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05-21-2010, 01:24 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hickory,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427SC w/427so, ERA GT #2002
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Madmaxx: I stress in the book that you never, repeat NEVER, put anything in an engine you're building without inspecting it. If you do and it breaks or doesn't fit, it's your fault!! See photo for where the inspection begins . . . out of the box. 
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough HORSEPOWER." Mark Donohue
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05-21-2010, 05:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: MARKSVILLE,LA.,,
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Quote:
Originally Posted by speed220mph
Madmaxx: I stress in the book that you never, repeat NEVER, put anything in an engine you're building without inspecting it. If you do and it breaks or doesn't fit, it's your fault!! See photo for where the inspection begins . . . out of the box. |
Yep, the old aricraft mechanic that taught me the little I know would check/measure everything 2 or 3 times..........I watched him wash a bare block for 20 minutes after it came back from the machine shop, told him they had washed and cleaned and steam cleaned the block after machining, he kept right on doing what he was doing acting like he never heard me, then when he finished, he told me he trust's only one man's work, HIS, all others he checks and double checks..........
If something didn't feel right when assembling an engine, he'd stop and back up and try it again, seen him pull at least one piston out of just about every rebuild, said once installed and he rolled the engine over by hand, it just didn't feel right, he'd remove it, check the rings and bore to make sure they were clean and re-install it till it felt right.............
I can't remember any engine he built having problems as long as it was cared for somewhat by the owner.....
David
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05-21-2010, 05:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hickory,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427SC w/427so, ERA GT #2002
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David:
Aircraft wrenching is a great place to learn. You can't pull off the track or to the side of the road if your airplane engine fails. Your adventure has just begun. So, everything has to be right at the git go. But, like all things in life, things happen. As my Daddy said, "The most dangerous time to fly an airplane is right after an annual." I know. When I was cruising along fat, dumb and happy at about 2,000-ft agl, a jug blew off the engine.  Fortunately for me, the prettiest grass strip I ever saw was just ahead about 5 miles at 12o'clock.
For the very reasons mentioned and some that weren't--to make sure things are right--I devote one chapter to doing a preassembly just to make sure everything fits with the correct clearances.
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough HORSEPOWER." Mark Donohue
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05-21-2010, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: MARKSVILLE,LA.,,
Posts: 3,235
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Quote:
Originally Posted by speed220mph
David:
Aircraft wrenching is a great place to learn. You can't pull off the track or to the side of the road if your airplane engine fails. Your adventure has just begun. So, everything has to be right at the git go. But, like all things in life, things happen. As my Daddy said, "The most dangerous time to fly an airplane is right after an annual." I know. When I was cruising along fat, dumb and happy at about 2,000-ft agl, a jug blew off the engine. Fortunately for me, the prettiest grass strip I ever saw was just ahead about 5 miles at 12o'clock.
For the very reasons mentioned and some that weren't--to make sure things are right--I devote one chapter to doing a preassembly just to make sure everything fits with the correct clearances. |
Tom:
I know what you mean, that's why I don't fly...... 
Anyway, those darn aircraft mechanics are soo picky about clean parts and clean tools, you'd swear they were fixin to do brain surgery!!!!!!!! 
David
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