Netters,
I had a pre-buy inspection done on my Cessna 152 and during the
compression check the mechanic found one cylinder was showing only 47
pounds. Another mechanic did something I have never heard of before. He
said that sometimes there will be a carbon buildup on the seal of the
ex
Bob
That is a pretty common problem and fix on certified engines.sometimes you
have to let some marvel mystery oil soak in the cylinder for a while to
loosen things up.
Bob Glidden
Eminence,Indiana
KR2S N181FW (building)
Corvair 110
glid...@ccrtc.com
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From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On
Behalf Of Robert L. Stone
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 6:59 PM
To: KR Builders Pilots
Subject: KR> The Fix
Netters,
I had a pre-buy inspection done on my Cessna 152 and during the
compression check
That is known as "Staking" the valve. Pretty common practice to fix a
leaky valve if it has a deposit built up on the face. As Bob said,
sometimes you have to soak them up in MMO to loosen the deposits.
Jeff Scott
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:58:37 -0600 "Robert L. Stone"
writes:
> Netters,
>
.net
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From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: KR> The Fix
>
> That is known as "Staking" the valve. Pretty common practice to fix a
> leaky valve if it has a deposit built up on the face. As Bob said,
> sometimes yo
Thanks for the tip. A little trick I used on my drag bikes has hit the =
kill
switch off and one with the throttle cracked a 1/4 open. Damn thing =
would
backfire and shoot flame and carbon straight out the exhaust pipes. =
Worked
like a charm and never had carbon build-up or a blown gasket. I don'
I used to work for a mechanic back when I was in school (decades ago) who
would take a 6oz Coke bottle (see, you do not even remember those) filled
with cold water and rev the engine up and pour the cold water in the carb.
The cold water would cause all the carbon to pop loose from the valves and
p
Musta been the same mechanic that told me back in the day to put a banana in
the rear axle housing if it made noise.
Mark Jones wrote:I used to work for a mechanic back when I
was in school (decades ago) who
would take a 6oz Coke bottle (see, you do not even remember those) filled
with cold wat
Ral old auto tune up trick. Run water from a hose into the carb.
Keep the RPM's up as it will be a bear to start with all that water,Virg
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:49:37 -0600 "Mark Jones"
writes:
> I used to work for a mechanic back when I was in school (decades ago)
> who
> would take a
alnut
hulls (ground) will clean turbine blades.
Don't try this at home, it will be messy and may have unexpected results !
Steve Bray
Jackson, Tennessee
>From: Kenneth Wiltrout
>Reply-To: KRnet
>To: KRnet
>Subject: Re: KR> The Fix
>Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:51:58 -0800
Ken you must have been half listening cause you missed the most =
important
part of that advice. You do as he said whether it be transmission or =
rear
end then take the beast to the nearest dealer and trade her in.
Doug Rupert
Musta been the same mechanic that told me back in the day to put a =
b
After WW II it was oatmeal for worn GB or DIFF, Virg
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 16:51:23 -0500 "Doug Rupert"
writes:
> Ken you must have been half listening cause you missed the most
> important
> part of that advice. You do as he said whether it be transmission or
> rear
> end then take the b
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