Original Posted By: H RULE
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Re: Pietenpol-List: engine run up
Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
Brought my wings to the airstrip but left the fuse in my workshop to do someengine runups at home, close by my tools. The engine has 14hrs in the teststand, but this was the first time running in the fuselage. With one inchof snow on the ground, and temps in the high twenties, it was a bit nippy,but she started right off and purred along beautifully. Am trying anAerocarb, and have about three hours on it. So far I really like it. Seemslike the sticky slide bugs and fuel leaking have been worked out, but we'llsee. With this type of carb, one does have to be careful about switchingoff the fuel or it'll sit there and drip eventually. However, having twomoving parts and no venturi or butterfly valve to ice up are big plusses inmy book. But, we'll see... so far, so good. If it doesn't work out, I'llgo back to the weber which has been bomb-proof.Hopefully will get the fuse to the airport now in a couple of weeks and puther together for the final time, do some ground runs, debugging and get Mr.Frank down here to do the honors as soon as the weather cooporates.Fun stuff!Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: engine run upDate: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:52:28 -0500
Brought my wings to the airstrip but left the fuse in my workshop to do someengine runups at home, close by my tools. The engine has 14hrs in the teststand, but this was the first time running in the fuselage. With one inchof snow on the ground, and temps in the high twenties, it was a bit nippy,but she started right off and purred along beautifully. Am trying anAerocarb, and have about three hours on it. So far I really like it. Seemslike the sticky slide bugs and fuel leaking have been worked out, but we'llsee. With this type of carb, one does have to be careful about switchingoff the fuel or it'll sit there and drip eventually. However, having twomoving parts and no venturi or butterfly valve to ice up are big plusses inmy book. But, we'll see... so far, so good. If it doesn't work out, I'llgo back to the weber which has been bomb-proof.Hopefully will get the fuse to the airport now in a couple of weeks and puther together for the final time, do some ground runs, debugging and get Mr.Frank down here to do the honors as soon as the weather cooporates.Fun stuff!Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: engine run upDate: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:52:28 -0500
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Original Posted By: Ken Howe