Forum: Messages
12-13-21, 04:37 PM
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Forum: Messages
12-10-21, 10:15 AM
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I am sure the STC is somewhat costly in...
I am sure the STC is somewhat costly in comparison to what it is - cutting a hole in the firewall. I think Aviation Enterprises is the only one that has the STC. I have not talked to them yet, but...
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Forum: Messages
12-08-21, 05:19 PM
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access
You are 100% correct....you have to remove things and take your time. Removing the baffling (which you have to remove other stuff to get out) lets you at least see the inside nut/stud. I taped the...
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Forum: Messages
12-08-21, 09:44 AM
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Done - but engineers shouldnt set timing
The plane is done and put back together. Initial run up was good. Gonna fly it this weekend to verify oil leakage. Installed all new hardware on the mag, including the rubber drive gear bushings. ...
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Forum: Messages
11-21-21, 05:04 PM
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smoking gun
Well, every now and again things just come together. I took off the cowling and looked at the back of the engine and found a gaping hole where a mag should be.......see attached. The drive gear was...
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Forum: Messages
11-12-21, 12:56 PM
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Forum: Messages
11-11-21, 04:00 PM
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update
To clarify, my oil pressure had dropped to the bottom of the green and was then bouncing between about 10 psi (there is no "10 psi" indication, but it was just above 0) and the bottom of the...
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Forum: Messages
11-08-21, 11:56 PM
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follow up
Thanks for the comments! To follow up with some of you:
1. Mine is normally aspirated so no turbo oil line
2. Yes, the prop fully feathered. The plane almost leaped forward as soon as the prop...
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Forum: Messages
11-08-21, 11:12 AM
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Loss of an engine
Sometimes, and hopefully all the time, the loss of an engine is something we train for but never have to actually use. Well after 35 years of flying, I had my first engine out. I took off Sunday...
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