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Not to put too fine a point on it, I believe that SID97-3E is current.  
It is available on the Continental website at

http://www.genuinecontinental.aero/documents/SID97-3E.pdf

Barry Knotts
LIV-P, N4XE


John Schroeder wrote:
> Dan -
>
> Have they set up the fuel injection system according to the SID97-3D 
> (Fuel Injection System) that Continental publishes? They have charts 
> for altitude and temperature compensation, as well as the correct 
> tools and hookups. This should be done at each annual and before the 
> first flight. On our ES, we mounted the fuel pressure transducer on 
> the firewall, next to the oil pressure transducer. No problems with 
> flying into and out of Ely, NV this past month ( Pattern was 7100 ft.).
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> John
>
>
> On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:08:03 -0500, Dan Ballin <dballin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A few questions have come up regarding fuel pressure while flight 
>> testing
>> Ralph Love's Legacy, N122PT.  It has an IO-550 with MT prop.  We've had
>> indications of high fuel pressure when the throttle is retarded 
>> (38-40 psi)
>> in the pattern which is accompanied by engine roughness.  All gets 
>> better
>> when the mixture is leaned.  Testing has been done in Redmond - so 
>> patterns
>> about 4-5000 ft.  So is this "normal" and just explained by the 
>> overly rich
>> state due to altitude and leaning is the solution or is something 
>> else going
>> on?  Where should the fuel pressure be measured from?  The unmetered 
>> side of
>> the fuel metering unit or the metered side?  and why.    And lastly, 
>> where
>> have you mounted the fuel pressure transducer?  EI suggests the 
>> firewall,
>> but that leads to a long fuel line and ? does that make any 
>> difference in
>> the readings, dampening etc.  Can you mount it closer or are the 
>> vibrations
>> going to cause failure of the fitting and fuel leaking over hot 
>> cylinders?
>>
>> Any thoughts or comments will be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dan Ballin
>> LEG2 #286
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