YS-91 AC problem

[Bob Kane]

The carbon is tuff, I scrape the stems and valve edge
clean using some tool softer that the valve. The first
time I saw this I thought the edges of the valve had
broken off, but it was the rough edge of the carbon
buildup.

--- Ken Thompson <mrandmrst at comcast.net> wrote:

> Paul,
> 
> I'm going to pull the head and drop the valves out
> to clean them.  Is there an easier way?
> 
> Ken
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Paul Horan 
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>   Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:29 PM
>   Subject: Re: YS-91 AC problem
> 
> 
>   Ken,
>       What did he tell you to do the cure the carbon
> problem.
>   Thanks,
>   Paul
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: Ken Thompson 
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>     Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:22 PM
>     Subject: YS-91 AC problem
> 
> 
>     Thank you to all who gave me places to look for
> my problem.
>     Somebody gave me the thought that maybe it was
> carbon deposits on a valve, I'm sorry I don't
> remember who.  I dismissed this theory because the
> valves seemed to be operating properly.
>     Early this morning Mike Darr stopped by to check
> out my damaged Excelleron and took a look at my
> motor for me.  He manually worked the valves and all
> of a sudden the compression came back.  It looks
> like there was carbon on the valves after all.  He
> told me what to do and I should have it fixed as
> soon as I get back from Norfolk, a little trip this
> weekend to go out for the day on the USS Theodore
> Roosevelt.
>     Thank you all again and thanks to Mike for
> showing me what to do.
> 
>     Ken Thompson


Bob Kane
getterflash at yahoo.com


		
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