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
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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?
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