Cliff:
Thanks for the heads up, I went snooping around the engine and connections
and found a coolant clamp in need of tightening!?
Steve
Steve Hagar
hagargs@earthlink.net
> [Original Message]
> From: Cliff Shaw <flyinggpa@comcast.net>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Date: 9/13/2005 10:34:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: First engine start.
>
>
> Steve
>
> Good luck, things will go well I am sure.
>
> Suggest you go ahead and pop off the carb bowls and dump out that old
fuel, it is an easy job to do.
>
> The only thing I had a problem with is a water hose cam off and steam
blanketed every thing. I should have checked the clamp a little closer.
>
>
> Cliff Shaw
> 1041 Euclid ave.
> Edmonds, WA 98020
> 425 776 5555
> http://www.europaowners.org/WileE
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Hagar
> To: europa-list ; Craig Ham ; rob phoenix composites
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:22 AM
> Subject: Europa-List: First engine start.
>
>
> The old? (new!) engine has been sitting on the airplane for over a year
and a half now and I'm running out of things to do on the rest of the
airplane. So the decision has been made to tie the tailwheel to the car and
fire it up in the driveway this Saturday. The engine has been hand
proppped through about every 2 months to keep the oil pumped where it
needs to be. Oil pressure rises very fast with just hand propping. Noting
that oil only returns to the tank if the sparkplugs are in as blowby
pressurizes the sump. I need to know of any issues to watch out for. I am
aware of the need to undo the turbocharger sump return line to verify oil
being pumped through upon engine startup. However with the amount of oil I
have dripping out of the air filter I know there is plenty of oil there.
>
> Has any one experienced any gotcha's upon initial startup, are there
any other things to watch for. I haven't made the checklist yet but will
be looking for proper response from all sensors. Tach verification, fuel
flow sensors etc. Have a mercury manometer that I used to set up my old
BMW. That machine ran very differently between the balanced and slightly
balanced conditions. So that will probably be the first thing
accomplished after floes, temperatures, and pressures are verified. Both
the top and bottom cowlings will be off. Automatic operation of the
Airmaster prop will be verified. The TCU 100 % was set over a year ago
using a laptop, are there any other concerns to be aware of in this
respect? Two gallons of high test will be put in the tank, All fuel lines
and pumps etc have been checked long ago as the tank was filled and the
system was pressurized for an extended time with the pumps, and then
drained. I do have a concern that there is some old !
> gas
> in the float bowls. If the engine doesn't start right off or runs
roughly then they will come off. There is a distinct "old fuel" aroma
when the nose is put in the fuel filler port. Will have halon fire
extinguisher available, has anyone out there experienced any fires?
>
> Input appreciated,
>
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> Mesa AZ
>
> "There's a slight nip in the air, the temperature got below 95 when
riding the motorcycle to work yesterday afternoon!"
>
>
> Steve Hagar
> hagargs@earthlink.net
>
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