X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:53:02 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from blu0-omc3-s24.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.99] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4464482 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:59:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.116.99; envelope-from=cgainza@msn.com Received: from BLU139-W29 ([65.55.116.74]) by blu0-omc3-s24.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:58:55 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: cgainza@msn.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_bd6cc34c-73b9-43d1-8a5d-8c2315d9ca34_" X-Originating-IP: [69.181.148.24] From: Craig Gainza X-Original-To: list lancair Subject: RE: [LML] metal in oil sump 550 IV-P X-Original-Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:58:55 -0700 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Sep 2010 01:58:55.0853 (UTC) FILETIME=[391101D0:01CB52E7] --_bd6cc34c-73b9-43d1-8a5d-8c2315d9ca34_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What kind of starter do you have on your engine? =20 Craig Gainza To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun=2C 12 Sep 2010 20:42:14 -0400 From: cwfmd@yahoo.com Subject: [LML] metal in oil sump 550 IV-P We found two 8-10mm x 2mm curved steel metal fragments=2C while cleaning th= e magnetic plug during a routine oil change. Consensus of our local mechan= ics and experts is that the fragments look like the bearing race from the s= tarter adapter. We plan to pull the starter adapter next Monday to verify t= he source. I plan to talk to TCM Monday. We have not yet sent the fragments= for further analysis. There have been no other starter or engine problems = in ~580 SMOH. 1. Anybody see this before? 2. Would you pull the starter first or suggest another preliminary approach= ? Thanks Bill Miller 330FF ~330hrs = --_bd6cc34c-73b9-43d1-8a5d-8c2315d9ca34_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What kind of starter do you have on your engine? =3B

Craig Gain= za

To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Sun=2C= 12 Sep 2010 20:42:14 -0400
From: cwfmd@yahoo.com
Subject: [LML] meta= l in oil sump 550 IV-P

We= found =3Btwo 8-10mm x 2mm curved steel metal fragments=2C while = =3Bcleaning the magnetic plug during a routine oil change. =3B Consensu= s of our local mechanics and experts is that the fragments =3Blook like= the bearing race from the starter adapter. We plan to pull the starter ada= pter next Monday to verify the source. I plan to talk to TCM Monday. We hav= e not yet sent the fragments for further analysis. There have been no other= starter or engine problems in ~580 SMOH.

1. Anybody see this before?

2. Would you pull the starter first or suggest another preliminary app= roach?

Thanks

Bill Miller

330FF ~330hrs

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