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Fuel Flow and Peak EGT
Matt Barrow wrote: No such thing will happen. It will if the leanest is LOP, but one is still ROP. I don't do that. |
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Matt,
It will if the leanest is LOP, but one is still ROP. And the problem with that, at 75 percent or less power, is exactly what? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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"Newps" wrote in message . .. Matt Barrow wrote: No such thing will happen. It will if the leanest is LOP, but one is still ROP. I don't do that. How do you know? Isn't that the point of a temp sensor on each and every cylinder? |
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Matt Barrow wrote: "Newps" wrote in message . .. Matt Barrow wrote: No such thing will happen. It will if the leanest is LOP, but one is still ROP. I don't do that. How do you know? Isn't that the point of a temp sensor on each and every cylinder? One of the reasons, yes. But at 75% or less you don't use it for that. |
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That brings up an interesting point. I think the Lycoming recommendation
previously was 75% power for unrestricted leaning. Lately I have seen 65% as a recommendation. Anyone have any background on the two different limits? I've noticed in my O-360-A1A that certain RPM settings (about 2450 in my case) get a good EGT balance on all cylinders, and aggressive leaning produces RPM and EGT drops without engine roughness. Is this what the gami injected engines experience running LOP? -- Best Regards, Mike http://photoshow.comcast.net/mikenoel Macintosh - We might not get everything right, but at least we knew the century was going to end. "Newps" wrote in message . .. Matt Barrow wrote: "Newps" wrote in message . .. Matt Barrow wrote: No such thing will happen. It will if the leanest is LOP, but one is still ROP. I don't do that. How do you know? Isn't that the point of a temp sensor on each and every cylinder? One of the reasons, yes. But at 75% or less you don't use it for that. |
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Mike Noel wrote: That brings up an interesting point. I think the Lycoming recommendation previously was 75% power for unrestricted leaning. Lately I have seen 65% as a recommendation. Anyone have any background on the two different limits? I've noticed in my O-360-A1A that certain RPM settings (about 2450 in my case) get a good EGT balance on all cylinders, and aggressive leaning produces RPM and EGT drops without engine roughness. Is this what the gami injected engines experience running LOP? You have a carb, night and day difference. The key is to get all the cylinders to peak at the same time on the same fuel flow to each cylinder. In reality what people see is up to a .3 GPH difference across the various cylinders. Good enough. Keep leaning and you don't get the roughness because all the cylinders are running at the same spot. The roughness comes from one or more cylinders essentially missing and then really not running at all. I don't have GAMI's and I can run very nicely LOP. |
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The majority of sources I have read over the years use 65% as the
maximum power at which unrestricted leaning will not burn the valves or detonate.. It is the number I use, though with my low compression engine I probably could go as high as 75%, but why take a chance... And with a carb I lean aggressively... If I lean too much the engine will start to shake like a wet dog from uneven power pulses, a smidgen more lean and it simply shuts down... denny |
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Mike Noel wrote:
That brings up an interesting point. I think the Lycoming recommendation previously was 75% power for unrestricted leaning. Lately I have seen 65% as a recommendation. Anyone have any background on the two different limits? Lycoming has always given recommended limitations on operations. 75% in cruise was always the common limit for leaning. Other documents have given lower numbers with the phrase "for maximum service life". Here's an example from a Lycoming Key Reprint article on leaning : 8. For maximum service life, maintain the following recommended limits for continuous cruise operation: a. Engine power setting — 65% of rated or less. b. Cylinder head temperatures — 400˚ F. or below. c. Oil temperature — 165˚ F. — 220˚ F. Available at http://www.lycoming.com/support/tips...Operations.pdf John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) -- Message posted via AviationKB.com http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forums...ation/200704/1 |
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What model engine? I often run LOP at those settings with a Lyc. O-360
F1A6. I have an IO360 A1B6. I am embarrassed to say that I did not know, nor was I ever taught, that below 65% power you could lean to peak without hurting the engine. I have been wasting gas and money now since June of 2002. I am really ashamed that I did not open my eyes. I just dismissed talk of LOP and running at peak as bad advice without an engine analyzer. This is because my instructor/A&P always said to run the engine 100 degrees ROP and never to run LOP "because gas is cheaper than cylinders". I took his word as gospel and have flown 75 to 100 degrees ROP ever since I bought my plane. Even my type club said to me recently, "about 65% power and lean until your hearts content..." Thanks for all your help. Kobra |
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First off gas is not cheaper than cylinders so that's a dumb argument
from the get go. At 65% you want to be leaner than peak EGT or richer than 100 ROP for best engine health. At 75% you want to be leaner than 40 LOP or richer than 180 ROP. There are other power settings with their own combos but these are the two most used. At your stated 65% get yourself about 15-20 LOP. That's good for the engine and the loss of airspeed is negligible. You can go leaner but you'll start to notice a speed loss. Kobra wrote: What model engine? I often run LOP at those settings with a Lyc. O-360 F1A6. I have an IO360 A1B6. I am embarrassed to say that I did not know, nor was I ever taught, that below 65% power you could lean to peak without hurting the engine. I have been wasting gas and money now since June of 2002. I am really ashamed that I did not open my eyes. I just dismissed talk of LOP and running at peak as bad advice without an engine analyzer. This is because my instructor/A&P always said to run the engine 100 degrees ROP and never to run LOP "because gas is cheaper than cylinders". I took his word as gospel and have flown 75 to 100 degrees ROP ever since I bought my plane. Even my type club said to me recently, "about 65% power and lean until your hearts content..." Thanks for all your help. Kobra |
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