Bummer. Big question is: Did you have a HUNTING LICENSE and tag the deer??
Ron --- On Fri, 8/28/09, Mark Jones <flyk...@charter.net> wrote: > From: Mark Jones <flyk...@charter.net> > Subject: KR> Another Bad Day for N886MJ > To: "Corvair Net" <corvaircr...@mylist.net>, "KR Net" <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: Friday, August 28, 2009, 7:47 PM > This past Wednesday, N886MJ > experienced yet another engine failure resulting in another > dead stick landing which turned out good since I was again > able to glide safely back to the airport. The cam gear > failed. I experienced the exact failure of the cam > gear as I did Last November 1st. The only difference this > time was that this one lasted 44 hours vs the 4.5 hour life > of the first cam gear failure. Now for all you Corvair guys, > don't go and get all hot and bothered about this as we > suspect this is inherent to my engine only. Remember I had a > crankshaft breakage just prior to the first cam gear failure > which possibly could have damaged the case in a way that > would allow the cam or crank to oscillate in an unnatural > way that did not show up on tolerance checks.. We did > replace the crankshaft, camshaft and both gears on both > rebuilds. On this last rebuild everything was meticulously > built, checked and rechecked. I will keep everyone informed > to any findings as we tear down and rebuild. > > The sad part is that I was leaving for the KR Gathering on > Sept 17th with some new tail art which I was looking forward > to everyone seeing and enjoying. I simply can not wait > another year for all of you to see it so here is a link. > Hope you enjoy it: http://flykr2s.com/photo.html > > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Stevens Point, WI > E-mail: flyk...@charter.net > Web: www.flykr2s.com > _______________________________________ > 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 >
