REFLECTOR: When bad news is good!

[Scott Derrick]

How weird?  Twice?

How close are you Kurt?  This fall?  I'm hoping to fly this Wednesday or
Friday if everything co-operates. Can you believe we are getting the 
ramp  seal coated  this week! what timing!  I'm hoping they do the east
end today, which might allow me to taxi on it tomorrow if its hot enough
today.

Scott

nmflyer1 at aol.com wrote:
> Well, considering everything, that is pretty good news Scott. Keep us
> in the Loop.
>  
> My bad Velocity news for the day:  The new nose gear I bought has the
> Cant in the wrong direction (AGAIN)!  this is the second time this has
> happened. Waiting tohear from the factory what is up.
>  
> Kurt
>
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Mon, Sep 21, 2009 8:00 pm
> Subject: REFLECTOR: When bad news is good!
>
> A few days ago I was all set for first flight of new engine installation
> and other extensive rework.  Hyped up, very nervous.
>
> Gassed up, 15 a side, 40 lbs of sand on the copilot floor to move the cg
> into the sweet spot. 
>
> Taxied out to the runway, started going through the check list, got to
> the mag check, lightspeed only, no drop,  right mag only, 800 rpm drop
> sounded like sh**!!  WTF!
>
> Tried it a couple times at different rpms,  it almost died at idle on
> the mag alone.
>
> Taxied back to the hanger, put her in and closed the door.
>
> The EGT's didn't make any sense, some times #1 was cool, next run it has
> hot?   Checked timing, right on. Plugs were kinduv black but I've been
> messing with the mixture  map trying to get it right sense the original
> setup was for a turbo so was not surprised to see rich running plugs.
>
> Today I pulled the mag, what do you know,  points were fried, condenser
> was toast.  Took the points and condenser out of the mag I removed to
> make room for the lightspeed  and  was back in business!
>
> Whats the good news????
>
> This mag has been toast since just after I initially ran the engine and
> tested the mags.  Once I get the new points in it, my static RPM jumped
> up to +2200!  WooHoo!!!  Much better than the 1050-1100 I've been seeing!
>
> All this time of whining about low Static RPMs and turns out the prop
> looks to be dialed in pretty close, and it was a bad mag after all.
> Hidden behind a well running lightspeed which makes the engine run
> smooth in spite of the  almost non-existent mag.
>
> Scott
>
>
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