X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:06:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-out2.fuse.net ([216.68.8.171] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3681898 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:08:22 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.68.8.171; envelope-from=dreagan@fuse.net X-Original-Return-Path: X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=DRo0uUpvnY561HMNoVUA:9 a=CkDPAoEAdebHT9dHr2MA:7 a=yebcj_53-1UcsxYZ8EE1a2pUeb0A:4 a=3t9MhNFXBTktj_14820A:9 a=n5OrG5L7KJAOvoilFXkA:7 a=2DJNAVI26-iNtAiXI8OVOc6YrpAA:4 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: gwout2 smtp.mail=dreagan@fuse.net; spf=unknown Received-SPF: error (gwout2: 208.102.196.40 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of fuse.net Received: from [208.102.196.40] ([208.102.196.40:50787] helo=D45LWMF1) by gwout2 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.37 r(28805/28810M)) with ESMTP id EA/A8-09581-297743A4; Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:07:46 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001101c9eca5$913c58e0$fdc8a8c0@D45LWMF1> From: "Dan Reagan" X-Original-To: "lancair" Subject: Crankshaft bolts X-Original-Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:07:00 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C9EC84.09FB1D60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C9EC84.09FB1D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I thought I would pass along a problem I have found in my engine so that = someone else might benefit. I will give the quick version since the detailed version would go on for = pages. While getting ready to go to Alaska in my IVP, I did a last oil = change before leaving. It had only 11 hours on the oil change but I = wanted a fresh change before the trip. When examining the oil filter, I = found a piece of safety wire about 1/2 inch long. It was still round = and looked in good condition. Again, the short version of the story is = I found broken safety wire on the back end of the crankshaft and one = bolt was broken and the head was missing. =20 The engine has a total of 650 hours on it, is a TSIO550E and has got to = be removed rebuilt / replaced. I had absolutely no indication anything was wrong other than finding the = safety wire. Therefore I would recommend to cut the oil filter open and = inspect it every time. Any time you have the starter drive adapter off = look at the camshaft gear bolts that are lockwired. They are easily = seen. =20 If you have an occasion to have the fuel pump off be sure to look at the = crankshaft bolts and lockwire. They are easily seen through the hole = left by the fuel pump. If you are really curious, then without really = removing too much you can use a boroscope and see the crankshaft bolts = from a cover plate on the top left of the accessory case. If anyone is interested, there are many, many more details. It goes = without saying that being between mountains in Alaska at less than 1000 = ft. agl is not where I would want to be with this engine. There were = several things that had to happen to have me find the problem when I = did. Someone was looking out after me. Dan Reagan IVP 650 hours -soon to have a zero time engine Cincinnati ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C9EC84.09FB1D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I thought I would pass along a problem = I have found=20 in my engine so that someone else might benefit.

I will give the quick version since the = detailed=20 version would go on for pages. While getting ready to go to Alaska = in my=20 IVP, I did a last oil change before leaving. It had only 11 hours = on the=20 oil change but I wanted a fresh change before the trip. When = examining the=20 oil filter, I found a piece of safety wire about 1/2 inch long. It = was=20 still round and looked in good condition. Again, the short version = of the=20 story is I found broken safety wire on the back end of the crankshaft = and one=20 bolt was broken and the head was missing.

The engine has a total of 650 hours on = it, is a=20 TSIO550E and has got to be removed rebuilt / replaced.

I had absolutely no indication anything = was wrong=20 other than finding the safety wire. Therefore I would recommend to = cut the=20 oil filter open and inspect it every time. Any time you have the = starter=20 drive adapter off look at the camshaft gear bolts that are = lockwired. They=20 are easily seen.

If you have an occasion to have the = fuel pump off=20 be sure to look at the crankshaft bolts and lockwire. They are = easily seen=20 through the hole left by the fuel pump. If you are really curious, = then=20 without really removing too much you can use a boroscope and see the = crankshaft=20 bolts from a cover plate on the top left of the accessory = case.

If anyone is interested, there are = many, many more=20 details. It goes without saying that being between = mountains in=20 Alaska at less than 1000 ft. agl is not where I would want to be with = this=20 engine. There were several things that had to happen to have me = find the=20 problem when I did. Someone was looking out after me.

Dan Reagan

IVP 650 hours -soon to have a zero time = engine

Cincinnati

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