Hey guys. First time caller long time reader.
I have a K model that had been down for a while. (Couple Years)
Annual and Engine Overhaul performed a few months ago. I finally made time to go run it and after an aborted take off I taxied back to the hangar.
During the annual/overhaul I added an EDM-830 engine monitor.
Two Reasons I aborted T/O
1. The FF indicator was intermittent. EDM-830 and the on board FF indicator registered no FF. When I investigated further, I found that when I push on the on-board FF (original) the display would light up and then the EDM would register. I suspect a loose connection is the problem.
2. At around 35.8" MP my FF showed 46.5 GPH. I'm not sure how accurate this is but in normal idle/taxi ops i had to lean about 6-7 turns before the engine ran smoothly.
My question is more of a confirmation. FF at T/O power in a TSIO 360-LB it should be around 24 GPH. Correct?
Do you think it would have been fine to go ahead and run the airplane and just lean manually with the mixture handle?
Other than that, airplane ran strong, responsive throttle, prop, mixture.
I didn't want to T/O with such a rich FF and cause damage.
