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From: Duane Allen <c177av8r@pacbell.net>
Reply-To: Duane Allen <c177av8r@pacbell.net>
Subject: ISKRA Starter
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At about 115 hours TT the oil dipstick came apart due to poor fabrication.=
=0A(The flexible part was only partly inserted into the solid crimp part wh=
en fabricated).=A0 When I called Continental to order another, I mentioned =
that I had an unusual problem I've never seen on an airplane before.=A0 =0A=
=0AAfter landing if I moved the prop it felt as if the main bearing had sei=
zed on the crankshaft.=A0 Once it was moved, it felt normal.=A0 The rep ask=
ed what kind of starter I had.=A0 When I told him it was an Iskra, he said =
"pull that off and use it for a boat anchor.=A0 DO NOT put it on another ai=
rplane."=A0 =0A=0ASo, along with a new dipstick I got a new PM starter (15 =
lbs. instead of 6) but capable of cranking the engine for minutes at a time=
 without even getting warm.=0AIt only took a few minutes to make the change=
 and no more binding of the crankshaft which he said was actually the start=
er not dis engaging all the way.=0AThank you Continental.=A0 =0A=0AI told h=
im a friend at a nearby airport had just spent $2400 replacing his starter =
and adapter.=A0 The rep's comment was that that had been happening a lot, t=
hus the recommendation to replace it with the heavy duty starter.=0AI'm hap=
py.=0ADuane N39WG Super ES=0A
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bo=
okman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>At about 115 h=
ours TT the oil dipstick came apart due to poor fabrication.</div><div>(The=
 flexible part was only partly inserted into the solid crimp part when fabr=
icated).&nbsp; When I called Continental to order another, I mentioned that=
 I had an unusual problem I've never seen on an airplane before.&nbsp; <br>=
</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: book=
man old style,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-sty=
le: normal;">After landing if I moved the prop it felt as if the main beari=
ng had seized on the crankshaft.&nbsp; Once it was moved, it felt normal.&n=
bsp; The rep asked what kind of starter I had.&nbsp; When I told him it was=
 an Iskra, he said "pull that off and use it for a boat anchor.&nbsp; DO NO=
T put it on another airplane."&nbsp; <br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0,
 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,seri=
f; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">So, along with a new=
 dipstick I got a new PM starter (15 lbs. instead of 6) but capable of cran=
king the engine for minutes at a time without even getting warm.</div><div>=
It only took a few minutes to make the change and no more binding of the cr=
ankshaft which he said was actually the starter not dis engaging all the wa=
y.</div><div>Thank you Continental.&nbsp; <br></div><div style=3D"color: rg=
b(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,=
serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I told him a fri=
end at a nearby airport had just spent $2400 replacing his starter and adap=
ter.&nbsp; The rep's comment was that that had been happening a lot, thus t=
he recommendation to replace it with the heavy duty starter.</div><div styl=
e=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: bookman old
 style,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: nor=
mal;">I'm happy.</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; f=
ont-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif; background-color: trans=
parent; font-style: normal;">Duane N39WG Super ES<br></div></div></body></h=
tml>
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