Al,
All my kids are now bigger and meaner than I am, but I just may be
interested in your DFLY if it really is for sale. Send me the info on it
especially if you have a picture of your kids checking the ignition
wires!).
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Al Fitzgerald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, May 25, 1998 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: DFLY: ignition confusion
>Well of course buying a DF is the best answer. Does your friend have
>children? Have one kid on each of the spark plug wires and tell them they
>are just holding them out of the way while to turn the engine over. The
kids
>that don't jump several feet in the air will be holding the defective
wires.
>Another solution, although not as much fun, is to switch the spark plug
>wires with known good ones and see if that is the problem. Then go to the
>coils and make sure they are both hot. If both sides of the electronic
>ignition are working, then switch the spark plugs around. If that does not
>solve the problem, look at the timing. Of course if the timing is correct,
>then you may have a fuel starvation problem to the cylinders. That's the
way
>I would go in checking it out. Another point to keep in mind: it is not
>recommended starting on both the mag and electronic ignition at the same
>time. The timing is not the same for both.
>
>Now if you would like to entertain the purchase of a DF I have one for
sale.
>
>
>
>
>>Ok everybody, lets start a process of elimination list about magnetoes
>>and electronic ignitions. A good freind of mine has a cozy, with both of
>>these ignitions on it. The problem is this, we tryed to start it for the
>>first time yesterday and we had all kinds of troubles, i will list the
>>problems and failed trouble shooting tips for each below, we are out of
>>ideas on what to do next so I told him I would present the problems to
>>the list and see what Ideas you guys would have:
>>
>>1.prob- engine is a 0-320 that will only run on number 1 and 4 cylinders
>> (both are closest to the prop)
>>explanation- the top of each cylinder is fired buy the light-speed
>>electronic ignition, the bottom of each is fired buy the mag. after
>>further trouble shootting we found out that the mag. is not working
>>
>>prob.- mag not working
>>
>>trouble shoot- disconnected the p-lead and started the plane then we
>>shut the electronic ign. off, and the plane shut off.the reason we did
>>this is to make sure the mag was not shorting out.
>>
>>prob.- there is two coils on the electronic ignition, one for each side
>>of the engine. each coil has two outputs, one for each cylinder. only
>>one coil was giving out spark.
>>
>>troub. shoot- we took the coils and switched them side for side. We got
>>the same results. This told us that both coils were good.
>>
>>I dont know if we are over looking somthing simple or not, and i am sure
>>that we checked the dumb stuff( i think ) so after two days of some
>>serious deppression, we are open for suggestions. I told him he should
>>sell it and buy a D-FLY but he didnt find that funny. His answer was the
>>engine is on the wrong end. Well I hope some of you have good Ideas to
>>try, If you dont feel like typing you can call or give me your number
>>and I will call you to discuss this further......thanks Brian
>
>
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