by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 10, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230330, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, News, Pilots, Products
Air Plains Services has introduced a new three-point engine primer kit for its 180-hp engine upgrade STC, providing enhanced cold engine starts compared with the standard single-point primer, according to officials with the Wellington, Kansas-based company. Read...
by Paul McBride | Feb 23, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230309, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
If the engine is manufacturing metal, this simple check will give you enough information to make a decision as to whether the engine actually does have a serious problem. Read...
by Paul McBride | Feb 5, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230209, aircraft engines, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots, Piper Aircraft
When it comes to vibrations on a Piper Navajo Chieftain, there are several possibilities. From my experience, one of the most common causes is the engine mount rubbers have exceeded their useful life. Read...
by Paul McBride | Dec 29, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20230112, aircraft engines, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
Reader Jeffrey A. Hughes asks our engines expert: What is the advantage to doing a high compression conversion to a Lycoming O-320 (from 150 hp to 160 hp)? I suppose the obvious answer is 10 more horsepower, but my natural inclination, given the name “high...
by Ben Visser | Dec 19, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221222, aircraft engines, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots, Visser's Voice
Recently an engine rebuilder called with a question I had not heard before. He asked if multigrade oils would increase the possibility of valve sticking in piston aircraft engines. My first response was “why would you think that?” Then I started to think through the...
by Paul McBride | Aug 8, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220609, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
I recently bought a project Stinson Station Wagon 108-3 that is equipped with an O-435 Lycoming engine. Is there a way to determine if the engine is the O-435 190-hp or the O-435 225-hp? Read...