ORIGINAL: Kevin Greene
ORIGINAL: lov2flyrc
Nope.... wasn't me! Never owned a RAM engine
Maybe it was Steven Ellzey....I know he's pretty sharp with Ram engines...Care to chime in Steven???[8D]
Kevin
Hi Kevin,
I don’t think I ever put out a set of baseline settings. I really think it varies quite a bit from setup to setup. I would recommend setting the plug and gas to 40 to start with, and the start setting to 90 (I don’t remember the exact name of this one). If you are getting a light off and are trying to tune it here is my approach;
Watch EGT and RPM, you want to see the EGT go over 100 in a few seconds. If you can barely hear the light off and the temp does not come up smoothly and continuously you need to adjust the gas setting to get more gas, for your version of the ECU software I do not remember which way you go, so change it by 5 and see if it gets better. If you hear a roar shortly after light off and the temp jumps several hundred degrees in just a couple of seconds you have too much gas. After the temp goes over 100 the pump will start, continue to watch the EGT and RPM. Again you want to see both rise smoothly until you get to idle. If the EGT peaks while the RPM is still building and then drops, the start setting is too high, and conversely if the RPM hangs for a few seconds it is too low. Once the engine reaches idle look at the pulse width setting to the pump, the start setting should be about 10 – 15 below that.
If you just do not get a light off try holding a BBQ lighter behind the engines exhaust (yes, I am serious). If it still does not light you need more gas, if it does light you need more glow. If you take the plug out of the engine and hold it to the case and try to start the engine you should see it flash for half a second very brightly.
I wish I could give you a guaranteed set of settings, but I do not think they exist. Once you get a good setting you may have to tweak it a few times a year to account for average temperature, the hotter the day the less gas you need for a smooth start.
Hope this helps.
Steven