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1. 10:04 AM - Lightspeed EI Problem (Lenleg@aol.com)
2. 02:43 PM - FW: Fly In at Lake Norman Airpark - June 25 (Bill Repucci)
3. 03:39 PM - Re: Lightspeed EI Problem (Larry Bowen)
4. 06:42 PM - Re: Lightspeed EI Problem (sportav8r@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Lightspeed EI Problem |
--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: Lenleg@aol.com
Guys:
Need you help on troubleshooting a problem on my Lightspeed. I have 355
hours on my 8A and the problems started surfacing about 50 hours ago. I started
chasing the problem but was looking in the wrong direction.
RPM gauge on my Rky Mtn uMonitor was all over the place ... giving me all
sorts of varying numbers when the plane got warmed up ... talked with Rky Mtn
... checked wiring and finally rewired the plug. Nothing changed ...
At this same time ... noticed that the CHTs were indicating hotter than
normal ... no explanation ... thought that was the uMonitor also.
On runups the lighspeed seem to be a little rough but not so much that you
would not fly .. in fact ... I wondered if the rough was my imagination. The
the last couple of starts on the lighstpeed the prop stopped very quckly
after a half turn or so ... now I knew there was something going on here ...
thought it might be timing ... but that checked out dead on.
Then yesterday the Lightspeed failed completely on runup ...my rpm gauge is
connected only to the Lightspeed and not the mag on the other side ...SO it
turns out all this time with the rpm varying ... was not the gauge but the
Lightspeed ....
I have the cowl off ... checked wiring ... nothing wrong ... checked timing
... good ....??????
Klaus is out of his office until June 28 ... so I am down for a month .
HELP !!!!
Len Leggette, RV-8A
Greensboro, NC N910LL
358 hrs
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| Subject: | FW: Fly In at Lake Norman Airpark - June 25 |
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--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: "Bill Repucci" <bill@repucci.com>
FYI - looks like you guys with flying RV's will have a place to go at
the end of the month.
Bill Repucci
RV-9 Fuselage
From new EAA 309 members, Charles and Patti Littwin:
Lake Norman
Fly-In
Saturday, June 25th 2005
12:00 - till
Lake Norman Airpark (14A)
The airpark has a 3000=92 paved runway. All types of aircraft are invited
to attend. If you wish to take part in the Aircraft judging - Please
contact Charles ASAP!
Communicate on 122.80 for traffic advisories.
This event is open to the public
Event Activities:
=B7 A Fun afternoon of Aviation, Food and Mingling!!!!
=B7 Aircraft judging in 3 categories: (Call to enter yours- Trophy
awarded)
Contemporary, Vintage and Experimental
=B7 Spot Landing Contest
=B7 Young Eagles Flights for the Kids!
=B7 Meet the Inventor of
a new Sports Ball
There will be a Ball signing event and playing with the new ball
Contact:
Charles Littwin
704 -799 - 2204
caap@adelphia.net
Driving in directions: from 77, take exit 36, then150 west (2.2 miles),
right at light onto Perth Road, (=BD mile)-
Left onto Catawba Air Road. MAKE IMMEDIATE LEFT into airport. Follow
parking directions.
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| Subject: | Lightspeed EI Problem |
--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: "Larry Bowen" <Larry@BowenAero.com>
Your symptoms sound similar to some that I have experienced. Every time my
EI failed it was because the pick-up couldn't keep time with the engine. My
failure was always in the wires coming from the pickup. They would usually
test fine, until I moved them slightly, simulating the rockin'-n-rollin' of
the running Lycoming.
Try wiggling the wiring while testing it.
-
Larry Bowen
Larry@BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] On
> Behalf Of Lenleg@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:03 PM
> To: RV-8@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Lightspeed EI Problem
>
> --> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: Lenleg@aol.com
>
> Guys:
>
> Need you help on troubleshooting a problem on my Lightspeed.
> I have 355
> hours on my 8A and the problems started surfacing about 50
> hours ago. I started
> chasing the problem but was looking in the wrong direction.
>
> RPM gauge on my Rky Mtn uMonitor was all over the place ...
> giving me all sorts of varying numbers when the plane got
> warmed up ... talked with Rky Mtn ... checked wiring and
> finally rewired the plug. Nothing changed ...
>
> At this same time ... noticed that the CHTs were indicating
> hotter than normal ... no explanation ... thought that was
> the uMonitor also.
>
> On runups the lighspeed seem to be a little rough but not so
> much that you would not fly .. in fact ... I wondered if the
> rough was my imagination. The the last couple of starts on
> the lighstpeed the prop stopped very quckly after a half
> turn or so ... now I knew there was something going on here ...
> thought it might be timing ... but that checked out dead on.
>
> Then yesterday the Lightspeed failed completely on runup
> ...my rpm gauge is connected only to the Lightspeed and not
> the mag on the other side ...SO it turns out all this time
> with the rpm varying ... was not the gauge but the Lightspeed ....
>
> I have the cowl off ... checked wiring ... nothing wrong ...
> checked timing ... good ....??????
>
> Klaus is out of his office until June 28 ... so I am down for
> a month .
> HELP !!!!
>
> Len Leggette, RV-8A
> Greensboro, NC N910LL
> 358 hrs
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Lightspeed EI Problem |
--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: sportav8r@aol.com
Klaus is out of his office until June 28 ... so I am down for a month .
HELP !!!!
Len Leggette, RV-8A
Greensboro, NC N910LL
358 hrs
Oh, no you don't! You can't miss Stormy's Fly-In for a wimpy little ignition problem.
(And you better not go to Lake Norman Airpark that day, either ;-)
Fix it, Leggs!
-Stormy
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