X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:49:09 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc3-s8.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2759127 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:07:40 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.208; envelope-from=randystuart@hotmail.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.55.139.22]) by bay0-omc3-s8.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:07:01 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:07:00 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 68.183.63.181 by BAY134-DAV12.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:06:56 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [68.183.63.181] X-Originating-Email: [randystuart@hotmail.com] X-Sender: randystuart@hotmail.com From: "Randy" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: B & C Alt Bracket X-Original-Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:06:58 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0097_01C878A2.60DC6230" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Feb 2008 02:07:00.0464 (UTC) FILETIME=[70290700:01C878E5] X-Original-Return-Path: randystuart@hotmail.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0097_01C878A2.60DC6230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just a heads up for anyone with a B & C 60 amp Alternator. Since I've = done all these mods with the cold induction system and all, I've been = looking everything over pretty close after every few flights. The other = day I looked up near the alternator and noticed a small crack on one of = the mounting bolt holes of the mount to the engine case. I took it off = and saw that the bracket had not only cracked one mounting hole off = completely but the bracket also was split open on the other side on the = lightening hole.=20 I TIG'ed it all back together and added a doubler on the mounting holes. = Then I made a small bracket from the B & C mount to the starter to stop = any vibration.=20 If it had come apart it might have ruined all my work, and perhaps my = whole day.=20 Next time you're looking around under the cowl take a look at your = bracket, mine can't be the only one that broke. Randy Stuart LNC-2 ------=_NextPart_000_0097_01C878A2.60DC6230 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just a heads up = for anyone=20 with a B & C 60 amp Alternator. Since I've done all these mods with = the cold=20 induction system and all, I've been looking everything over pretty close = after=20 every few flights. The other day I looked up near the alternator and = noticed a=20 small crack on one of the mounting bolt holes of the mount to the = engine=20 case. I took=20 it off and saw that the bracket had not only cracked one mounting hole = off=20 completely but the bracket also was split open on the other side on the=20 lightening hole.
I TIG'ed it all = back together=20 and added a doubler on the mounting holes. Then I made a small bracket = from the=20 B & C mount to the starter to stop any vibration.=20
If it had come = apart it might=20 have ruined all my work, and perhaps my whole day. =
Next time you're = looking=20 around under the cowl take a look at your bracket, mine can't be the = only one=20 that broke.
 
Randy=20 Stuart
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