Cessna 182 1978 - Page 245

MODEL
182
& T182
SERIES
SERVICE
MANUAL
11-15.
TROUBLE
SHOOTING
(Cont).
TROUBLE
PROBABLE
CAUSE
REMEDY
ENGINE
STARTS
BUT
Idle
stop
screw
or
idle
mixture
Refer
to
paragraph
11-60.
DIES,
OR
WILL
NOT
incorrectly
adjusted.
IDLE.
Carburetor
idling
jet
plugged.
Clean
carburetor
and fuel
strainer.
Refer
to paragraph
11-59.
Spark
plugs
fouled
or
improperly
Remove,
clean
and
regap
plugs.
gapped.
Replace
if
defective.
Water
in fuel
system.
Open
fuel
strainer
drain
and
check
for water.
If
water
is
present,
drain
fuel
cell
sumps,
lines,
strainer
and
carburetor.
Defective
ignition
system.
Refer
to
paragraph
11-78.
Vaporized
fuel.
(Most
likely
Refer
to Pilot's
Operating
Handbook
to occur
in
hot weather
with
a hot
engine).
Induction
air
leaks.
Check
visually.
Correct
the
cause
of
leaks.
Manual
primer
leaking.
Disconnect
primer
outlet
line.
If fuel
leaks
through
primer,
repair
or replace
primer.
Leaking
float
valve
or float
Perform
an
idle
mixture
check.
level
set
too
high.
Attempt
to remove
any
rich
indication
with
the
idle
mixture
adjustment.
If
the rich
indica-
tion
cannot
be
removed,
the
float
valve
is leaking
or
the
float
level
is
set
too
high.
Re-
place
defective
parts,
reset
float
level.
Defective
carburetor.
If
engine will
start
when
primed
but stops
when
priming
is
dis-
continued,
with
mixture
control
in
full
RICH
position,
the
carbu-
retor
is defective.
Repair
or
replace
carburetor.
Defective
engine.
Check
compression.
Listen
for
unusual
engine
noises.
Engine
repair
is required.
Propeller
control
set in
high
Use
low
pitch
(high
RPM)
pitch
position
(low
rpm).
position
for
all
ground
operation.
Defective
fuel
system.
Refer
to
Section
12.
ENGINE
RUNS
ROUGHLY,
Restriction
in aircraft
fuel
Refer
to Section
12.
WILL
NOT
ACCELERATE
system.
PROPERLY,
OR
LACKS
POWER.
Worn
or
improperly
rigged
Check
visually.
Replace
worn
throttle
or
mixture
control.
linkage.
Rig
properly.
11-8