X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:40:50 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from QMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.96] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3743257 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:50:40 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.96; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from OMTA22.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.89]) by QMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id BB4d1c0071vN32cA9Bq4bQ; Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:50:04 +0000 Received: from [10.128.90.251] ([75.151.125.133]) by OMTA22.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id BBrF1c0062soXEK8iBrGqZ; Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:51:17 +0000 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.17.0.090302 X-Original-Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:50:01 -0700 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Evolution Gear-Up From: John Hafen X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: Evolution Gear-Up Thread-Index: Acn7b9A3U9pJ4ZFGC0GDRYGvI7UkOA== In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Engine: $17,000 Prop: $10,000 Ego: Priceless For everything else, there's Mastercard! John Hafen On 7/2/09 4:09 PM, "Ian Crowe" wrote: > OK, so I do not know the difference between a teardown and an overhaul. > The shop called it an "IRAN" actually.. I really wanted to make the point > that when a piece of rotating machinery is damaged by hitting a fixed > object a teardown should be considered mandatory. Ask Lycoming. I believe > they have a new standard and even long grass is included. When mine was torn > down a crack was found in the radius between the propellor flange and the > journal. The crank had undergone NDT 300 hours earlier and it was felt that > the crack had been missed as it was not a new crack. I hate to think what > would have happened had that crack propagated to failure. The prop strike > did me a favour in this case. > > In my case $17000 fixed the engine and $10,000 fixed the prop. > > I love this forum, a misery shared is a misery halved!!! > > Ian B. Crowe > LNC 2 C-FKRO > > > > --- Original Message ----- > From: "Lorn H Olsen" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 6:09 PM > Subject: [LML] Re: Evolution Gear-Up > > >> I have had 4 prop strikes 4 engine teardowns, 1 new crankshaft and 1 new >> set of exhaust valve guides. My engine has not had to be overhauled. >> >> The last problem that I had was at 700 hours. I now have 1,600 hours on >> the engine and all compression is still in the mid 70's. I do an oil >> analysis every 100 hours. The analysis are all still good. >> >> Lorn >> >>> From: "Ian Crowe" >>> Date: June 26, 2009 6:15:32 PM EDT >>> >>> OH yes, I am a member of the "gear Up" club and I know believe me!!!! >>> After a prop strike an overhaul is mandatory. Apart from mandatory it >>> is good common sense. >>> >>> Ian Crowe >>> Lancair LNC2 IO360 >> >> -- >> Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, ASMEL, ASES, Comm, Inst >> DynaComm, Corp., 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.us >> LNC2, FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,570 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan >> >> >> -- >> For archives and unsub >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html >> > > > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html