Fuel lube! lubricates the valve mechanism, and doesn't wash away with
gasoline. Try Aircraft Spruce.
Wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:30 AM
Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Woe is Me (If not for bad luck, I would have no
luck at all)
I had considered that, but as I understand, the valve is a tapered valve in a
tapered seat. I was worried that I would perhaps score the seat or valve and
ruin it. On the other hand, nothing that hard should be in the valve anyway! In
the parts manual, it indicates that is a valve AND STRAINER, so maybe nothing
can get caught in there anyway.
--- In [email protected], "bbartsey" <bbart...@...> wrote:
>
> Periodically, I have difficulty turning that valve on or off. Usually it
turns free and easy but ocassionally it is difficult to rotate with you
fingers. If it is difficult to rotate, I usually use a small vise grip plier to
grab the "ear" of the valve mechanism and the extra leverage rotates the valve.
I'm not forcing the valve but a little bit of extra leverage moves the valve
and then it rotates easily for a couple of months after that.
> I think my Ercoupe, like all the others, is possesed by something.
> Bart
>
> --- In [email protected], "Donald" <DonGeneda@> wrote:
> >
> > I was out practicing my Ercoupe taxi skills today since I am not checked
out yet to fly (tomorrow the CFI is scheduled). Sure was tempting to just make
a circuit or two without a BFR or checkout when nobody was really watching.
