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From: "Gene Martin" <genemartin@enid.com>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Prop Overspeed
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Lorn.......not so sure about having to remove crank from plane, when I went 
from fixed to cs prop they pulled the outer plug and installed the inner 
plug on de plane no problem.
Gene
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From: "Lorn H Olsen" <lorn@dynacomm.ws>
To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:53 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Prop Overspeed


>I had the governor rebuilt. It had a problem which was fixed but when  put 
>back on the plane, didn't help. The prop was pulled to ship to  the prop 
>shop when the mechanics saw the crankshaft plug had come out  and was 
>"tilted". They are now trying to find a way to tap in this  "freeze-plug" 
>back into the crank. Apparently it is right behind an  oil transfer tube 
>that requires the crankshaft out of the plane to  reinstall.
>
> I hope that they can simply hit it back in.
>
>
>> I was leaving Paducah, KY Sunday when my prop governor (I hope)  stopped 
>> working. On climb-out at about 95 kts the engine RPM went  quite high.
>>
>> We are going to work in stages to determine the problem. 1) prop 
>> governor (McCauley). 2) prop Hub (Aero Composites prop & McCauley  hub) 
>> 3) crankshaft plug.
>>
>> Lets hope for the first.
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> Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.
> 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws
> LNC2, O-320-D1F, 1,100 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan
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