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From: "Art Bertolina" <artbertolina@earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Hot #2 on IO-550-N
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Jim
I put Zetex on the baffeling behind the exhaust pipes. I don't know how much 
that has helped because it has
been there from hour 1. #2 and #1 are my hottest
cylinders but still are just under 300 in cruise at 17.6gph
LOP
Art
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Cameron" <toucan@Satx.rr.com>
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:41 AM
Subject: [LML] Hot #2 on IO-550-N


>    Friend of mine is scratching his head over his #2 cylinder on an 
> IO-550-N.  Runs about 40 degrees hotter than the rest, although all his 
> EGT's are nearly the same.  He spoke to a retired Continental engineer, 
> who told him that a lot of the IO-550's had that problem.  My friend has 
> checked all the obvious, baffling leaks, shrouds fitting properly, etc. 
> He tried putting the oil cooler door on and closing it part way, thinking 
> maybe that would push more air over the cylinder.  No dice.  The problem 
> seems to be not enough air flowing down between #2 and #4 -- 
> that's the exhaust side of #2.
>    Has anyone else run into this?  Any ideas how to push more air through 
> there?
>
> Jim Cameron
> Legacy N132X
>
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