X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 13:17:00 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-yx0-f180.google.com ([209.85.213.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTPS id 5561990 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 26 May 2012 15:55:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.213.180; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by yenq6 with SMTP id q6so926103yen.25 for ; Sat, 26 May 2012 12:55:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.236.173.232 with SMTP id v68mr2824278yhl.97.1338062103113; Sat, 26 May 2012 12:55:03 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [10.144.109.229] (mobile-166-147-110-088.mycingular.net. [166.147.110.88]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f26sm9593414ani.6.2012.05.26.12.54.56 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 26 May 2012 12:55:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy Starter/Starter Adapter References: From: Paul Miller Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-64B70A95-9CBD-4F6C-B31B-8A9252430334 X-Mailer: iPad Mail (9B206) In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 15:54:50 -0400 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-64B70A95-9CBD-4F6C-B31B-8A9252430334 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii You will need to lift the engine a few inches to remove the adapter. Optio= ns for repair are numerous. My recommendation is the older Prestolite or t= cm starter from a qualified overhaul shop. it weighs more but starts faster a= nd won't destroy the adapter. Welcome to the club. Paul On 2012-05-26, at 15:34, jpkleber@charter.net wrote: > Greetings, >=20 > I have been flying my Legacy for one year now and have accumulated 80 hour= s flight time. My Legacy is equipped with a Continental IO-550-N engine. >=20 > At hour 70, I removed the ISKRA starter as a preemptive measure to preserv= e the starter adapter. I replaced it with a SkyTec starter. All has been w= ell for the next 10 hours. However, now at 80 hours, it appears I am gettin= g starter slippage. While starting the engine, I'll get a couple blades of r= otation --- and then the prop will stop turning (at a compression stroke), b= ut it sounds as if the starter motor is continuing to turn with full power. = Stop cranking. Then resume, I'll get a few more blades of rotation, and th= en the prop will stop turning, while the starter motor continues with full p= ower.=20 >=20 > Is this what a failed starter adapter sounds like? Request advice on how t= o proceed from other Legacy, ES, and IV, (equipped with Continental IO-550-N= ) owner/builders who have had similar experience and successfully resolved t= he issue >=20 > Thank you, > John --Apple-Mail-64B70A95-9CBD-4F6C-B31B-8A9252430334 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
You will need to lift the e= ngine a few inches to remove the adapter.   Options for repair are nume= rous.   My recommendation is the older Prestolite or tcm starter from a= qualified overhaul shop. it weighs more but starts faster and won't destroy= the adapter.  Welcome to the club.

Paul

On 2012-0= 5-26, at 15:34, jpkleber@charter.net= wrote:

Greetings,

I have been flying my Legacy for one year now and have accu= mulated 80 hours flight time.  My Legacy is equipped with a Continental= IO-550-N engine.

At hour 70, I removed the ISKRA starter as a preemptive measure to prese= rve the starter adapter.  I replaced it with a SkyTec starter.  Al= l has been well for the next 10 hours.  However, now at 80 hours, it ap= pears I am getting starter slippage.  While starting the engine, I'll g= et a couple blades of rotation  --- and then the prop will stop turning= (at a compression stroke), but it sounds as if the starter motor is continu= ing to turn with full power.  Stop cranking.  Then resume, I'll ge= t a few more blades of rotation, and then the prop will stop turning, while t= he starter motor continues with full power. 
Is this what a failed starter adapter s= ounds like?  Request advice on how to proceed from other Legacy, ES, an= d IV, (equipped with Continental IO-550-N) owner/builders who have had simil= ar experience and successfully resolved the issue

=
Thank you,
John
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