Pietenpol-List: certified engines

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sun Feb 03, 2002 5:26 pm

Original Posted By: "Mike King"
With all this talk of engines , from old car engines to certifiedengines, I was talking to my mentor/AP today. He came down to checkout my engine that wasn't running right. (A 65) Turns out that I haveleaky valves that when I rebuilt the engine, I only lapped in the valvesto the seats, and assumed it was ok. He put a gadget on each cylinder,one at a time to check compression, that looked like the old tirepressure tools with a slide that came out to give the tire pressure. One by one we checked eack cyl. through three compressions. The front 2were above 70, the left rear was 62, and the right rear was 40 ish.Oh well, so much for my basement mechanics. Now I'm pulling off thecylinders to have him regrind the valve seats and the valves, ifnecessary. His advise was, if you do just the bad ones, the others willjust come back to bite you on the ass later.Doesn't matter cause I still have a wing to cover.Guess what I'm getting at is that if anyone is interested in a A80engine, He has one that he took off a Cassut Racer to put on an O200. This guy is more qualified on planes than I know, and probably will everknow. He rebuilt the A80, it was magnefluxed and brought up to a 0time engine. Guess it comes with papers or logs , I'm not sure, but itcould be put in a certified plane.If you ever heard of the late Leo Loudenschlager the many time worldchamp pilot, this guy did the mods and recovering, repairs, etc, onLeos plane. So he's good. But he's not a money grubber, only does whathe loves to do.An engine like this would be an investment, but it would always be worthwhat you paid for it, because with the logs, it could always be sold andput in a certified airplane.Sorry to go on and on, but if anyone wants an engine that they can bolton and fly away (or knows anyone in need of a A80 for a certifiedplane) , let me know , and I'll put you in touch with him.walt________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sun Feb 03, 2002 5:30 pm

Original Posted By: "walter evans"
Walt,I have an A-80 in my GN-1 which has a couple of hundredhours on it, but would be interested in knowing more aboutyour friends engine.Please email me or have your friend contact me with theparticulars. My phone number in Dallas is 214 905-9299.Thanks.Mike KingGN-177MK----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sun Feb 03, 2002 6:07 pm

Original Posted By: Fisherman Caye

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