Plug fouled

On 1 Sep 2005 15:29:33 -0700, "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:

My Mooney will foul up really quick, but there are ways to prevent
it...

1) When taxiing on the ground, if adding throttle causes an increase in
RPMs, you are not leaning enough (increasing power on the ground should
be a two fisted task)
2) Full rich should be labeled "Emergency use only and sea level
initial climb out". The only time I ever push the mixture all the way
to the top is during the first 2,000 feet of take off from a sea level
airport.
3) Decend and land with the mixture leaned a lot. For go around, learn
to enrichen as you increase throttle
4) Buy a good engine monitor to ensure proper leaning in flight.

You really don't want extra fuel in those cylinders.

I do in mine. I use it for cooling.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
-Robert

That's a good idea up to say 5,000 feet. After that you're just too
rich IMHO. In fact, when I had the Debonair I couldn't get over 8,000
at full rich. The Cont engine just didn't put out power above that
altitude with the mix rich.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

That's a good idea up to say 5,000 feet. After that you're just too
rich IMHO. In fact, when I had the Debonair I couldn't get over 8,000
at full rich. The Cont engine just didn't put out power above that
altitude with the mix rich.

And in case it isn't obvious to some, you are referring to a normally
aspirated engine. I fly a turbo-normalized V35 with a Continental IO-520
engine.

Not only do I have to keep the mixture full rich on climb out, I then have
to engage the low fuel pump setting from 5k to 10k, followed by the high
fuel pump setting from 10k on up (assuming the cruise altitude is in the
teens up to the very low twenties). If this is not done properly, the
cylinders and turbo inlet temperature really start to really heat up.

--
Peter
























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Yes, non turbo only