Lycomin 0-360 - Corrosion Prevention for Inactive Engines

TEXTRON LYCOMING OPERATOR'S MANUAL
0-360 and ASSOCIATED
MODELS
SECTION 7
With
the throttle lever in the
wide open position and the
manual
mixture control in the full rich position, inject clean fuel through the fuel
inlet connection at 5 psi until clean fuel flows from the discharge nozzle.
CAUTION
Do
not allow fuel or oil to
enter into the air chamber.
Move the throttle lever to
the closed position and the mixture
control
lever to the idle cut-off position. Because this carburetor has a closed fuel
system,
it will remain full
of fuel as long
as the mixture
control lever
is in
the idle cut-off position.
NOTE
It is necessary
that this carburetor soak for an
eight hour period before
starting the engine. The
soaking period may be performed
prior to or after
installation
on the
engine.
Fuel Injector (Bendix). Remove and clean the fuel inlet strainer assembly
and reinstall.
Inject clean
fuel into the
fuel inlet connection
with the
fuel
outlets uncapped until clean fuel flows from the outlets. Do not exceed 15
psi inlet pressure.
CORROSION
PRE
VENTION
IN ENGINES
INSTALLED
IN INACTIVE AIRCRAFT
Corrosion
can occur, especially
in new or overhauled engines,
on
cylinder
walls of engines
that will be inoperative
for periods
as brief as
two
days.
Therefore, the
following preservation
procedure
is recommended
for
inactive
engines and
will be effective
in minimizing
the corrosion condition
for a period
up to thirty
days.
NOTE
(;round running
the engine for
brief periods
of time is not a
substitute for
the following
procedure;
in fact, the
practice of ground
running will
tend
to aggravate
rather than
minimize
this corrosion
condition.
a. As
soon as possible
after the engine
is stopped,
move the aircraft
into
the hangar,
or other shelter
where the
preservation
process is to be
performed.
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