X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:01:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp124.dfw.emailsrvr.com ([67.192.241.124] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5100469 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:25:00 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=67.192.241.124; envelope-from=walter@advancedpilot.com Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp2.relay.dfw1a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id F20DE781A1 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:24:26 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: OK Received: by smtp2.relay.dfw1a.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: walter-AT-advancedpilot.com) with ESMTPSA id CD86578105 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:24:26 -0400 (EDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Fuel injector cleaning From: Walter Atkinson In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:24:26 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <3A54C7A8-9468-4E70-A000-E4D2CF761475@advancedpilot.com> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) How many hours on the mags? Plugs? Sounds like a mag.... Walter On Aug 22, 2011, at 5:18 PM, paul miller wrote: Follow-up. EGTs bouncing all over. Before I do the lean test on the = IO-550N I have another long term problem to solve. All EGTs dance = around sometimes 50 degrees or more. The CHTs are solid. I suppose = I have to go back to the airport and turn everything on in order to see = if it is electrical. On my other airplane we physically separated the = EGT wiring from the other wires with spacers (Insight monitor) and that = made a difference. I am sure the plug wires are running parallel to the = EGT harness on the Legacy. Sounds like some work but would like to = hear more before I start the job. Thanks Ron and Walter.=20 On 2011-08-22, at 2:38 PM, Walter Atkinson wrote: > Ron has it right. Since 100LL is a pretty good solvent, it's unusual = to need to clean injectors unless there is a physical blockage. The = most common source of injector clogging is from shop rag lint from = cleaning them! A Gami Lean Test will tell you whether or not there is a = problem with the injectors. >=20 > Walter -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html