Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 09:15:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([216.148.227.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 400205 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 07 Sep 2004 06:16:43 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.148.227.85; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from MJR (h000094c615c2.ne.client2.attbi.com[65.96.140.242]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20040907101608014002bviee>; Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:16:14 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <005401c494c4$535fbaa0$f28c6041@ne2.client2.attbi.com> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: [LML] Re: Popping During Taxi X-Original-Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 06:20:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0051_01C494A2.C8CCE320" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C494A2.C8CCE320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Some time ago, it became obvious that my Lyc 360 Bendix fuel control was = gradually becoming more rich at idle. The old greybeard mechanic told = me that the moving parts in the unit become slightly scored with age and = allow more fuel to pass. Also, he reminded me that a properly adjusted = control will allow the engine to idle 50 RPM faster before shutdown as = the mixture is pulled. The real trick is to do it slowly. Set your = idle speed exactly to 600 RPM and creep the mixture back. If your RPM = peaks out at 650 before roughening and loosing speed, you are all set. = If not, go turn the little wheel on the bendix. Since doing this my engine seems to run better all the time - not just = on the ground. Less carbon I suppose. Mark Ravinski N360KB 1301 hrs. ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C494A2.C8CCE320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Some time ago, it became obvious that = my Lyc 360=20 Bendix fuel control was gradually becoming more rich at idle.  The = old=20 greybeard mechanic told me that the moving parts in the unit become = slightly=20 scored with age and allow more fuel to pass.  Also, he reminded me = that a=20 properly adjusted control will allow the engine to idle 50 RPM faster = before=20 shutdown as the mixture is pulled.  The real trick is to do it=20 slowly.  Set your idle speed exactly to 600 RPM and creep the = mixture=20 back.  If your RPM peaks out at 650 before roughening and loosing = speed,=20 you are all set.  If not, go turn the little wheel on the=20 bendix.
Since doing this my engine seems to run = better all=20 the time - not just on the ground. Less carbon I suppose.
 
Mark Ravinski
N360KB  1301 = hrs.
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