Not to Shabby

Jim Ivey jivey61 at bellsouth.net
Sat Feb 5 19:01:38 AKST 2005


  Mike
 I didn't know 2 strokes vibrated that much. I tho't they were sssmmmooooth.
Sounds like winter maintenance time.
Jim Ivey
> 
> From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com
> Date: 2005/02/05 Sat PM 10:01:22 EST
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Not to Shabby
> 
>  
> Heck Mike, it shouldn't have been a problem. Just a bunch of down and you  
> would have been fine
>  
> Matt
>  
>  In a message dated 2/5/2005 9:30:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
> kerlock at comcast.net writes:
> 
> Yup excellent day here in N Ga,  but....
>  
> I must be the luckiest guy alive. After 4 flights  my engine became erratic. 
> After landing I noticed a black streak of soot  trailing from the chin cowl. 
> Upon removing the chin cowl, I discovered that  the entire mount would rotate 
> completely in either direction, all the way till  it hit cowl.
>  
> Took it apart, discovered that 3 of 4 bolts came  loose that hold the mount 
> to the firewall, and the last one was holding by 3  threads. It did a lot of 
> damage, but after an all afternoon shift, it's ready  to go again in the morning.
>  
> So, ask me if I feel lucky =)
>  
> -Mike (with what is now a free  plane!)
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