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Wed May 18 21:01:13 CDT 2011
thirty minutes after landing.
The engine will turn to it's first compression stroke then stop. After three
or four try's I'll just have to
wait thirty minutes, then the engine will turnover and start within one or
two power stroke/s.
This is annoying if you just want to make a quick fuel stop.
I have replaced the Concord 35x with an Odyssey PC1200MJT 40AH battery 1200
Amp. starting current
with the same result. I have placed another Odyssey 960 battery behind the
rear left seat, and wired it
so it parallels the front battery when the starter is engaged, still same
problem. A year or so ago, some
one on the reflector suggested replacing the starter with a ford part
number. I did that, still same problem.
The plane was originally wired with #2 wire, all connectors were power
crimped, the connectors to and
from the contractors are cleaned, treated and re tightened at each annual. I
realize that the Franklin has
10.5:1 compression and when hot, can actually be slightly more, but my BMW
M5 engine is also 10.5:1
compression and the same battery spins the engine very fast hot or cold.
Could the problem be that the
starter is being heat soaked, which reduces it's efficiency? Is anyone else
experiencing this problem?
BTW: I tried a Skytek starter which broke on the first start. it went into
the garbage.
--
Mike W.
1997 Velocity Elite RG
Franklin /IVO Electric CS
Dual GRT EFIS HX Synthetic Vision
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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I had the same problem, I called skytec and told me to send it back. =
They checked and found it to need a rebuilding. Now it spinds the =
Franklin soo fast I have to let off to see if its =
running<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] <b>On =
Behalf Of </b>Michael Watson<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 18, 2011 =
3:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> Reflector<br><b>Subject:</b> REFLECTOR: Franklin =
Will not turnover when hot<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>To all =
Franklin powered Velocity owners.<br><br>From new, I have always had a =
problem starting the engine within ten to thirty minutes after =
landing.<br>The engine will turn to it's first compression stroke then =
stop. After three or four try's I'll just have to<br>wait thirty =
minutes, then the engine will turnover and start within one or two power =
stroke/s.<br>This is annoying if you just want to make a quick fuel =
stop. <br clear=3Dall><br>I have replaced the Concord 35x with an =
Odyssey PC1200MJT 40AH battery 1200 Amp. starting current<br>with the =
same result. I have placed another Odyssey 960 battery behind the =
rear left seat, and wired it<br>so it parallels the front battery when =
the starter is engaged, still same problem. A year or so ago, =
some<br>one on the reflector suggested replacing the starter with a ford =
part number. I did that, still same problem.<br><br>The plane was =
originally wired with #2 wire, all connectors were power crimped, the =
connectors to and<br>from the contractors are cleaned, treated and re =
tightened at each annual. I realize that the Franklin has<br>10.5:1 =
compression and when hot, can actually be slightly more, but my BMW M5 =
engine is also 10.5:1<br>compression and the same battery spins the =
engine very fast hot or cold. Could the problem be that the<br>starter =
is being heat soaked, which reduces it's efficiency? Is anyone =
else experiencing this problem?<br><br>BTW: I tried a Skytek =
starter which broke on the first start. it went into the garbage. <br>-- =
<br>Mike W.<br>1997 Velocity Elite RG<br>Franklin /IVO Electric =
CS<br>Dual GRT EFIS HX Synthetic =
Vision<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>
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