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I'd agree with Finn. Too many issues happening at once, all electrical 
devices. Seems too coincidental,.... and I don't believe in coincidence.

Mice, corrosion, bad battery,...

Patrick

Finn Lassen wrote:
> Battery voltage?
>
> Is the alternator working and charging the battery?
>
> Finn
>
> On 1/15/2012 6:24 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote:
>>
>> I have had to let my plane set in the hangar for about 6 months due 
>> to some family problems. Today I pulled it out and cranked it up with 
>> the intention of making a flight.
>>
>> I encountered several problems.
>>
>>    1. the mixture graph on the EM-2 rose to the top and stayed there.
>>       The engine would respond to changes in the mixture knob on the
>>       EC-2, but not the graph. I suspect that the O2 sensor has
>>       failed. Is this max out of the graph a symptom of O2 failure?
>>    2. the oil pressure was fluctuating rapidly between 20 and 70 for
>>       quite some time after the start. Could this be just the fact
>>       that all the oil had drained during the shut down? I had
>>       checked the oil level yesterday and it was down about a half
>>       quart, so plenty of oil. It seemed to settle down somewhat
>>       after the plane warmed up. OAT was 68 F.
>>    3. the fuel pressure was also fluctuating between the teens and
>>       45. I don’t know what the real pressure was but plan to try and
>>       check it with a mechanical gage tomorrow.
>>    4. oh and the strobe quit working as well. When I turned the
>>       master on to check fuel level, I noticed the strobe didn’t
>>       work. I flipped the switch a couple of times and the strobe
>>       made about 6 or 7 strobes, then quit for good.
>>
>> Maybe all these things are related?
>>
>> Bill B
>>
>