Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 19:03:26 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r08.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 2008836 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 Feb 2003 10:33:05 -0500 Received: from Epijk@aol.com by imo-r08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.160.1b3091d3 (4539) for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 10:32:52 -0500 (EST) From: Epijk@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <160.1b3091d3.2b713724@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 10:32:52 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Engine survey X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10637 Gary: Regarding the V8-powered L4's, there are 5 flying, six others delivered but aircraft incomplete, two more to be delivered within a month, and several more scheduled further out. RE IO-540-powered-L4's, Brent Regan developed the hardware for the installation, including the special sump and other bits to implement the bed-type mounting which the L4 mount structure expects, and other items. His L4 has won a few races, and he would be the one to quiz about the difficulty of the installation. I think the bits he developed are available from Ken Tunnel (LyCon in Visalia CA). RE Lycoming hot starts, that is a non-issue if you follow the correct procedure. I flew and instructed for many hours in IO-540 (including the factory Glasair-3) and TSIO-540-powered aircraft, as well as IO-360-powered aircraft, which you correctly observed uses the same FI system as the -540). Never had a hot-start problem (again, with the correct procedure). Jack Kane