X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:45:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3682925 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:39:38 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.68; envelope-from=rpharis@teamimc.com Received: from [71.116.122.40] (helo=s1) by elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MGEH1-0005Sj-L4 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:39:03 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001a01c9edcf$70710cc0$2101a8c0@s1> Reply-To: "Rod Pharis" From: "Rod Pharis" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Crankshaft bolts X-Original-Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:39:14 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C9ED94.C32D04E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1933 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1933 X-ELNK-Trace: 1293b74446918d85d780f4a490ca6956abb457f1b4332f520d1d360d44696ee94e633db9b10ed738350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.116.122.40 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C9ED94.C32D04E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Was this a new OEM engine or remanufactured? If the latter, by whom? ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dan Reagan=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 4:06 AM Subject: [LML] Crankshaft bolts 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_0017_01C9ED94.C32D04E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Was this a new OEM engine=20 or remanufactured?  If the latter, by whom?
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dan = Reagan
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 = 4:06 AM
Subject: [LML] Crankshaft = bolts

I thought I would pass along a = problem I have=20 found 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=20 the oil filter, I found a piece of safety wire about 1/2 inch = long.  It=20 was still round and looked in good condition.  Again, the short = version=20 of the story is I found broken safety wire on the back end of the = crankshaft=20 and one 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=20 the oil filter open and inspect it every time.  Any time you have = the=20 starter drive adapter off look at the camshaft gear bolts that are=20 lockwired.  They 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=20 seen through the hole left by the fuel pump.  If you are really = curious,=20 then without really removing too much you can use a boroscope and see = the=20 crankshaft bolts from a cover plate on the top left of the accessory=20 case.
 
If anyone is interested, there are = many, many=20 more details.  It goes without saying that being between=20 mountains in Alaska at less than 1000 ft. agl is not where I = would want=20 to be with this engine.  There were several things that had to = happen to=20 have me find the problem when I did.  Someone was looking out = after=20 me.
 
Dan Reagan
IVP 650 hours -soon to have a zero = time=20 engine
Cincinnati
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