by Paul McBride | Jul 3, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220707, Ask Paul, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
I suspect the cause of all of this would be that when the higher compression ratio pistons were installed, the carburetor was never compensated to provide a higher fuel ratio to support the higher horsepower being taken out of the engine. Read...
by Paul McBride | Jun 13, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220609, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
When breaking in, the best I’ve ever achieved was maybe 11 or 12 hours on a quart of oil. Now I’m down to a quart every three hours. The oil gets black fast. Read...
by Paul McBride | Jun 9, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220609, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
Can I take a 150-hp O-320-E2D, say from 172 or Cherokee, and rebuild it with D2G parts and make it a 160-hp D2G? Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 20, 2022 | #Aircraft, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
A Glasair owner turns to our engines expert for help in troubleshooting some higher than comfortable temperatures in his aircraft engine. A back and forth of possible solutions finds the answer. Read...
by Paul McBride | Apr 6, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220407, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
Takeoff and climb show about 2,400 rpm. Out of respect for the old girl, I try to keep down to 2,200. Read...
by Paul McBride | Mar 28, 2022 | #Aircraft, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
What is the best way to find an engine serial number without using the data plate? Read More
