Pietenpol-List: Final inspection scheduled
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:25 pm
Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
Well, I had the condition inspection done on N8031 today. There is a short list of squawks but the biggun' was that cylinder #4 had a compression of about 20lbs and you could just hear the air rushing out the exhaust valve. It made me kind of sick to hear it, knowing that was the sound of money slipping around the valve and out into the aether.Looking at the amount of carbon encrusting the piston head this sucker's been in a bad way for quite some time. Which, strangely, heartened me. If this thing can keep running in this state for this long, then these little engines are just about indestructible.Both compression rings were broken and both valves refused to seat. There was some scoring and pitting on the valve stems.Well, it's gonna cost a small fortune, but N8031 should climb like a homesick angel when all is said and done.Dan-- yocum(at)gmail.com________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Final inspection scheduledDate: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:24:04 -0400
Well, I had the condition inspection done on N8031 today. There is a short list of squawks but the biggun' was that cylinder #4 had a compression of about 20lbs and you could just hear the air rushing out the exhaust valve. It made me kind of sick to hear it, knowing that was the sound of money slipping around the valve and out into the aether.Looking at the amount of carbon encrusting the piston head this sucker's been in a bad way for quite some time. Which, strangely, heartened me. If this thing can keep running in this state for this long, then these little engines are just about indestructible.Both compression rings were broken and both valves refused to seat. There was some scoring and pitting on the valve stems.Well, it's gonna cost a small fortune, but N8031 should climb like a homesick angel when all is said and done.Dan-- yocum(at)gmail.com________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Final inspection scheduledDate: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:24:04 -0400
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