Hi Steve:
With all the quoting going on back and forth things have gotten a bit
confused. I do not think that my leaking exhaust valve was caused by
using 100LL fuel. Frankly I am in a bit of a quandary as to why it did
start leaking. It may have been a case of the valve and seat not having
had a proper lapping job originally, or perhaps not at all.
It was Denny in Shawnee, KS that was blaming his problems on 100LL.
Maynard: N99843, and the M.M. repair is still holding, now 17.5 hrs.
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>Hi Denny:
> I just returned from the Seattle "Ercoupe Day" fly in and got your
>message. I think the best thing to do would be to call me on the phone
>so that I can explain in detail.
> I will be happy to go over the whole procedure with you.
> Maynard: (530) 583-4332
From:
Denny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Maynard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Maynard, Thank you so very much for your phone # and offer of help. Yesterday I checked the airplane again and found two cylinders down on compression. One with a definite exhaust leak and one apparently headed that way. So my Son and I decided perhaps a top overhaul is in order. After rereading the history of the engine in the logs I become convinced this is the best way to be sure of what we have. I blame most of these problems on running 100LL. How I wish we had our old 80/87 fuel of yesteryear. Anyway, I hope your repair continues to hold for you and thank you again. Denny-----N93990-----Shawnee,Ks
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