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bigginsking

Joined: 25 Sep 2012
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Location: San Diego, California

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 8:03 am Post subject: Injector Cleaning

Lycoming instructions are here:

http://www.lycoming.com/Portals/0/techpublications/serviceinstructions/SI%201275C%20%2809-23-2008%29/Cleaning%20Fuel%20Injector%20Nozzles.pdf

I cleaned mine after 1000 hrs of operation and my fuel burn dropped by 0.5 gph when running lean of peak.

Gradually they got worse at atomizing the fuel and I wasn't able to run as lean.

Its easy enough to do that I'll probably do it at each annual.

1 hr is a bit long for the hoppes, 20 minutes is recommended, at $30 ultrasonic cleaner might be worthwhile also:

http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Ultrasonic-Jewelry-Eyeglass-Cleaning/dp/B001DKDAVW



Bill

N84WJ, RV-8, 1097 hrs

RV-8.blogspot.com

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 Â  Â  Â 1. 11:22 AM - Cleaning fuel injectorsÂ  (Charles Brame)

 Â  Â  Â 2. 11:49 AM - Re: Cleaning fuel injectorsÂ  (vanremog(at)aol.com (vanremog(at)aol.com))

 Â  Â  Â 3. 02:13 PM - Re: Cleaning fuel injectorsÂ  ()

 Â  Â  Â 4. 03:46 PM - Re: Cleaning fuel injectorsÂ  (Bill Gill)

 Â  Â  Â 5. 03:51 PM - Re: Cleaning fuel injectorsÂ  (Lyle Peterson)

 Â  Â  Â 6. 04:59 PM - Re: Cleaning fuel injectorsÂ  (Charles Kuss)

 Â  Â  Â 7. 04:59 PM - Re: Cleaning fuel injectorsÂ  (Charles Kuss)

 

 

 

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 Time: 11:22:20 AM PST US

 From: Charles Brame <ChasB(at)satx.rr.com (ChasB(at)satx.rr.com)>

 Subject: Cleaning fuel injectors

 

 

 I have an Air Flow Performance fuel injection system on my Lycoming O-320. The

 AFP manual recommends cleaning the fuel injectors every 100 hours. Other than

 soaking in Hoppes #9, no detailed instructions are given for cleaning the injectors.

 

 What is the best, approved, method for cleaning fuel injectors?

 

 Charlie Brame

 RV-6AÂ  N11CB

 San Antonio

 



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JohnInReno

Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Posts: 150

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:07 am Post subject: Injector Cleaning

Any idea on a recommended solution to use in an ultrasonic?Â  I have     seen admonitions against using volatile solutions like Hoppe's #9 or     MEK but no information on what should be used.Â  I use an ultrasonic     for cleaning rifle cartridges and the solution is intended for brass     but I don't know if it would be ok for injectors.

     

     john

     RV9A

     

     On 1/5/2015 8:02 AM, Bill Judge wrote:

     

     [quote]                Lycoming instructions are here:

         http://www.lycoming.com/Portals/0/techpublications/serviceinstructions/SI%201275C%20%2809-23-2008%29/Cleaning%20Fuel%20Injector%20Nozzles.pdf

         

         

         I cleaned mine after 1000 hrs of operation and my fuel burn           dropped by 0.5 gph when running lean of peak.

         

         

         Gradually they got worse at atomizing the fuel and I wasn't           able to run as lean.

         

         

         Its easy enough to do that I'll probably do it at each           annual.

         

         

         1 hr is a bit long for the hoppes, 20 minutes is           recommended, at $30 ultrasonic cleaner might be worthwhile           also:

         http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Ultrasonic-Jewelry-Eyeglass-Cleaning/dp/B001DKDAVW

         

         

         

         Bill

         N84WJ, RV-8, 1097 hrs

         RV-8.blogspot.com

         Â 

         

         

         

       

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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:42 pm Post subject: Injector Cleaning

You might want to give this juice a try.

   

  http://www.ultrasonicsdirect.com/12decacl.html?productid=12decacl&channelid=FROOG

   

   

   

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