Return-Path: Received: from fed1mtao06.cox.net ([68.6.19.125] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3143598 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Apr 2004 02:09:14 -0500 Received: from BigAl ([68.107.116.221]) by fed1mtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040403070905.DZVH2450.fed1mtao06.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2004 02:09:05 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Rusty's O2 / EM2 problems. Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 23:09:13 -0800 Message-ID: <000501c4194a$91695450$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C41907.83461450" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C41907.83461450 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit . >haven't heard from John, have we No, but Tracy & Ed have. I spoke to them both at length today trying to figure out why my engine won't start. Difficult for them to contribute from long distance, but I got some good ideas and things to try. Thanks guys. Good news is that I spent most of the past 2 days getting some Cozy time with Paul Conner in Dan Crugers Cozy IV. So, once I can get mine running right, I should be able to fly it without hurting myself. We did one high speed taxi test in mine, but aborted just before lift off. Bottom line with my engine seems to be that, unlike me, its VERY VERY rich. You can't use mode 3 with the engine off, and it won't start. :( Any ideas? Wild guesses? Ah-h-h; turn off the 'cold start' switch? Seriously; you might want to check that circuit to see if somehow it is always on. If you wired in the injector disable switches, check that circuit, because turning off either set doubles the pulse width to the others. Make sure that circuit isn't always closed. Al ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C41907.83461450 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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>haven't heard from John, have we

 

No, but Tracy & Ed have. I spoke to them both at length today trying = to

figure out why my engine won't start. Difficult for them to contribute = from

long distance, but I got some good ideas and things to try. Thanks = guys.

 

Good news is that I spent most of the past 2 days getting some Cozy = time

with Paul Conner in Dan Crugers Cozy IV. So, once I can get mine = running

right, I should be able to fly it without hurting myself. We did one = high

speed taxi test in mine, but aborted just before lift off.

 

Bottom line with my engine seems to be that, unlike me, its VERY VERY = rich.

You can't use mode 3 with the engine off, and it won't start. = :(

 

Any ideas?

Wild guesses?

 

Ah-h-h; turn = off the ‘cold start’ switch?  Seriously; you might want to check that = circuit to see if somehow it is always on.  If you wired in the injector = disable switches, check that circuit, because turning off either set doubles the = pulse width to the others.  Make sure that circuit isn’t always = closed.

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Al

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