Engine Designs
Troubleshooting
Induction Systems
Indication
Potpourri
100
An engine that burns fuel externally.
What is an external combustion engine?
100
Blue smoke coming from the exhaust.
What is an indication the engine is burning oil?
100
The induction system moves a fuel/air mixture between the carburetor and this.
What is the Intake Valve?
100
A sealed pressure tube that works like a "Party Blower".
What is a bourdon tube?
100
Standard Atmospheric Pressure on the Barometer.
What is 29.92?
200
An engine whose piston generates power every time it goes down.
What is 2-Stroke Engine?
200
The first thing to check if the engine cranks but doesn't start.
What is Fuel Quantity?
200
A leaking induction system gasket after the carburetor can cause this.
What is an excessively lean mixture?
200
This gauge should be observed immediately upon start-up.
What is the Oil Pressure Gauge?
200
The document that gives the aircrafts weight and balance information.
What is a type certificate data sheet?
300
A "Boxer" Engine, or one with it's pistons across from each other.
What is a horizontally opposed Engine?
300
A cyclinder, when touched is much cooler than the rest.
What is an indication of a dead cylinder?
300
A unit driven by exhaust gasses that increases manifold pressure.
What is a turbocharger?
300
A type of tachometer that has a spinning magnet in it trying to pull this.
What is drag cup?
300
This aircraft fuel is blue.
What is 100LL?
400
An engine that used the "Otto Cycle".
What is a 4-Stroke Engine?
400
Using too low of a fuel octane.
What is a cause of detonation?
400
In a turbocharged engine, the unit that either directs exhaust gasses through the turbocharger or allows them to bypass it.
What is the waste gate?
400
The two metals used in a temperature sensor that produces it's own current.
What is alumel and chromel?
400
If when torqued, a cotter pin hole doesn't line up with the nut, this is done.
What is use washers?
500
An engine that gets power from burning fuel inside a closed chamber.
What is an internal combustion engine?
500
The piston ring gaps are in line.
What could give a worn ring indication during a compression check?
500
A mechanically driven unit that increases manifold pressure.
What is a supercharger?
500
An altimeter uses this internally to sense differential pressure.
What is a sealed capsule or diaphragm?
500
To prevent rings from expanding too fast and causing engine seizure, this is done.
What is allow engine warm up?
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