First Engine Start!
For some reason I got a bug to start the engine. I torqued the prop to 40lbs and the prop extension, put on the spinner. I pulled the plane out to the fuel pump and put 8 gals in each tank. Back in the hangar I checked the fittings and ran the boost pump until fuel flowed out of the line going to the carb. Connected the line to the carb and run the pump again until I got a fuel pressure reading.
I called Sandi at home and told her to come down... I wouldn't start it without her... kinda of a big moment.
I pushed the plane out of the hangar and crawled in. She started on the 3rd blade turn I'd say. Ran good for 20 seconds and then got real rough. Not sure what was going on, I shut down. A lot of fuel was on the bottom of the carb so I suspected that the mixture was too rich. After cleaning things up and checking over everything, I climbed back in and started her back up with the mixture pulled out half way. She fired on first blade and run great. I let her run for 2 minutes and confirmed I had oil pressure and I was getting EGT/CHT readings. I think I even recall seeing 14.4 volts on the EIS.
WOOHOO! The engine runs! Sandi recorded the 2nd run on her camera phone, so I'll post that when she gets it off her camera. It was 9:30 at night, so it looks kinda cool since it was dark out.
VIDEO: FirstStart.3g2 (Requires QuickTime to view... I haven't been able to convert it to another format.)
I called Sandi at home and told her to come down... I wouldn't start it without her... kinda of a big moment.
I pushed the plane out of the hangar and crawled in. She started on the 3rd blade turn I'd say. Ran good for 20 seconds and then got real rough. Not sure what was going on, I shut down. A lot of fuel was on the bottom of the carb so I suspected that the mixture was too rich. After cleaning things up and checking over everything, I climbed back in and started her back up with the mixture pulled out half way. She fired on first blade and run great. I let her run for 2 minutes and confirmed I had oil pressure and I was getting EGT/CHT readings. I think I even recall seeing 14.4 volts on the EIS.
WOOHOO! The engine runs! Sandi recorded the 2nd run on her camera phone, so I'll post that when she gets it off her camera. It was 9:30 at night, so it looks kinda cool since it was dark out.
VIDEO: FirstStart.3g2 (Requires QuickTime to view... I haven't been able to convert it to another format.)
