Originally Posted by Joshua_Ralph
Well, in one week I've flown 14 hours in Bud... Fuel burn-wise I'm burning about 5.1 Gallons per hour and 3 Quarts of oil... (not sure if this is a high burn rate on oil)...

About the fuel/oil burn. I've noticed a White coating on the outside of the exhaust and the inside looks quite grayish white. Is this normal?


Your fuel burn rate of 5.1 gal/hr is normal (much better than the 8 gal/hr that the owner told you). 3 qts of oil in 14 hrs is on the high side. Where are you keeping the oil level on the dipstick? As I mentioned earlier, anything above the 5-qt will get blown out very quickly.

The grayish white inside the exhaust is good. If it's sooty black, you're running the engine too rich.


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