Atlas is down...

On 28 Dec 2005 14:17:15 -0800, "
wrote:

It's a good thing he caught it on the ground. I had one of my
stacks break off at the flange a few years back and had to glide 5
miles back to the airport for a deadstick landing. The engine only
ran for about 20 seconds after the break before I shut it down,

How did you recognize the failure? What were the symptoms?

Thanks,
Nathan

Hey Jon, what does 1.8 AMU tranlate to in US$ terms? :^)

be glad he found that bad muffler.. could have been CO2 in the cabin..
BT

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:efwsf.439971$084.168955@attbi_s22...
No, not *that* down...

Had my A&P install my new whiz-bang Iridium fine wire plugs yesterday, and
sent him on a chase for that pesky oil leak.

So what did he find? A cracked exhaust pipe, right at the weld in the
"gatherer" (where the three pipes come together).

Then, when we pulled the thing off, we found the inside of the muffler
rotted away.

Damn. Of course, the good news is that my plane didn't become a
blow-torch in flight, as it very well could have on our next flight.
Nothing like 1500 degree gases 4 inches from gas and oil lines.

Oh well -- the best news is that (with the exhaust system off) he was able
to get at the bottom of the engine and tighten up some loose fittings that
should help alleviate my oil drips. That, and we're replacing the valve
cover gaskets with neoprene.

It's always *something*, ain't it? Now I get to DRIVE to Wisconsin today.
5.5 hours with two kids asking "are we there yet?"

Luckily, Dawley Aviation (the exhaust repair station) is on my way to
Racine, and I'll be able to swap out my old exhaust system for a "new" one
without going very far out of my way. Atlas should be back up and running
Friday.

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

BT wrote:
be glad he found that bad muffler.. could have been CO2 in the cabin..

Huh? how?

Flyingmonk wrote:
Hey Jon, what does 1.8 AMU tranlate to in US$ terms? :^)


I thought by its very definition, an AMU was $1000 USD.

Dave

Dawley did both of the exhausts on our Aztec just before we bought it. They
even shortened the drop so they didn't run so close to the cowls. Very nice
work.
Jim

Hey Jon, what does 1.8 AMU tranlate to in US$ terms? :^)

("Dave S" wrote)
I thought by its very definition, an AMU was $1000 USD.


Aviation Monetary Units

oopss.. sorry.. not CO2 (dioxide).. but Monoxide.. a slip of the key
strokes.. dang..

well.. depending on the design.. most mufflers are heat exchangers on single
engine aircraft for cabin heat..

BT

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
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BT wrote:
be glad he found that bad muffler.. could have been CO2 in the cabin..

Huh? how?

Nathan Young wrote:
On 28 Dec 2005 14:17:15 -0800, "
wrote:

It's a good thing he caught it on the ground. I had one of my
stacks break off at the flange a few years back and had to glide 5
miles back to the airport for a deadstick landing. The engine only
ran for about 20 seconds after the break before I shut it down,

How did you recognize the failure? What were the symptoms?


It was pretty easy. The engine noise got really loud. Actually, at
first I was convinced that my ANR headset had run out of batteries.
When I realized I wasn't wearing the ANR headset, that's when I knew
something had given out in the exhaust system.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

It's always *something*, ain't it? Now I get to DRIVE to Wisconsin today.
5.5 hours with two kids asking "are we there yet?"

Jay, when I was a young T.A., the prof with whom I shared an office
told me how to cure that.

Give each kid a few dimes (this was in 1958; you might need to use
dollar bills). Every time a kid asks "Are we there yet? " he has to
give you back a dime (or dollar).

Worked like a charm for me.

vince norris