Howdy all, I made it home this morning after a slightly shortened gathering for myself to be able to run up north and raid my supply chest of airplane parts. For those of you in attendance you would be familiar that I had just replaced a cylinder only a few hours prior for a bad exhaust leak that turned into a worn out seat. And this is not the first time it has done it either- well throughout the gathering that familiar leak started creeping back. Not particularly wanting to part with my new cylinder I ran up north to try something new- when chatting with a few of the attendees I came to the realization that my pushrod for my exhaust valve wasn't quite the right size. Someone (not Larry) in the past must have been trying to play fix a flat and installed a longer than standard rod, causing the valve to hang open just a tiny bit, causing this recurring issue.
I'm happy to report that after a shorter rod was installed, and a fresh lap of the valve- the leak is all but gone after a hard 3 hours of running on my test flight and my return home to Carbondale today. See attached for the collection of pushrods that I have- an order to Fresno might be in the works. See you all next year! Sorry I couldn't make dinner. Zach Martine N211LF Carbondale IL
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