X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:26:56 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [69.146.254.20] (HELO crmtest.arilabs.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5048262 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:52:01 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.146.254.20; envelope-from=kevin@arilabs.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CC3FD1.9FB1C50B" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: another Lancair X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 X-Original-Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:51:24 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <3E1C96B95693C640B0AC2F59D2500F3B0FE5F7@crmtest.arilabs.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: another Lancair Thread-Index: Acw/0LG3FiMBS6YPSZ2mnjFIBG54MAAALCyQ From: "Kevin Stallard" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CC3FD1.9FB1C50B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Setting up the engine according the Continental's specifications goes without saying. I'm speaking in terms of the pipes, fuel pump, etc that feeds the engine. I believe the Continental setup to be pretty sound, what I want to see is what failure modes exist between the fuel tanks and the engine. =20 Kevin ________________________________ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of John Schroeder Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 7:44 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: another Lancair =20 On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:07:51 -0400, Kevin Stallard wrote: So the question is, how do we set up a test of our fuel system so we can test that configuration and flush out the gremlins? =20 Kevin - =20 I can only speak for an IO-550. Continental specifies that the fuel injection system be inspected and set up iaw SID97-3x. You need some specific equipment and the SID is very thorough in specifying how to do it. We have an A&P do this at the same time we check the compression, time the mags, etc. If I recall, we lost a IV on takeoff because the mixture was set too rich. When it comes to working on the engine, it is best to let an expert do it if one is not pretty well trained on their specific power plant.=20 Cheers, John LNCE - 470 hours ------_=_NextPart_001_01CC3FD1.9FB1C50B Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Setting up the engine according the Continental’s specifications goes without saying.   = I’m speaking in terms of the pipes, fuel pump, etc that feeds the engine.  I = believe the Continental setup to be pretty sound, what I want to see is what failure = modes exist between the fuel tanks and the = engine.

 

Kevin

From: = Lancair Mailing List = [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of John Schroeder
Sent: Monday, July 11, = 2011 7:44 AM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: = another Lancair

 

On Sun, 10 Jul = 2011 15:07:51 -0400, Kevin Stallard <Kevin@arilabs.net> = wrote:

So the question is, how do we set up a test of our fuel system = so we can test that configuration and flush out the = gremlins?

 

Kevin -

 

I can only speak for an IO-550. Continental specifies that the = fuel injection system be inspected and set up iaw SID97-3x. You need some = specific equipment and the SID is very thorough in specifying how to do it. We = have an A&P do this at the same time we check the compression, time the = mags, etc. If I recall, we lost a IV on takeoff because the mixture was set too = rich. When it comes to working on the engine, it is best to let an expert do it if = one is not pretty well trained on their specific power = plant. 

Cheers,

John

LNCE - 470 hours

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