Solo 2350 Un-Pickle procedure
On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:32:39 -0700 (PDT), "Jonathan St. Cloud"
wrote:
I was looking through the aircraft Maintenance manual and the solo 2350 engine manual,
both have the same procedure for long term storage (over 2 months). Neither has the
"un-pickle" procedure. Was looking for guidance from those knowledgable.
Thank you in advance,
Jon
I can tell you what I do. 20 years flying a Ventus cT turbo with the
2350 engine.
Flying in N Texas, I remove the engine every fall and reinstall every
spring (6 months in - 6 months out).
1. I remove and clean the decompression valves.
2. I remove and clean the spark plugs.
3. I replace the lower portion of the fuel line that runs from the
impulse fuel pump up to the line tee. It always hardens over the 6
months of summer operation.
4. Following re-installation, I lube the prop.
No issues in 20 years of this process. I used to put in new plugs
every year and drain and use new gas (100LL), but don't bother now.
1-2 hours to remove, 3-4 hours to reinstall. Engine only, lift
mechanism left in place.
Bob
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