Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Powerplant

Ray~heon
Aircraft
Company
BARON
55
AND
58
SHOP
MANUAL
POWER
PLANT
ENGINE
Model
55,
A55
and
855
(TC-1
thru
TC-349,
TC-351
and
After),
two
Continental,
6
cylinder,
10-470-L
fuel
inlected
engines
rated
at
260
horsepower
at
2625
rpm.
I
Model
C55, D55,
E55
(TC-350,
TE-1
thru
TE-1142)
and
58(TH-1
thru
TH-972),
two Continental
6
cylinder.
IO-520-C
fuel
injected
engines
rated
at
285
horsepower
at
2700
rpm.
I
Model
E55
(TE-1143
and
After),
and Model
58
(TH-973
thru
TH-1395,
except
TH-1389),
two Continental
6
cylinder,
IO-520-CB
engines
are
installed.
These
engines
are
identical
to
the
IO-520-C
engines
except
the
1O-520-CB
engine
has
a
stronger
crankshaft
and other
changes
related
to
the
stronger
crankshaft.
I
Model
58
(TH-1389,
TH-1396
and
After),
two Continental
6
cylinder
IO-550-C
fuel
injected
engines
rated
at 300
horsepower
at
2700
rpm.
MAGNETO TIMING
I
18
to
20"
before
top
center
of
number
one
cylinder, (10-470)
19
to
21"
before
top
center
of
number
one
cylinder,
(10-520)
21
to
23"
before
top
center
of
number
one
cylinder, (IO-550-C)
SPARKPLUGS
I
Refer
to
Section
2,
SPARK
PLUG
CHART.
Champion
GAP:
0.018
to
0.022
A.C. GAP:
0.018
to
0.022
FIRING ORDER
163254
NOTE:
Number
one
cylinder
is
the
rear
cylinder
on
the
right
hand
side of
the
engine.
OIL
PRESSURE
30
to
60
psi
at
75
to
240"
at
2,500
rpm.
OIL CAPACITY
12
quarts
Jun
30/04Page
8
SECTION
1