Before You Buy Slick Magnetos

"nauga" wrote in message
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Nauga agreeing with Larry? What's the world coming to? g

jls wrote...

Check out their warranty.

I plan to tomorrow. I've got either a bad lead or
a bizarre problem with the mag, and they're both
brand new.

And you know something else? I don't know how many Slick mags I have
found
on airplanes with the cap backing off the mag because one or more of the
screws has backed out and fallen out of it. It's happened to me with my
personal aircraft twice.

Add two more to your count. I found loose screws
on both caps last week. They were properly torqued
when installed 25 flight hours ago. Blue thread locker
and inspection lacquer, and you better believe I do the
monkey crawl with an inspection mirror as part of every
preflight now.

Dave 'double jointed' Hyde

RV-4 in flight test



Ah, nice to hear a little consensus on such a rare occasion. The agony of
my last exchange with you, then, has abated.

Jim Weir suggests using safety-wired screws. I guess you could get them to
work with the countersunk holes on the distributor caps. Thank you for
your support, and best wishes for you and your aeroplane.