Question for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert: I saw your recent column, “Should I pre-oil these Lycoming engines?,” and […]
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Should I pre-oil these Lycoming engines?
My guess is that you want to eliminate any possibility of internal lack of lubrication during engine start-up. As I […]
What’s going on with the oil pressure in my airplane?
I’m having trouble finding anyone who wants to handle this issue and the sale of the airplane is in escrow […]
Ask Paul: One and done
I’ve recently been experiencing a starting problem with my Mooney 201. The first start of the day is typical. However, […]
More on Lycoming’s XR-7755 engine
When Joy Hobbs sent in a photo of her grandfather and his co-workers by Lycoming’s XR-7755-3 engine, it attracted a […]
Ask Paul: A strange situation
After the engine sat for several years without being run, it began to backfire about 20 minutes into a test […]
Ask Paul: My engine sounds like it has an exhaust leak
A reader has two questions for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert, about the Lycoming O-235-C1B engine in an amateur-built […]
The men who built the largest piston engine in the world
Question for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert: My grandfather, Russell Leuck, worked at Avco Lycoming Engines in 1943. I […]
Would a synthetic oil be beneficial to my RV-7A’s engine?
I have an O-360 Mattituck (experimental) engine installed on my RV-7A. I have been using Aeroshell W100 Plus for more […]
Ask Paul: You can’t get there from here
I have read Lycoming Service Instruction 1304J and wondered if I can expect to find a Form 337 for an […]