KR> Turbo Trouble

2008-10-12 Thread Robert Morrissey
- Original Message - From: "Orma" To: "KRnet" Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:25 PM Subject: KR> Turbo Trouble > Hello Net > As I removed the turbo, I also got an Oh Sxxt, when I noted that the impeller has taken an impact and that it will have to b

KR> Turbo Trouble

2008-10-12 Thread Orma
you may be able to repair Thanks Bob for the input. My impeller has about three bent blades. they did not drag on the housing. If the price of the impeller is not too high, I will simply replace it. After all the path from the impeller to the engine is pretty direct. I would hate to inges

KR> Turbo trouble

2008-10-12 Thread Orma
Hello Net Sure is quite today. As an update to my turbo saga, I disassembled the center section today and no parts fell out. The oil seal on the hot side is some metal and looks like a piston ring seal. This seal must be worn out as opposed to blown out. The compressor showed no signs of le

KR> Turbo trouble

2008-10-12 Thread Orma
Hello Net Yesterday evening I had a phone conversation with a guy named Paul from High Tech Turbo. He said that my problem was very common. It appears that once again I have stepped in my own pile of . While I was fighting the overheating problem, I decided to add extra oil to the case.

KR> Turbo Trouble

2008-10-12 Thread Orma
Hello Net Well, here goes a new twist to by plane saga's. A few week ago the tower reported to me that I was smoking like an old Chevy. At first I though that my rings were not yet seated well and I kept flying. Shortly after that I started to see a lot of oil on the right wheel cover and fi

KR> Turbo Trouble

2008-10-12 Thread Doug Rupert
Thanks for the heads up Orma. Whether or not I go with the Vair or Vdub, a turbo is definitely going into the mix. Doug Rupert