John Cooper told me that the washer off the fuel gauge wouldn't be a
problem, but it IS ferrous so I'm going to use a magnet on a stick to
try to retrieve it.
Larry Snyder
Washington, MO
On Aug 11, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Al Demarzo wrote:
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
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----- 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
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