Russell wrote:
Is anybody running 95 low lead in their
continental IO-550 engine? I have a European buyer for my
legacy and he wants to run this fuel.
What is the difference in the timing
settings to avoid detonation?
Russell,
I don’t have a good contact
at Continental to ask about this, but if you’re going to
Oshkosh, the experts to ask will be there. Also, George
Braly, gwbraly@gami.com; or
Tim Roehl,
troehl@gami.com,
at GAMI,
www.gami.com,
would have reliable answers on this.
The generally held wisdom is
that the big-bore Continentals won’t survive long on less
than 100 octane fuel, but the GAMI folks have done extensive
testing on this specific issue and would provide
reliable/dependable answers. Again, OSH is a good place to
catch them later this month.
Bob