I got a real bug last night to start my engine... wasn't really planned. I didn't get to the airport until 8ish. I torqued the prop bolts and installed the spinner. Pulled the plane out to the fuel pump and put 8gals in each tank and towed her back into the hangar. I called the wife and told her to come quick as I was going to start it up. I checked for fuel flow using the aux fuel pump into a gas can and then double-checked all the fittings. I ran the pump again with the line connected until I got a fuel pressure reading.
Sandi arrived so we pushed it out on the ramp. I hoped in and gave it a whirl... away she went on about the 3rd blade! Ran really good for maybe 20-30 seconds and then got real rough. I shutdown to investigate and found fuel on the bottom of the carb. I suspected the mixture was probably not set correctly and was running to rich. I cleaned up the fuel and then checked for leaks elsewhere.
I hoped back in and after changing the tach setting on the EIS (was reading 3,000+ rpm on first start) I started it back up with the mixture about half way in. She ran much better this time..... I let her run for 2 minutes or so and confirmed oil pressure/temp and also that I was getting EGT/CHT readings. On shut down, she didn't really want to stop running... again, I think the mixture isn't set right.
So I got to practive my RV grin! Pretty cool to have it running. My wife caught the 2nd run on her Treo video phone... you can view here. (You'll need Quicktime.... it's in a weird format.)
I'll do some more investigating into the carb issue and then run it a bit longer and do a mag check. I'm getting closer.... first flight before end of month?
Sandi arrived so we pushed it out on the ramp. I hoped in and gave it a whirl... away she went on about the 3rd blade! Ran really good for maybe 20-30 seconds and then got real rough. I shutdown to investigate and found fuel on the bottom of the carb. I suspected the mixture was probably not set correctly and was running to rich. I cleaned up the fuel and then checked for leaks elsewhere.
I hoped back in and after changing the tach setting on the EIS (was reading 3,000+ rpm on first start) I started it back up with the mixture about half way in. She ran much better this time..... I let her run for 2 minutes or so and confirmed oil pressure/temp and also that I was getting EGT/CHT readings. On shut down, she didn't really want to stop running... again, I think the mixture isn't set right.
So I got to practive my RV grin! Pretty cool to have it running. My wife caught the 2nd run on her Treo video phone... you can view here. (You'll need Quicktime.... it's in a weird format.)
I'll do some more investigating into the carb issue and then run it a bit longer and do a mag check. I'm getting closer.... first flight before end of month?