Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:52:23 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [207.254.33.66] (HELO DEWEY2.Cadwell.cadwell.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 611721 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:32:43 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.254.33.66; envelope-from=CarlC@Cadwell.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4FD83.A2C8E272" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Subject: IVP Continental detonation X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:32:08 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <63D0A1D8F168684F8502C4B8A229D79163D108@DEWEY2.Cadwell.cadwell.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: IVP Continental detonation Thread-Index: AcT9g6Ws5EN5DQrHTdKcVGfvWloV/Q== From: "Carl Cadwell" X-Original-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4FD83.A2C8E272 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The IVP Continental "detonation" is unburned fuel that lights off in the exhaust. If backfire is through the carb is this fore fire or after fire? =20 Mine was from a Slick Magento that was corroded inside. Slick replaced it. There were to give me a report of cause which I never received. No problems since. Take off the outer cap and inspect. The corrosion was obvious. I have an occasional one if I am too lean of peak. Once I got the GAMIs so there were really balanced and all cylinders peaked in EGT within .5 gph or less (actually closer to .3 gph now) this went away. I typically cruise at FL240, 31" MP, 2450 RPM, 70 degrees LOP, CHTs are in the low 300's, FF about 16 gph. Carl Cadwell N25CL IVP 680 hours ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4FD83.A2C8E272 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable IVP Continental detonation

The = IVP Continental detonation is unburned fuel that = lights off in the exhaust. If backfire is through the carb is this fore fire or after fire? 

Mine = was from a Slick Magento that was corroded inside.  Slick replaced = it.  There were to give me a report of cause which I never = received.  No problems since.  Take off the outer cap and inspect.  The = corrosion was obvious.

I = have an = occasional one if I am too lean of peak.  Once I got the GAMIs so there were really = balanced = and all cylinders peaked in  EGT = within .5 gph or less (actually closer to = .3 gph = now) = this went away.

I = typically cruise at FL240, 31 MP, 2450 RPM, 70 degrees LOP, CHTs are in the low = 300s, FF about 16 = gph.

Carl Cadwell

N25CL IVP 680 hours

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