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- From: jam@ee.uwm.edu (Jeff McKelvey)
- Subject: Responses from Engine troubles
- Message-ID: <1992Aug15.044459.17915@uwm.edu>
- Sender: news@uwm.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 04:44:59 GMT
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- I recently posted a question about a problem I had with an OS SF .25.
- It would run fine on the ground but after 3-5 mins in the air it would
- suffer a severe loss of power and RPM. Here is a brief list of the
- possible solutions I recieved:
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- 1) By far the most often recieved response was that there is a hole
- or leak somewhere in the fuel pickup letting in air causing the
- mixture to be too lean. I took the fuel system apart, put it in
- a tub of water and blew air into it looking for leaks but found
- none. I ran the engine on the ground and saw no air bubbles in
- the fuel line. I even shook the plane more than it would be in the
- air but still no bubbles. This was not the problem.
-
- 2) Another suggested I might have a leak in the air pressure line/tap
- from the muffler. This was not the case either.
-
- 3) Along the same lines, one person suggested that some of the bolts on
- the engine might be loose letting in air. They were so tight I could
- barely get them loose at all.
-
- 4) It was also suggested to try a smaller prop and/or a lower nitro fuel.
- Since I am using both the prop and type of fuel recommended by the
- manufacturer ( 9X6 and 10% nitro ) I feel it should be capable of
- working under these conditions.
-
- 5) Finally, I got a response from someone who had a similar problem with an
- OS engine. He made adjustments to the mixture control scew and
- needle valve simultaneously until the engine ran properly. I looked at
- the instruction manual for the carb. and it stated that in case the
- original setting of the mixture screw is moved, re-adjust by turning
- it in all the way and then 1 1/2 turns back out, make final tweaking
- from that point. As it turns out this screw was in too far (only about
- 1 turn from the closed position), causing a lean mixture I suppose.
-
- After doing the above, a couple of more questions have come up. First of
- all, what is 2 cylcing and 4 cycling? I didn't realize a 2 cycle engine
- was capable of 4 cycling. How do you tell the difference? Also, I
- noticed that the engine reaches peak RPM when the needle valve is about
- 6 turns out, from the responses I've been getting and from the manual
- this seems like a lot, is it? Should it be closer to 2 or 3?
- It's been raining here all week so I don't know how the engine works in
- the air yet but, as usual, runs great in my parking lot.
-
- Thanks again,
- Jeff
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