----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I have reached a bit of a milestone in my firewall
forward rebuild
project of my Forney F1. I have dismantled the nose
gear, and determined
what repairs are needed. I have removed the engine
mount and am in
the process of stripping it so I can do a dye
check. And today I spent
two hours with a very experienced and retired
mechanic who helped me
pull the cylinders off the c90. Actually, it went
so well we decided to
split the case as well and break the engine down
completely.
The good news is that the engine shows only normal
wear. There are
a couple of scratches in bearings and the like, and
one cylinder has a
broken rocker boss, but nothing that spells doom
and gloom. At this point
is looks like I am looking at about 1000 bucks for
parts, about 1000 more
for repairs, and probably another 1000 to have the
engine re-assembled
by a repuatable shop. That;s not bad for an engine
that will run for another
10 years or so.
I would however, like to hear any advice that is
out there, about what to
keep, what to go with new, and what to watch for.
Also, what hops or
companies have others had success with for engine
work and parts.
I am running on
Owner maintenance which affords me a few options,
but I am putting
the engine back together as if it were
certified.
I should mention one word of warning to others out
there. When I took my
nose gear apart I found that there were at least
three mistakes made by the fully licenced mechanic who did it when it was last
done (about 1967).
So definately, parts and maintence manuals are a
must when you are
doing this work. You just can't assume the guy who
did it last new what they were doing.
Steve Finkelman
C-FIWR
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