Sorry to hear that. I feel your pain. When I bought my first KR the engine ran fine, but I heard rumor of a previous prop strike and it didn't have the Force 1 hub anyway so I pulled the crank and magnafluxing found a big crack. After spending a few weeks and a bunch of money to have the nose bored for the hub and getting a new crank I was putting it back together and it locked up on the Force 1 bearing every time I tightened the case bolts. It was measuring egg shaped and I didn't know if it was bored wrong or what. Off the whole case went to Great Plains and it seems I somehow had the bearing cocked when I first installed it and the pin ruined the bearing so I needed a new one. Another few weeks and more money later I had the case halves together and on the plane while I installed the cylinders. Oops, with the new crank the compression is not correct and I need new cylinder shims, correct size not in stock so I had to order thicker ones and have them surface ground. Back together again. Oops, cylinder shimmed different now I need to order new adjustable length pushrods. I got everything done, adjusted the valves, installed the head covers and realized that the under cylinder baffels need to be put on before the heads go on. Off the heads came and start all over.
Things happen. This will all just be a story you can tell others soon wen you are flying. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt....@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Dan Heath Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 9:27 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Bad day Well, there won't be any flying for Dan and Jerry anytime soon. We put the tail in a valley between the taxi way and the runway to get the tail low. Jerry was running it at about 3000 rpm, with less than a1/4 tank and it was running great. He started to pull back and the engine came to a very abrupt stop. It is frozen. There was no indication that anything was wrong. No smoke, no foul temp readings, no nothing. So now back to the shop with the engine. I don't like working on them. I can build them, but really don't trust myself with it and I don't know who will work on a VW for an airplane, that I would trust. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building is OVER. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
