Return-Path: Received: from [66.184.150.210] (HELO IPOfCard1.guest-tek.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with ESMTP id 85534 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 May 2004 09:21:56 -0400 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([172.17.3.52]) by IPOfCard1.guest-tek.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id i4NDI9S14014 for ; Sun, 23 May 2004 08:18:10 -0500 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Two problems solved, 2 more pop up... Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 09:21:57 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C440A7.64F01BF0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C440A7.64F01BF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageDave, Does anyone have an idea about how hot I can let the fiberglass get? Depends on the epoxy you used. MGS 335 can get to about 175. I have a coolant level inspection door at the top of the cowl. I open that after shutdown and all the heat comes out. New Problem: RMI tach no good. According to my RMI engine monitor I have about 4300 RPM at 24 MAP. At 29 MAP I still only have about 4500 RPM and at 35 MAP I am still at 4500 RPM static. I dont buy it because it sure sounds different (faster). I have similar issues with my Tiny Tach. I plan on running an automotive tach using the EC2 output and the pulse divider gizmo Todd Bartrim sent me a while back. Old problem still not fixed: Low RPM: to keep it running it needs to be rich, so much that I billow smoke down 400 yrds of hangars. It comes out in billows every 2-3 seconds. Above 2200 RPM there are no problems (never were). That's different. I'm overrich too, and I have 550s also. But no pulsing, just black soot. I'm planning on bringing the range down with mode 3 next time I run the engine. > 2200 RPM will have to be the idle speed. You'd never get it back down without shutting off the engine :( John (stuck up here (MS) wishing I was down there (FL)) Maybe we should all have our own colors. I'll take fuschia. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C440A7.64F01BF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Dave,
Does anyone have=20 an idea about how hot I can let the fiberglass get?   
Depends on the epoxy you used. MGS 335 can = get to about=20 175.
I have a coolant level = inspection=20 door at the top of the cowl. I open that after shutdown and all the heat = comes=20 out.
 
New = Problem: RMI=20 tach no good.  According to my RMI engine monitor I have about 4300 = RPM at=20 24 MAP.  At 29 MAP I still only have about 4500 RPM and at 35 MAP I = am=20 still at 4500 RPM static.  I dont buy it because it sure sounds = different=20 (faster).   
I have similar issues with my Tiny = Tach.  I plan=20 on running an automotive tach using the EC2 output and the pulse divider = gizmo=20 Todd Bartrim sent me a while back.
 
Old = problem still=20 not fixed:  Low RPM: to keep it running it needs to be rich, so = much that I=20 billow smoke down 400 yrds of hangars.  It comes out in billows = every 2-3=20 seconds.  Above 2200 RPM there are no problems (never=20 were).   
That's different. I'm overrich too, and I = have 550s=20 also. But no pulsing, just black soot. I'm planning on bringing the = range down=20 with mode 3 next time I run the engine.
 
 >  2200 RPM will have = to be the=20 idle speed. 
You'd never=20 get it back down without shutting off the engine=20 :( 
 
John=20 (stuck up here (MS) wishing I was down there = (FL))
Maybe=20 we should all have our own colors. I'll take=20 fuschia.
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