Does Lycoming make any sense?

Sounds like they didn't understand that you are observing the high fuel flow
on an in-line true flowmeter rather than their pressure-based panel meter.


"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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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

Stan Prevost wrote:
Sounds like they didn't understand that you are observing the high fuel flow
on an in-line true flowmeter rather than their pressure-based panel meter.

That's what I thought but I reenforced what I was saying several times.
I really just don't want to send a 600 hr fuel servo for O/H for $2K if
it doesn't need it.

-Robert

Why don't you just have the nozzles cleaned and rule that out?

Robert M. Gary wrote:
Stan Prevost wrote:

Sounds like they didn't understand that you are observing the high fuel flow
on an in-line true flowmeter rather than their pressure-based panel meter.


That's what I thought but I reenforced what I was saying several times.
I really just don't want to send a 600 hr fuel servo for O/H for $2K if
it doesn't need it.

-Robert