being this = quiet.  I am a junkie to this place.
 
Anyway, I have been making progress....since I am not going to = Osh. =20 Next year, surely....one year I will be right?????
 
I made brackets for and secured  my intercooler = under my=20 engine.  I also made a plenum to the intercooler to direct air and = secured=20 some scat and ceet hoses to it. 
 
I also wired in some temperature activated switches for = the oil=20 and coolant fans. 
 
The fuel return hose was originally a long return line to the cool = side of=20 the engine, routed under the engine.  I do not remember why we = chose this=20 route, however, I re-did all of this to a much, much more direct and = hopefully=20 better set up.
 
I couldn't wait to go and start it again.  I broke one of the = cardinal=20 rules of homebuilding by changing more than one thing at a time.  = HOWEVER,=20 I pushed her out of the hangar and low and behold she started right up = and ran=20 smooth just like it did a week or two again.  Wahoo=20 (tentatively).  Ran her up to 6300 rpm at 34 MP with the = prop full=20 fine (45 degrees if IIRC) on the IVO.  = Those=20 temps really sore at WOT but was able to keep it up = for a=20 short bit...it was "only" 80 degrees out (about 2 am in=20 Houston).  As I have stated, it will idle all day long, even at 100 = OAT and=20 stays pretty cool, but goes up fast with power.
 
I hope to get out there most the day (hopefully) tomorrow.  = This was=20 fun....even if not at Osh.
 
Chris Barber
Houston, GSOT
From: Rotary motors in aircraft = [flyrotary@lancaironline.net]=20 on behalf of DLOMHEIM@aol.com [DLOMHEIM@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, = June=20 18, 2010 10:09 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject:=20 [FlyRotary] Quiet....

I think many folks are busily mission planning their flight = to OSH=20 this year...
 
I sadly have no time to work on my 9A project since=20 I am swimming pool and landscaping boy this = summer...can't wait=20 til winter again!
 
doug lomheim
9A OK city 
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