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Check for valve sticking on that cylinder, that would raise
the pressure on the lifter/cam. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Mark Hansen" wrote in message ... | On 1/8/2006 5:51 AM, Jay Honeck wrote: | | And mechanical failures should have simple explanations, no? WHY did | one of the cam lobes fail? Why didn't ALL of the cam lobes fail? | | Timeless issue. www.aviationconsumer.com has hours of reading on the | subject. The common factor is infrequent flying. | | I suppose the *real* issue should be: Why do camshafts work at all? When | you sit down and rationally analyze what is happening inside your engine, | the danged thing should just throw itself to pieces in the first ten minutes | of operation. | | Yet, most of them don't. | | Some, however, like Ray's engine, do -- and in very peculiar ways. (Just | ONE cam lobe went bad?) | | Why? | | I wonder if this was the first cam lobe to actually fail. Have they all | been measured and determined to be within spec? | | -- | Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane | Sacramento, CA |
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