X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:55:35 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.147] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5432418 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:48:45 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.147; envelope-from=rwolf99@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.75]) by imr-da05.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q27Im7mn012356 for ; Wed, 7 Mar 2012 13:48:07 -0500 Received: from core-dqd001b.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-dqd001.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.162.1]) by mtaomg-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id 1D017E00008A for ; Wed, 7 Mar 2012 13:48:07 -0500 (EST) X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Fitting 360 cowl X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: rwolf99@aol.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CECAA9F8581971_1EE8_FFE2_Webmail-d112.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 35700-STANDARD Received: from 216.207.126.66 by Webmail-d112.sysops.aol.com (205.188.171.229) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:48:07 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CECAA9F7E374BA-1EE8-3B56@Webmail-d112.sysops.aol.com> X-Originating-IP: [216.207.126.66] X-Original-Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 13:48:07 -0500 (EST) x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:308903264:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d294b4f57ad6715dd This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----------MB_8CECAA9F8581971_1EE8_FFE2_Webmail-d112.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Ed - There is a well known tendency for the 320/360 engine to "sag" after 25 hou= rs. Or more accurately, after 25 hours the sagging is complete. The repor= ted solution is one of the following: 1) Place two area washers on the upper mounts, pushing the engine down. S= et the cowl to match the spinner. After 25 hours, remove the area washers = and the spinner and cowl will once again be aligned. If you do this, as I = did, you may find very little clearance between the top engine mount tube a= nd the cowling. 2) Set the cowl to match the spinner. After 25 hours, place two area wash= ers on the lower mounts, pushing the engine back up. The spinner and cowl = will once again be aligned. "They" say that it is harder to install area w= ashers at the bottom mounts. Hope this helps. - Rob Wolf ----------MB_8CECAA9F8581971_1EE8_FFE2_Webmail-d112.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Ed -
 
There is a well known tendency for the 320/360 engine to "sag" after 2= 5 hours.  Or more accurately, after 25 hours the sagging is complete.&= nbsp; The reported solution is one of the following:
 
1)  Place two area washers on the upper mounts, pushing the engin= e down.  Set the cowl to match the spinner.  After 25 hours, remo= ve the area washers and the spinner and cowl will once again be aligned.&nb= sp; If you do this, as I did, you may find very little clearance between th= e top engine mount tube and the cowling.
 
2)  Set the cowl to match the spinner.  After 25 hours, plac= e two area washers on the lower mounts, pushing the engine back up. &n= bsp;The spinner and cowl will once again be aligned.  "They" say that = it is harder to install area washers at the bottom mounts.
 
Hope this helps.
 
- Rob Wolf
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