X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:53:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp2v2.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6549768 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:47:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.30; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp2v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4FFBC800F0 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:46:50 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at av-mx.com Received: from smtp2v2.av-mx.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp2v2.av-mx.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10124) with ESMTP id skg0dqizvUxX for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:46:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from DennisPC (unknown [65.170.222.166]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp2v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:46:49 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: IO-550 Air Intake Pipe Gaskets X-Original-Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:46:56 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_3D7F_01CECE74.C57A0700" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_3D7F_01CECE74.C57A0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Regarding replacing IO-550 air intake pipe gaskets: I had to remove one air intake pipe to remove my magneto for a 500 hour = magneto IRAN. The thin gasket between the bell end of the intake pipe = and the cylinder head tore in half as I removed the intake pipe. I had = about six years and 550 hours on my IO-550 engine. The TCM part number = for a new gasket is 649950 and they are available from Aircraft Spruce. = Maybe you'll be lucky and can reuse the old gaskets, but they're cheap = and having spares on hand might be helpful. Dennis Legacy 660 hours ------=_NextPart_000_3D7F_01CECE74.C57A0700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Regarding replacing IO-550 air intake pipe gaskets:

I had to remove one air intake pipe to remove my magneto for a 500 = hour=20 magneto IRAN. The thin gasket between the bell end of the intake = pipe and=20 the cylinder head tore in half as I removed the intake pipe. I had = about=20 six years and 550 hours on my IO-550 engine. The TCM part number = for a new=20 gasket is 649950 and they are available from Aircraft Spruce. = Maybe you'll=20 be lucky and can reuse the old gaskets, but they're cheap and = having spares=20 on hand might be helpful.

Dennis

Legacy 660 hours

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