---------------------------------------------------------- Commander-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 05/26/10: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:31 PM - Rotax First Engine Start (John Fasching) 2. 01:46 PM - Re: Rotax First Engine Start (craig kennedy) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:31:54 PM PST US From: "John Fasching" Subject: Commander-List: Rotax First Engine Start I fired up the Rotax 912 ULS on my Van's RV-12 for a few moments this morning....it started right up...with throttle at full closed could not get rpm down to the 1800 or so I wanted at 'idle' it would not go less than 3,470 rpm so I shut it down and left it for tomorrow...family responsibilities only let me work on the plane for a few hours each day....a quick peek through the oil door at the right carb didn't show anything obvious, so I will have to await tomorrow to do some trouble shooting....I fully suspect some sort of carb problem...I recall carefully setting the controls and the stops when I installed the engine, but something isn't quite right. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:46:19 PM PST US From: craig kennedy Subject: Re: Commander-List: Rotax First Engine Start Cool. I use one of those in my Commander Tug! ;-) ________________________________ From: John Fasching Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 1:15:38 PM Subject: Commander-List: Rotax First Engine Start I fired up the Rotax 912 ULS on my Van's RV-12 for a few moments this morning....it started right up...with throttle at full closed could not get rpm down to the 1800 or so I wanted at 'idle' it would not go less than 3,470 rpm so I shut it down and left it for tomorrow...family responsibilities only let me work on the plane for a few hours each day....a quick peek through the oil door at the right carb didn't show anything obvious, so I will have to await tomorrow to do some trouble shooting....I fully suspect some sort of carb problem...I recall carefully setting the controls and the stops when I installed the engine, but something isn't quite right. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message commander-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Commander-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/commander-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/commander-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.