Thats too bad Mark =(. Since I dont have a WW manual yet, is 1/4" 6061-T6 what the manual suggest to make the starter mount? I would surely like to know if what was recommended is not strong enough, far in advance before flight.
Justin KR2S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com> To: "KR Net" <kr...@mylist.net>; "Corvaircraft" <corvaircr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 7:06 PM Subject: KR> Set back > As most of you know, I have been working diligently to meet my personal deadline of getting an airworthiness inspection by July 1st. That is still my goal but I have encountered an unexpected set back. I have boasted that I have had a totally leak free engine for the past 17.8 hours. Well. that changed today at the 18.0 hour mark. I have a major leak developing around my starter mounting plate. Upon close examination, I have determined that the starter has actually bent the 1/4" 6061-T6 > angle which the mounting bracket was made from. It is back to the drawing board to make a yet stronger mount for my starter. I guess there is something to be said about test running an engine on the ground before flight. It took eighteen hours for this to develop and I am glad I was not in the air dripping oil and not knowing it. > > > > vAIRCRAFT web site at > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
