[C36IA] prop pitch and engine problem

[Darin Duphorne]

Thanks for all the input -- would not the fact that they did reach 7  
kts (albeit with low rpms) suggest there is sufficient power?


On Jul 2, 2009, at 9:06 AM, Mark Tamblyn wrote:

> This sounds like a fuel problem to me too.
> Check through the fuel system from start to end, Is the pickup  
> blocked? are you getting good flow into the racor filter is the  
> filter blocked? How old is the fuel in the tank? Replace the fuel  
> filter on the engine for good measure. Fill the racor bowl with  
> injector cleaner and run that through the engine. Hey by the time  
> you have done this you will be expert in bleeding the air out of the  
> fuel system.
>
> Don’t trust a tach run off the alternator as stated in other posts.
>
> Mark Tamblyn
> 1987 C34 Alena #326
> Gloucester Point VA
>

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