General; Prestarting Items Of Maintenance; Starting Procedures - Lycoming IO-320-A1A Operator's Manual

LYCOMING OPERATOR'S MANUAL
IO-320 SERIES

1. GENERAL.

YOUR ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO THE WARRANTIES THAT APPEAR IN THE
FRONT OF THIS MANUAL REGARDING ENGINE SPEED, THE USE OF SPECIFIED
FUELS AND LUBRICANTS, REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS. PERHAPS NO OTHER ITEM
OF ENGINE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CONTRIBUTES QUITE SO MUCH TO
SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND LONG LIFE AS THE CONSTANT USE OF
CORRECT GRADES OF FUEL AND OIL, CORRECT ENGINE TIMING, AND FLYING
THE AIRCRAFT AT ALL TIMES WITHIN THE SPEED AND POWER RANGE SPECIFIED
FOR THE ENGINE. DO NOT FORGET THAT VIOLATION OF THE OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR YOUR ENGINE WILL NOT ONLY VOID YOUR
WARRANTY BUT WILL SHORTEN THE LIFE OF YOUR ENGINE AFTER ITS WARRANTY
PERIOD HAS PASSED.
Cruising should be done at 65% to 75% power until a total of 50 hours has accumulated or
oil consumption has stabilized. This is to ensure proper seating of the rings and is applicable
to new engines, and engines in service following cylinder replacement or top overhaul of one
or more cylinders.

2. PRESTARTING ITEMS OF MAINTENANCE.

3. STARTING PROCEDURES.

Cranking periods must be limited to ten (10) to twelve (12) seconds with a five (5) minute
rest between cranking periods.
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