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Last thing you need is a leaf spoiling your day

Not sure of the Aquila even has a strainer. They are usually installed into planes where you cannot look into the tank. You should be able to look into your tank and see any large debris in there like leaves. If take the take out and rinse it out

What does a mag-drop test prove? Normal operation both mags are on, and both plugs per piston is firing, engine is running smoothly switch A off, half the plugs are now firing, causing the rpm to drop slightly and engine run rough. The engine is running on Mag B Switch A back on and Switch B off. Yo...

That stupid little pice of glass rubbish was nearly the cause of my only engine out ever!!!!, and just 5 hourrs after cleaning. Fortunately, facet saved the day. they are too small. Paper fuel filters are supposed to be a no-no, purely because paper is supposed to swell when water touches it, never ...

Phislett, I think you missed the point completely, structural failures are NOT your biggest concern, you are!!!!

Pilot errors are the biggest single cause,, i.e. fuel mismanagement, low level flight into cables, bad maintenance etc

On a 582 you have a water temp probe on the top of the head, that measure the water temperature. 65 to 80 deg C is correct for this. If you want to read the CHT you need to place a probe on the head itself, usually around the sparkplug, or on one of the head bolts close to the spark plug

Gadget will be very keen to get his hands on this, he has been talking about it for quite some time now

bobthebuilder wrote:

CHT is at about 110 degrees celius

CHT shoud be 65-80 deg C.

Interesting article here:
http://www.challengers101.com/ExhaustGasTemp.html

Bob this is the water temps

Martinvt wrote:
CHT is at about 110 degrees celius and the EGT's are both just above 500 at cruise and about 580 at takefoff.

Thanks

Is this a 503? Those temps are 582 temps

I see now! When I went on the flight I noticed we could speak and now again other people would interrupt and he would start to communicate with them as we'll.. As Bundy mentioned we fly in different airspaces, each requiring a different method of radio communication. This is why radio is a major su...

Without an oil thermostat takes significantly longer. I typically would start up and as soon as the mgl gauge starts moving, usually at about 25 deg C I would start a nice slow taxi to the holding point. By the time I get there it is over 50 and ready for mag checks

Structural failure is very very very rare. It will only happen if you and the aircraft fly in conditions that far exceed yours and the plane's capabilities. If you choose the right weather, maintain your aircraft you will never have this problem. Your biggest risks are one of two things 1. running o...

You definately have to have spacers, simple Aluminium tubes cut to size

Which facet pump do you have installed? The correct one is 40104 with a pump pressure is 1.5 to 4 Psi or 40105 3-4.5psi. The moment that pressure is reached it should stop pumping

You get models with pressures up to 9psi which is too high

http://www.facet-purolator.com/cube-fuel-pumps.php

Actually I don't see it as a part in the manual either but it is mentioned as item 59 in this image

Check this website, they mention the availability of seats

http://www.bingcarburetor.com/offroad/5484kits.html