Lycoming IO-360-N1A Installation And Operation Manual page 31

IO-360-N1A Engine Installation and Operation Manual
6. Drain the fuel pump:
A. Put a collection container underneath the fuel pump.
B. Remove the shipping cap installed on the inlet fitting of the fuel pump.
C. Disconnect the outlet hose from the outlet fitting on the fuel pump.
D. Let the preservative fluid drain from the fuel pump and outlet hose into a collection
container.
E. Connect the outlet hose to the outlet fitting on the fuel pump.
F. Install the shipping cap.
7. Make sure that the induction riser is clean and dry.
8. Remove and examine the spark plugs. If spark plugs are acceptable, install them. Refer to the
spark plug procedures in Chapter 74-20 of the IO360-N1A Engine Service Manual.
9. If a constant speed propeller is used:
A. Use a pointed punch tool to make a 1/8 in. (3.18 mm) to 3/16 in. (4.76 mm) hole in the center
of the front expansion plug on the crankshaft.
B. Remove and discard the expansion plug from the crankshaft.
C. Look for and remove any foreign object contamination (sometimes a little piece of expansion
plug falls off).
10. Remove the fuel inlet strainer and clean it with a hydrocarbon-based solvent such as mineral
spirits or equivalent.
11. Examine the fuel supply lines, fuel manifold, and throttle body, to make sure they are clean and
dry.
NOTICE: During the first 50 hours of engine operation of new, rebuilt, or overhauled engines, it is
recommended that this engine by operated with mineral oil until oil consumption has
stabilized.
12. Add mineral oil to a new, rebuilt, or overhauled engine. Refer to Appendix A for the oil capacity.
Refer to the "Add Oil" procedure in the "Engine Installation" chapter in this manual.
13. Use the correct disposal procedure for collected oil in accordance with local regulations and
environmental protection policy.
Prepare a Stored Engine for Installation
This procedure is for an engine that has been in storage. An engine in storage has preservative oil.
Promptly, prepare the stored engine for installation into the airframe as follows:
1. Lift the engine. Refer to the section "Lift the Engine" in the "Engine Reception and Lift" chapter
in this manual.
2. Put a container under the engine to collect the cylinder preservative oil.
DO NOT TURN THE CRANKSHAFT OF AN ENGINE WITH
PRESERVATIVE OIL BEFORE REMOVAL OF THE BOTTOM SPARK
PLUGS. ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY HYDRAULIC LOCK CAN
OCCUR.
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