Cessna 182T 2001, Pilot Operating Handbook

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CESSNA SECTION 7
MODEL 182T AIRPLANE & SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
ENGINE
The airplane is powered by a horizontally opposed, six cylinder,
overhead valve, air cooled, fuel injected engine with a wet sump
lubrication system. The engine is a Lycoming Model IO-540-AB1A5
and is rated at 230 horsepower at 2400 RPM. Major accessories
include a starter and belt driven alternator mounted on the front of
the engine, and dual magnetos, dual vacuum pumps, and a full flow
oil filter mounted on the rear of the engine accessory case.
ENGINE CONTROLS
Engine manifold pressure is set using the throttle control, a
smooth black knob, which is located at the center of the instrumetn
panel below the radios. The throttle control is configured so that the
throttle is open in the forward position and closed in the full aft
position. A friction lock, which is a round knurled knob, is located at
the base of the throttle and is operated by rotating the lock
clockwise to increase friction or counterclockwise to decrease it.
Engine speed is controlled by the propeller control. The
propeller control is a fluted, blue knob located immediately to the
right of the throttle control. This system is described under
"Propeller" in this section.
The mixture control, mounted near the propeller control, is a red
knob with raised points around the circumference and is equipped
with a lock button in the end of the knob. The rich position is full
forward, and full aft is the idle cutoff position. For small adjustments,
the control may be moved forward by rotating the knob clockwise,
and aft by rotating the knob counterclockwise. For rapid or large
adjustments, the knob may be moved forward or aft by depressing
the lock button in the end of the control, and then positioning the
control as desired.
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