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Lenleg(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:17 am Post subject: Len's Engine Work !!

Stormy:

 

I pulled the cylinders for several reasons ... but mostly because I did not  

break the engine in correctly the first time around ... we had carb problems  

that we could not find ... three mechanics later we found the brand carb had  

some internal mfg defects ... but by then we had run the engine on the ground  

probably 5 hours ... not good for setting rings !!  When rings don't set  you 

use a lot (LOT) of oil and lots of blow by on the belly ... I was sick  

(SICK) of that !!

 

Also ... felt like I was losing power over time and that was a real concern  

that something else might be going on.  Triad in Burlington rehoned them  ... 

installed new rings, etc ... flew the first hour last night ... all was good  

!!!

 

Flew this morning and leaving for Florida early tomorrow morning !!

 

Len

 

 

 

In a message dated 5/3/2006 10:39:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,  

sportav8r(at)aol.com writes:






Len: tell us what  prompted the cylinder pull and what you found, as well as 

how it's working  now.



Barrows engine owners with inquiring minds want to know  



-Stormy



BTW, that IO-340 Stroker engine from Titan looked  way cool at SnF, but it's 

100LL only.  Not sure I could talk myself into  that investment, with the 

certainty that 100LL will disappear one day not far  off...  but for the HP vs. 

weight and price it was a tempting  package.



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jclarkmail(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:27 am Post subject: Len's Engine Work !!

Good to hear thatyou are back up Len!!



Maybe this week you will get enough hard hours on it to really break it in

good this time.



We are doing the annual condition inspection on PJ this week. Gotta get off

this computer and get to work!  



I think Ron is OUT for FDW. Do you think you might be IN or do you know tha=

t

you are OUT as well?

James

On 5/4/06, Lenleg(at)aol.com <Lenleg(at)aol.com> wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		  

 

 Stormy:



 I pulled the cylinders for several reasons ... but mostly because I did

 not

 break the engine in correctly the first time around ... we had carb

 problems

 that we could not find ... three mechanics later we found the brand carb

 had

 some internal mfg defects ... but by then we had run the engine on the

 ground

 probably 5 hours ... not good for setting rings !!  When rings don't

 set  you

 use a lot (LOT) of oil and lots of blow by on the belly ... I was sick

 (SICK) of that !!



 Also ... felt like I was losing power over time and that was a real

 concern

 that something else might be going on.  Triad in Burlington rehoned

 them  ...

 installed new rings, etc ... flew the first hour last night ... all was

 good

 !!!



 Flew this morning and leaving for Florida early tomorrow morning !!



 Len

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sportav8r(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:23 am Post subject: Len's Engine Work !!

I knew that, but figured everyone else had not heard the story.  Have a nice trip!

 

I'm about ready to tackle relining and bleeding brakes, and the fuel tank SB.  Then it's on to getting the place spruced up for June 24th...

 

-Stormy 

 

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Larry Bowen

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Posts: 802
Location: NC, USA

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: Len's Engine Work !!

What power settings are you using for break-in?  How are the temps?  Have

you noticed more zooooom?



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Larry Bowen

Larry(at)BowenAero.com

http://BowenAero.com



Lenleg(at)aol.com wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   

 Stormy:



 I pulled the cylinders for several reasons ... but mostly because I did

 not

 break the engine in correctly the first time around ... we had carb

 problems

 that we could not find ... three mechanics later we found the brand carb

 had

 some internal mfg defects ... but by then we had run the engine on the

 ground

 probably 5 hours ... not good for setting rings !!  When rings don't set

 you

 use a lot (LOT) of oil and lots of blow by on the belly ... I was sick

 (SICK) of that !!



 Also ... felt like I was losing power over time and that was a real

 concern

 that something else might be going on.  Triad in Burlington rehoned them

 ...

 installed new rings, etc ... flew the first hour last night ... all was

 good

 !!!



 Flew this morning and leaving for Florida early tomorrow morning !!



 Len

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