Brains Trust,
A mate has a Raven 1 with the cylinder priming system (priming pump in the back, affixed to frame).
A couple of questions:
- I have not seen reference to this system in the R44 POH available online - in Systems Description, or Supplements. Am I being thick? (It is in the Cadet POH, but this is a Raven 1).
- Would the failure of one of the cylinder priming lines cause a loss of compression in that cylinder? Or do they have check valves in lines?
- And why only 4 cylinders primed?
My personal view is that it would be rarely used, and if failure of the system could cause degraded engine performance then I would take it out. Thoughts?
Pete
p.s. keep sending pics for calendar.