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Final Approach
Two out of the last three times I've started the engine, I've noticed that after about 30 seconds, my #1 EGT goes up to about 150F above the others and stays there for about 2 minutes, then comes back down again. There is no engine roughness, just the EGT.
I've also had more of a problem with hot starts than usual lately (Lycoming IO-360). Usually I can stop for fuel and restart the engine without much difficulty, even in hot weather. Yesterday I stopped at PTK for charts, spent ~10 minutes inside, then could not get the engine started for the return trip. OAT on the ramp was about 27C. A local mechanic tried his own technique for clearing flooded cylinders with no success (it wasn't actually clear to me that the thing was flooded though), and cranked the starter for long enough that I elected to let everything cool for 30 minutes, after which it started easily. Back at home, I tried restarting it immediately after shutdown and had the same problem. This time I tried the POH hot start procedure. After two tries I gave up and put it away.
Any chance these two phenomena are related? Again, the engine seems to run normally and I'm noticing nothing ominous, but I don't like it when anything in my airplane suddenly behaves differently for no apparent reason.
I've also had more of a problem with hot starts than usual lately (Lycoming IO-360). Usually I can stop for fuel and restart the engine without much difficulty, even in hot weather. Yesterday I stopped at PTK for charts, spent ~10 minutes inside, then could not get the engine started for the return trip. OAT on the ramp was about 27C. A local mechanic tried his own technique for clearing flooded cylinders with no success (it wasn't actually clear to me that the thing was flooded though), and cranked the starter for long enough that I elected to let everything cool for 30 minutes, after which it started easily. Back at home, I tried restarting it immediately after shutdown and had the same problem. This time I tried the POH hot start procedure. After two tries I gave up and put it away.
Any chance these two phenomena are related? Again, the engine seems to run normally and I'm noticing nothing ominous, but I don't like it when anything in my airplane suddenly behaves differently for no apparent reason.