Ernest,

Have you done a compression test?

Mark

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Ernest Christley <echristley@att.net> wrote:

Yes. Fuel is definitely flowing.  And I'm getting 270rpm while cranking.

Steve Izett <steveize@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi Ernest
>
>Can you confirm you have fueling happening?
>Injectors are clicking and you can smell it?
>
>Steve Izett
>On 01/05/2012, at 11:39 AM, Ernest Christley wrote:
>
>> I had my engine running fairly well last fall.  Then I turned my
attention to propeller building, body work and priming, and buttoning up a
hundred other small tasks.
>>
>> Today, I planned to crank her up a do the first taxi test.  It would
not start.  I pulled the plugs and cleaned them. I verified spark and
timing with a light.  The closest I could get to a start was a few
backfires.  I'm getting air, fuel and spark, and all in the same propotions
as I was getting 6mos ago.  The only thing I can think that might be amiss
is that the fuel is 6mos old.
>>
>> I've heard that gas can go sour, but I've never really believed it.
 Has anyone else encountered a situation where the fuel is so old that the
engine won't light it?
>>
>> Kelly Troyer <keltro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> A highly recommended publication according to Paul Lipps of "Ellipse
>>> Propeller" fame..........Thought some
>>> of the group may find it useful or at least educational............
>>>
>>> http://www.propellersexplained.com/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kelly Troyer
>>> Dyke Delta_"Eventually"
>>> 13B_RD1C_EC2_EM2
>>
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