X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:37:18 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n18.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with SMTP id 4392104 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:15:29 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.206.145; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [68.142.200.226] by n18.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Jul 2010 03:14:52 -0000 Received: from [68.142.201.65] by t7.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Jul 2010 03:14:52 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp417.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Jul 2010 03:14:52 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 636905.17957.bm@omp417.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 34002 invoked from network); 14 Jul 2010 03:14:52 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=DKIM-Signature:Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language:x-cr-hashedpuzzle:x-cr-puzzleid; b=uQpAcmYIf0C+nrsQvfnOcCNNjSGkh7NAzN4RDb9OUo2amH68Zxo9q3wLWsv9nuKaEL86jLKw1154UyLcyWuULCCaBVtnZpwZ+yxqJyK33GXO+kg6qgYCDYLvPY0SiaGhsaX1v3+Ii8VYLItFqpq3z+pLGHVTJME+01e8+dH+F1s= ; Received: from ClaudettePC (mcmess1919@67.187.169.61 with login) by smtp112.plus.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 Jul 2010 20:14:51 -0700 PDT X-Yahoo-SMTP: rK4i7HqswBC7mDE8.sOiWQeO4CeReXc- X-YMail-OSG: wr7928QVM1nIm92iV8z4VJc1C1gGaYdq41WgofW5stN9adj 7tyEntJD9mnWbswcLOibST0C6j70pNhNWkrbD5YqegyINM0MFpngWsqXfMeB 9Zz5.LyfEnxHnlB__SWw1qNKJTrUXuNTOpVAdyWkORaLmdTkuvwaaA1LvM73 KpeickmlHUGhRDafye32gVwtEISpB1Ngmhj4VW_gkmL_hOu43eTbKwoE3l_f Sdjhk2Uwj4.N1L._GCZ59IjqcxjCfl1JYukTYvqy4g6GAw88p9XdZIMe.FJu SU764ayYkL1E8bU08KMrit9VNCvgT8Ru59cEgO04wM4elp_r7FoxKvO7T X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Fuel Control problem X-Original-Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:14:54 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <00b801cb2302$bb285340$3178f9c0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B9_01CB22C8.0EC97B40" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Acsi9Q2PWWU2yZ5OQUKVtBtzDdMu3QADFN+g Content-Language: en-us x-cr-hashedpuzzle: AJ5g BE/5 Bh/A Ce1Q DC55 DT4I D+4j EF+j EXMu F1X/ GMlI G2Gy IcrM I2Fx Jow6 J+Va;1;bABtAGwAQABsAGEAbgBjAGEAaQByAG8AbgBsAGkAbgBlAC4AbgBlAHQA;Sosha1_v1;7;{00AD3101-08D4-44C6-A587-B9FC9002B59C};bQBjAG0AZQBzAHMAMQA5ADEAOQBAAHkAYQBoAG8AbwAuAGMAbwBtAA==;Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:14:48 GMT;RgB1AGUAbAAgAEMAbwBuAHQAcgBvAGwAIABwAHIAbwBiAGwAZQBtAA== x-cr-puzzleid: {00AD3101-08D4-44C6-A587-B9FC9002B59C} This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B9_01CB22C8.0EC97B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Steve I thought 27-28 was the right fuel flow for the IO550N? Ron Raby The GAMI folks have done extensive testing on the big bore Continentals. Since they have the data to back up their recommendations I would trust them over anyone else, including Continental. Just be sure to get the whole story before you follow any suggestions. John Deakin's articles are a good place to start http://www.avweb.com/news/pelican/182544-1.html Steve Ron Raby ES ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Colwell To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:51 AM Subject: [LML] Fuel Control problem On another point - you say you lean to 1300 degrees on climb out. I am surprised by 1300 degrees. (Although I know that EGTs can differ according to installation, and since I have a 10:1 compression engine my EGTs should be lower.) I arrived at 1300 degrees as recommended at the Advanced Pilot Seminar after Sun n Fun last year. Assuming you have a fuel flow of at least 29 gallons per hour (they say 30 is better) on a stock IO550-N, look for the hottest EGT on the hottest cylinder (mine is #6) during takeoff to about 150' agl on a near sea level runway. They say this is a safe number to continue to lean to during the climb. ------=_NextPart_000_00B9_01CB22C8.0EC97B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

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I thought 27-28 was the right fuel flow for the IO550N? 

 

Ron Raby

 

The GAMI folks = have done extensive testing on the big bore Continentals.  Since they have the data to = back up their recommendations I would trust them over anyone else, including Continental.  Just be sure to get the whole story before you follow = any suggestions.  John Deakin’s articles are a good place to start  http://www.avweb= .com/news/pelican/182544-1.html

 

Steve

 

Ron Raby

 

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On another point = – you say you lean to 1300 degrees on climb out.  I am surprised by 1300 degrees.  (Although I know that EGTs can differ according to = installation, and since I have a 10:1 compression engine my EGTs should be lower.) =

I arrived at = 1300 degrees as recommended at the Advanced Pilot Seminar after Sun n Fun last = year.  Assuming you have a fuel flow of at least 29 gallons per hour (they say = 30 is better) on a stock IO550-N, look for the hottest EGT on the hottest = cylinder (mine is #6) during takeoff to about 150’ agl on a near sea = level runway.  They say this is a safe number to continue to lean to = during the climb.  =

 

 

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