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Old 09-18-2005 | 02:00 PM
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William Robison
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Default RE: Pump pressure setting?

[b]GN:

Expanding on Jim's notes above.

If your poor running engine peaks HS at one turn or less out I'd think the pressure was too high, I'd suppose it should be at least two turns out at peak. You have a definite advantage over most attempting to set up a pump though; you have one that runs fine. Check the HS needle on it, then set the poor runner to the same turn count and adjust the pump to get the engine to peak at the same setting. THis should put you right in the ball park, normal adjustment of the LS and HS ought to bring you home.

Note; You are learning another lesson at the same time - "Unmount, adjust, remount" - do it on a stand, not in your plane. Even if all you have is a notch in a board nailed to a stump, it's a lot better than trying it mounted in your plane.

Bill.