Why not run a compression check on it? Take off the valve cover on
any suspicious cylinders. What's in there?

Well, I was traveling on business when the failure happened, I could
only spend the next morning with it before I had to be flown home
(commercially, arg!). Also the shop where I was had several fires
happening simultaneously and were short handed, so they were unwilling
to investigate beyond pull the spark plugs and cutting the oil filter.



Take off the cylinder, if you figure out
that it's only one. See what's going on. What's the cam look like?

Well, I am sending my A&P out there on Monday and I hope to learn these
details from him. I will report back. My skill level is not at the
point I could have easily done these things myself. Sorry to tease you
with scant description and not be able to provide the details.


With the cylinder off, you can look inside the case for clues.

There are a lot of failures where you could do a repair and be back
in business--unless something got loose and whanged around inside.
The oil filter probably kept stuff out of the bearings.

That would be nice. My A&P suspects that the bearings are likely
fouled, but we will find out.

It wouldn't be much of an investment in time to investigate. Plus,
we all want to know what busted!! Heck, you can even do this yourself.

Would it were so. Perhaps in a few years


It's a hard running engine.

Bill H