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Old October 23rd 06, 07:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.owning
Robert M. Gary
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Default Does Lycoming make any sense?


Stan Prevost wrote:
I don't think so, at least not very much decrease. I think the fuel will
divide among the functioning injector nozzles. This is why the pressure
increases when one is blocked, the fuel is forced through a fewer number of
orifices, causing a greater pressure drop across them.


But there is noticable change in pressure, just in flow. The flow is
very high. I could see that if 1 nozzle was plugged that the other 3
would have increased flow but I can't see that the total amount of fuel
delivered would be double. Fuel flow is measured by a spinning wheel
and is not pressure related.

-Robert