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Cut the filter open. Nothing there? Probably nothing
wrong.
Lynn E. Hanover
Say, now there's an
idea. I have one of the Peterson filters, and took it apart already.
There were a few flakes of something black, but I think those are bits of hose
from the last hoses I made. I try to clean the hoses out, but figure the
filter will catch whatever I miss. I'm sure I can tell whether these
flakes are rubber or metal. What sort of material would you expect to see
in the filter if the bearings got toasted (he says expecting to hear "black
flakes")?
Thanks to
everyone for their opinions. On the surface, it would seem safer to
take it apart, but you have to realize that it was put together by Bruce
Turrentine, and would now be put together by me as the first engine I've
assembled. Safer? Not necessarily :-)
If there's any doubt,
I'll certainly take it apart. The added benefit would be to install
the new apex seals, and have the rotors ceramic coated.
Primarily, I
hesitate to do all this because it will delay the whole thing until after they
get done with my hanger (whenever that may be). I just don't want to have
everything taken apart and spread around when they give me my one week
notice to move out. I think there's a reasonable chance I can get
the plane flyable again before I get kicked out, assuming I don't take the
engine apart, and the oil cooler re-fit goes well.
Speaking of oil coolers,
I forgot to comment on the pics Al posted. Those look like something out
of a TIG welding textbook. Absolutely beautiful work. My next cooler
will either be built like a tank, or under no pressure at all.
Cheers,
Rusty (wings back
on)
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