Lycoming IO-360-N1A Installation And Operation Manual page 33

IO-360-N1A Engine Installation and Operation Manual
NOTICE: If some preservative oil stays in the engine, it will not damage the engine. The
preservative oil will be removed after the first 25 hours of operation during the oil
change.
D. Remove, examine, clean, and reinstall the oil suction screen per the "Oil Suction Screen
Removal/Inspection/Cleaning/Installation" section in Chapter 12-10 of the IO-360-N1A
Engine Service Manual.
E. Apply one to two drops of Loctite
install the oil sump drain plugs in the oil sump. Torque the drain plugs in accordance with the
latest revision of the Service Table of Limits - SSP-1776.
MAKE SURE THAT BOTH OIL SUMP DRAIN PLUGS AND THE
SUCTION SCREEN PLUG ARE INSTALLED TIGHTLY. IF THE DRAIN
PLUGS AND SCREEN PLUG ARE NOT TIGHTLY INSTALLED AND
LEAKS, ENGINE FAILURE CAN OCCUR.
F. Safety wire the two oil sump drain plugs in accordance with the standard practices per the
latest revision of AC43.13-1B.
12. Remove the oil filter and install a new oil filter. Refer to the IO-360-N1A Engine Service
Manual.
13. If a constant speed propeller is to be 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 crankshaft plug.
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).
14. Refer to Chapter 74-20 in the IO-360-N1A Engine Service Manual to:
A. Examine the spark plugs.
B. If spark plugs are acceptable, install them. If the spark plugs are dirty, clean them in
petroleum solvent. If the spark plugs are not acceptable, install new spark plugs.
C. Remove the protectors on the ignition lead ends.
D. Connect the ignition lead ends.
15. Remove the fuel inlet strainer and clean it with a hydrocarbon-based solvent such as mineral
spirits or equivalent.
16. 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.
17. Add mineral oil to a new, rebuilt, or overhauled engine, otherwise add specified oil in Appendix
A. Refer to the IO-360-N1A Engine Service Manual.
18. Use the correct procedure for disposal of drained oil and fuel in accordance with local, state,
federal, and environmental protection regulations.
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Requirements for Engine Installation
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