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Forum: Private Flying

27th Oct 2016, 15:19

Replies: 17

Perplexing failure mode of a C182 engine

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Posted By India Four Two

I know about impulse mags, although it is...

I know about impulse mags, although it is surprisingly difficult to find out which mag on a particular type has the impulse coupling.

My question was more about the order of mag selection. Given...

Forum: Private Flying

27th Oct 2016, 07:24

Replies: 17

Perplexing failure mode of a C182 engine

Views: 3,486

Posted By India Four Two

Slight thread drift

When hand-propping the 182, we tried using single magnetos.

I noticed, for the first time ever, that the positions on the ignition switch are not labelled OFF - L - R - BOTH - START as would be...

Forum: Private Flying

26th Oct 2016, 20:19

Replies: 17

Perplexing failure mode of a C182 engine

Views: 3,486

Posted By India Four Two

All's well that ends well.

Our mechanic took off the starter and starter adapter. He confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the starter adapter, which is a big relief, although he did give his personal opinion about the...

Forum: Private Flying

24th Oct 2016, 03:47

Replies: 17

Perplexing failure mode of a C182 engine

Views: 3,486

Posted By India Four Two

ETOPS, Here's our "gorilla", towing me back...

ETOPS,

Here's our "gorilla", towing me back to the hangar! A very interesting character. He used to own a 182, now flies a 185 and part-owns a Stinson 108 (which I flew to Oshkosh in) and a...

Forum: Private Flying

23rd Oct 2016, 17:09

Replies: 17

Perplexing failure mode of a C182 engine

Views: 3,486

Posted By India Four Two

Thanks ST and BPF, The considered opinion...

Thanks ST and BPF,

The considered opinion here is that it is probably a charging problem, but in view of the warnings given above, we'll keep her in the hangar and let the mechanic fly to us.
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Forum: Private Flying

23rd Oct 2016, 08:20

Replies: 17

Perplexing failure mode of a C182 engine

Views: 3,486

Posted By India Four Two

Perplexing failure mode of a C182 engine

Today I was flying our club's C182 towplane.

Although the alternator seemed to be charging OK, the battery voltage kept dropping off, until the engine wouldn't start. We tried using jumper cables;...

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