X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:45:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173019pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.19] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3682930 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:39:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.19; envelope-from=n5zq@verizon.net Received: from newness ([173.72.139.201]) by vms173019.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0KLA00EHFBOGQ01L@vms173019.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:45:53 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: <7084EDB0E101487CB41D16DFD5495025@newness> From: "Bill" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Crankshaft bolts X-Original-Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:45:57 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9EDA6.76D98250" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9EDA6.76D98250 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Dan, Sorry to hear about your engine. You are indeed lucky to have found this = problem. Could you tell us, was this a new Contintental or a rebuild? If = a rebuild, who was the builder? Thanks. Better to miss an Alaska = adventure than to miss the rest of your life, eh? Bill Harrelson N5ZQ 320 1,650 hrs N6ZQ IV under construction ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dan Reagan=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 7:06 AM Subject: [LML] Crankshaft bolts I thought I would pass along a problem I have found in my engine so = that someone else might benefit. I will give the quick version since the detailed version would go on = for pages. While getting ready to go to Alaska in my IVP, I did a last = oil change before leaving. It had only 11 hours on the oil change but I = wanted a fresh change before the trip. When examining the oil filter, I = found a piece of safety wire about 1/2 inch long. It was still round = and looked in good condition. Again, the short version of the story is = I found broken safety wire on the back end of the crankshaft and one = bolt was broken and the head was missing. =20 The engine has a total of 650 hours on it, is a TSIO550E and has got = to be removed rebuilt / replaced. I had absolutely no indication anything was wrong other than finding = the safety wire. Therefore I would recommend to cut the oil filter open = and inspect it every time. Any time you have the starter drive adapter = off look at the camshaft gear bolts that are lockwired. They are easily = seen. =20 If you have an occasion to have the fuel pump off be sure to look at = the crankshaft bolts and lockwire. They are easily seen through the = hole left by the fuel pump. If you are really curious, then without = really removing too much you can use a boroscope and see the crankshaft = bolts from a cover plate on the top left of the accessory case. If anyone is interested, there are many, many more details. It goes = without saying that being between mountains in Alaska at less than 1000 = ft. agl is not where I would want to be with this engine. There were = several things that had to happen to have me find the problem when I = did. Someone was looking out after me. Dan Reagan IVP 650 hours -soon to have a zero time engine ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9EDA6.76D98250 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Dan,
 
Sorry to hear about your engine. You = are indeed=20 lucky to have found this problem. Could you tell us, was this a new = Contintental=20 or a rebuild? If a rebuild, who was the builder? Thanks. Better to miss = an=20 Alaska adventure than to miss the rest of your life, eh?
 
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 1,650 hrs
N6ZQ  IV under = construction
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dan = Reagan
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 = 7:06 AM
Subject: [LML] Crankshaft = bolts

I thought I would pass along a = problem I have=20 found in my engine so that someone else might benefit.
 
I will give the quick version since = the detailed=20 version would go on for pages.  While getting ready to go to = Alaska in my=20 IVP, I did a last oil change before leaving.  It had only 11 = hours on the=20 oil change but I wanted a fresh change before the trip.  When = examining=20 the oil filter, I found a piece of safety wire about 1/2 inch = long.  It=20 was still round and looked in good condition.  Again, the short = version=20 of the story is I found broken safety wire on the back end of the = crankshaft=20 and one bolt was broken and the head was missing. 
 
The engine has a total of 650 hours = on it, is a=20 TSIO550E and has got to be removed rebuilt / replaced.
 
I had absolutely no indication = anything was wrong=20 other than finding the safety wire.  Therefore I would recommend = to cut=20 the oil filter open and inspect it every time.  Any time you have = the=20 starter drive adapter off look at the camshaft gear bolts that are=20 lockwired.  They are easily seen. 
 
If you have an occasion to have the = fuel pump off=20 be sure to look at the crankshaft bolts and lockwire.  They are = easily=20 seen through the hole left by the fuel pump.  If you are really = curious,=20 then without really removing too much you can use a boroscope and see = the=20 crankshaft bolts from a cover plate on the top left of the accessory=20 case.
 
If anyone is interested, there are = many, many=20 more details.  It goes without saying that being between=20 mountains in Alaska at less than 1000 ft. agl is not where I = would want=20 to be with this engine.  There were several things that had to = happen to=20 have me find the problem when I did.  Someone was looking out = after=20 me.
 
Dan Reagan
IVP 650 hours -soon to have a zero = time=20 engine
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