If you pull the cylinder, take the opportunity to have it rebuilt and there are plenty of good shops in the TX, LA, AR area that can do this. Your mechanic may know of a good one right in your immediate area.
There may have been a small washer on the bottom of the shaft that holds the cork. The washer was soldered on. You may also want to think about getting that out, too. It's probably right there on the bottom, straight down. Al DeMarzo Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page Free, Easy and No Membership Required http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Charter Mail To: Hartmut Beil Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] C-85 Valve Still Sticking I will fish it out with a wire. The tank is full so it's at the topand I just have to get it to the neck to pull it out. Larry Snyder Washington, MO Mountain View, AR On Aug 11, 2008, at 8:34 AM, Hartmut Beil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Larry. That sounds all right, but what are your plans about the cork that fell into the nose tank? Hartmut ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:06:15 +0000 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] C-85 Valve Still Sticking Wise ones, I went out to the airport yesterday and double checked that my valve is still sticking, and sure enough, no compression in one cylinder. I removed a plug from the left rear cylinder and the behavior was the same with or without the plug - engine pulled through each cylinder and bounced off the compression of the next, except one, and the prop would spin right past it. I'd hear the click from the magnetos TWICE on that pull. So I'm figuring that's the cylinder with the problem, so I took the cowling and nosebowl off the plane. At the same time, when I removed the cap from the cowl tank, the cork fell off it into the tank. Sigh. Nothing is easy. Here is my plan, let me know if this sounds good: 1. Have mechanic verify that I identified the correct cylinder. 2. Have mechanic remove the suspect cylinder. 3. If the valves are good and it's just sticking, have mechanic clean up the valves and guides. 4. If the valves are NOT good, ship the thing to Central Cylinder in Omaha, who installed it two years and 300 hours ago. 5. Have mechanic reinstall cylinder. 6. I'll button her back up, except I will have the mechanic reinstall the prop, making sure torques are good and it's properly safety wired. Does this sound like a good approach? Thanks! I hate having a non-flying plane, even when I don't have any immediate travel plans... Larry N99340 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get more from your digital life. Find out how.
