----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----Eliacim and All, Another way to look at it which may help is: It is WAY better to have the engine trouble and be able to diagnose it and remedy it , thought it cost a bunch of money THAN to be flyin along and have the engine fail on you and be in a bad predicament.This cost a bunch of money not your hide!! good luck, most of us have been there one way or another Dennis 99564
heavensounds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----For those who have had the patience to follow my low power saga, I have good and bad news.The good news is the problem was finally identified today, with the guidance and advice (via e mail) of John Cooper (Skyport) (Thanks John!)It's a broken cam follower (lifter body) for the intake valve of cylinder 1. That caused the intake valve for cylinder 1 to open much less that required, causing low power and the rest of the symptoms.The bad news is that to replace the cam follower, I need to split the crankcase. My A&P / IA insists on doing at the very least a bottom overhaul, since we are opening the crankcase. Given the hours of my engine (between 1500 - 1600 SMOH) I know he is right, but I dread the cost, the downtime, and the possibility that something else goes wrong, after all the expense and downtime.So I guess I won't be flying for at least a couple of months. Funding this bottom overhaul will also be a challenge.We already pulled the engine out of the plane and it's sitting on a cart.I hope that sharing this experience has added something to the knowledge base of the group.Thanks to all of you for bearing with me, and for all the advice. I have learned a lot from all of you.Best regardsEliacim============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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