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Old October 21st 06, 09:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.owning
Jim Macklin
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Default Does Lycoming make any sense?

Your turbine JPI device may only report to the JPI display.
The fuel pressure indicator/fuel flow that was original
equipment shows high pressure is there is a blockage and low
fuel flow. But the higher indicated pressure is also
interpreted as a higher fuel flow.

If you have EGT on each cylinder, checking temperatures and
thus fuel being burned can help determine if the cylinders
are rich or lean.



"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ps.com...
|I just spoke with Lycoming regarding my very high fuel
flow. Recently
| I've had a problem where I'm getting almost double my
normal fuel flow
| at idle even with the mixture at the edge of cut-off. I
suspected a
| servo but called Lycoming. They said I may have a nozzel
with a
| blockage and the other nozzles are streaming because of
it.
| Does this make any sense? Could a blockage cause an
*INCREASE* in fuel
| flow?
| I have a JPI fuel transducor wheel that measures fuel flow
that has
| shown to be very accurate.
|
| -Robert
|