Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3144296 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Apr 2004 16:48:49 -0500 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i33Lmks2001578 for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2004 16:48:47 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001201c419c5$7490e0c0$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: O2 / EM2 problems. Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 16:48:52 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4199B.8B7F2F50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4199B.8B7F2F50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 10:42 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: O2 / EM2 problems. > So we moved back the injectors to the "muffler" side of the engine,=20 > taking extra precaution to heat shield the fuel system and to route=20 > any possible leak away from the hot muffler or turbo. It made a = world=20 > of a difference. BSFC dropped down very sensibly, the engine worked = > much better, especially in transients, =20 > Francois Badoux=20 Thanks for all the additional comments. The negative points are = certainly mounting against "Paul's" intake (notice how I give him full = credit now ). At this point, I am burning a lot more fuel than = Tracy, but now that I have a working O2 sensor, we'll see what I can do = about that today. I've already mentally conceded to a rev-2.1, which = will consist of a new intake, but I'll certainly fly this one for a = while, to see how it works out. =20 Cheers, Rusty (catching up to Ed with intake configurations) But still a ways to go {:>) Ed ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4199B.8B7F2F50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 = 10:42=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: O2 / = EM2=20 problems.

> So=20 we moved back the injectors to the "muffler" side of the engine,=20

> taking extra = precaution to=20 heat shield the fuel system and to route

> any possible leak = away from=20 the hot muffler or turbo.  It made a world

> of a = difference.  BSFC=20 dropped down very sensibly, the engine worked

> much better, = especially in=20 transients,  

 

 > = Francois=20 Badoux 

 

Thanks for all=20 the additional comments.  The negative points are certainly = mounting=20 against "Paul's" intake (notice how I give him full credit now=20 <g>).   At this=20 point, I am burning a lot more fuel than Tracy, but now that I = have a=20 working O2 sensor, we'll see what I can do about that today.  = I've=20 already mentally conceded to a rev-2.1, which will consist of a new = intake,=20 but I'll certainly fly this one for a while, to see how it works = out. =20

 

Cheers,

Rusty (catching up to Ed with intake=20 configurations)

 

 But still a=20 ways to go {:>)

 

Ed

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