Eliacim, Thanks for the nomination for an award?for which?many people in this forum?should be considered.
I can't really run up past 1,500 rpm since I still have Goodyear brakes that are not holding that well. I certainly would have liked to have known that I wasn't getting full power before I took the active runway. Fortunately it was not that busy and I didn't disrupt traffic by exiting at the first turnout. I probably should have gone to the short runway and asked for a couple of high speed taxi tests first. I just got word that I have a stuck valve and we are pulling the cylinder. I may have to find a corner and start panhandling to pay for my Ercoupe habit. Frank Nelson N51DV - 415C TOA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fnelson913 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 8:43 am Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Problems with the Flying Gods - Update and Stuck Valves 1. We need to create the "Perseverance Facing Adversity" award. Frank sure has earned it. Hang on there! ? 2. At the end of my?run up, I do a static RPM check.?Obviously, spec static RPM may or may not be achieved, depending on wind direction, density altitude, etc.?However, it lets me know?if something is wrong, before I initiate the take off roll. ? Eliacim??? --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "fnelson913" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Problems with the Flying Gods - Update and Stuck Valves Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:45:37 -0000 Saturday looked like the day to get my Coupe back in the air. We finally got the new regulator in and installed. As my mechanic was installing the new voltage regulator, he informed be that the failed regulator was actually a Ford automotive part. I looked at the part and sure enough, it was. He also said that the plugs were in bad shape (fouled - they had less than 30 hours on them since new at the annual). I fired her up and turned on the alternator. There it was, an immediate indication of a charge on the amp meter. The engine was running smoother, but it seemed that there still was vibration. Hopeful that things were good, I saddled up and went out to do some touch and go practice. At 1,500 rpm the mag check and the carb heat were as expected. Holding short on 29R waiting for inbound traffic to land, I was thinking about how wonderful it would be to finish my checkride. The tower cleared me for take off and remain in the pattern. I rolled out and eased the ball forward. But it was not to be. The rpm's climbed past 1,500 and then stopped at about 1,800. There was never any question that this was an aborted takeoff. It seems that others are also having problems with stuck valves. My A&P will do the compression checks today and assess the problem. My hope is that it is a different cylinder than last time. It does not seem right that I should have so much trouble with cylinders that were rebuilt just 200 hours ago. I use Avblend at every oil change and have been religiously using TCP in the "100 Lots 'o Lead" Avgas. Maybe I need to switch to Mogas and deal with the alchohol problem. Tomorrow is another day and I am still looking for my Olympic Gold. Frank Nelson N51DV - 415C TOA p.s. - I saw Linda depart on Saturday for the brunch gathering in Santa Barbara (I think). At least one Coupe from Torrance is flying, but I am very envious.
