Greetings,
I have been flying my Legacy for one year now and have accumulated 80 hours flight time. My Legacy is equipped with a Continental IO-550-N engine.
At hour 70, I removed the ISKRA starter as a preemptive measure to preserve the starter adapter. I replaced it with a SkyTec starter. All has been well for the next 10 hours. However, now at 80 hours, it appears I am getting starter slippage. While starting the engine, I'll get a couple blades of rotation --- and then the prop will stop turning (at a compression stroke), but it sounds as if the starter motor is continuing to turn with full power. Stop cranking. Then resume, I'll get a few more blades of rotation, and then the prop will stop turning, while the starter motor continues with full power.
Is this what a failed starter adapter sounds like? Request advice on how to proceed from other Legacy, ES, and IV, (equipped with Continental IO-550-N) owner/builders who have had similar experience and successfully resolved the issue.
Thank you, John |