[NSRCA-discussion] YS-160 setting

vicenterc at comcast.net vicenterc at comcast.net
Fri Mar 9 05:02:19 AKST 2007


Hi Troy,

I am going to start to use two YS 160 for this season.  Could you give me general recomendations how to start, break-in and adjust these engines?  Probably, you have already the information in the opinion groups so just let me have the link.

With my best regards,

--
Vicente "Vince" Bortone

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From: "Troy A. Newman" <troy_newman at msn.com> 

> 18.1-10 is good on the 160's I don't like the W version in Arizona on the 
> 160. 
> 
> Now the wide version is the SNIZZLE on the 170 in AZ with the Adventure or 
> the Astral XXc, 
> 
> try the W in that thick FL air. I bet it will be better than the regular 
> version. 
> 
> I turn will turn the 18.1-10 about 8400 on the 160 and this is loud, will 
> not make noise. But We have been playing with the props and some 
> re-discovered, old techniques and I can get to run really quiet at about 
> 8100 and it makes noise easily and has way more punch than anything else I 
> have seen or flown. 
> 
> The issue now is not power. The issue is grunt and pulling the model through 
> tough things like the "S" without needing high speed and yet digs the model 
> out of the hole on upline snaps and through windy conditions on the backs of 
> turnarounds downwind and so on. The time where you need the energy, yet the 
> model is not going to be acerbating up to Mach 2. 
> 
> Troy 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "JShulman" 
> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" 
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:14 PM 
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] YS-160 setting 
> 
> 
> > What prop? And that's in that thin, dry air. 
> > 
> > Regards, 
> > Jason 
> > www.jasonshulman.com 
> > www.shulmanaviation.com 
> > www.composite-arf.com 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org 
> > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Troy A. 
> > Newman 
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:57 PM 
> > To: NSRCA Mailing List 
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] YS-160 setting 
> > 
> > 
> > By the way on my Astral XXc I'm getting 14-15 mins out of a 20oz tank. I 
> > can 
> > fly a complete P and Complete F. If I try 2 P's I get to the loops and it 
> > gets an air bubble.... 
> > 
> > Troy 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "JShulman" 
> > To: "NSRCA Mailing List" 
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:44 PM 
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] YS-160 setting 
> > 
> > 
> >> Thanks Troy for my answer. Hope everyone out there got what they needed 
> >> out 
> >> of that detailed part before the answer ;) I'll report back tomorrow. or 
> >> have to replace the motor...lol. 
> >> 
> >> Regards, 
> >> Jason 
> >> www.jasonshulman.com 
> >> www.shulmanaviation.com 
> >> www.composite-arf.com 
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message----- 
> >> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org 
> >> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Troy A. 
> >> Newman 
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:34 PM 
> >> To: NSRCA Mailing List 
> >> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] YS-160 setting 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Jas, 
> >> 
> >> lean the pump a little bit about 1/4 turn and see if the motor starts to 
> >> go 
> >> lean in the transition. 
> >> The way this engine works is the pump pushes the same amount of fuel all 
> >> the 
> >> time. Every stroke it pushes the same volume of fuel. If the engine is at 
> >> idle and not using the fuel then pressure builds up in the injector line 
> >> until it gets to that magic pressure where the pump pressure screw allows 
> >> it 
> >> to bypass back to inlet of the pump. So everything the engine doesn't 
> >> need 
> >> gets pushed back around to the inlet of the pump for the next gulp. 
> >> 
> >> If you are at idle, and the pressure control on the pump is too tight 
> >> meaning not allowing enough to loop back around it will got in and get 
> >> burnt 
> >> and come out as lots of smoke at idle. Yet when you are at full power or 
> >> at 
> >> least upper end power the HS needle is set and the mixture is correct. 
> >> So 
> >> what is happening is you have too much going to the engine and not enough 
> >> bypassing around. 
> >> 
> >> Lean the pump...CCW. If you get to lean on the pump is will start to 
> >> detonate on throttle up or will sit and surge at idle. To be honest the 
> >> pump 
> >> setting are actually pretty broad and the engine will run correctly with 
> >> many different setting. The key is the pump always moves the same amount 
> >> of 
> >> fuel. You are not adjusting pump pressure, you are adjusting the pop off 
> >> pressure. Meaning the pressure which the little diaphragm will allow fuel 
> >> to 
> >> loop back to inlet. So adjusting the pump richer means more pressure on 
> >> the 
> >> spring and diaphragm so the pressure it takes to allow bypass is higher 
> >> and 
> >> as result more fuel goes to the engine. Less spring pressure on the 
> >> diaphragm and the lower the pressure in the injector line needs to be to 
> >> allow the bypass and the less fuel goes to the engine because the little 
> >> pressure valves open sooner. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> If it always pumps the same volume of fuel, and more is going to the 
> >> engine 
> >> it will burn and turn to smoke especially at idle and below 1/3 throttle. 
> >> 
> >> Now that explanation was for everyone else. Here is the Jason answer. 
> >> 
> >> Turn the little brass screw on the front 1/4 CCW and see if it helps! if 
> >> it 
> >> surges at Idle you went too far. 
> >> 
> >> Troy 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "JShulman" 
> >> To: "NSRCA" 
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 5:06 PM 
> >> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] YS-160 setting 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> Hi all, 
> >>> 
> >>> I've got my friends DZ and the high end needle is 1 1/8 turns out. The 
> >>> reg 
> >>> is somewhere around flush. It smokes and bunch, smooth transition, but 
> >>> 20ozs 
> >>> in less than 8 minutes if I'm not careful. I remember hearing (being 
> >>> told) 
> >>> that there is a less consuming set-up that I haven't done yet. Anyone 
> >>> know 
> >>> what it is? Gonna fly again tomorrow and try it. Thanks. 
> >>> 
> >>> Regards, 
> >>> Jason 
> >>> www.jasonshulman.com 
> >>> www.shulmanaviation.com 
> >>> www.composite-arf.com 
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