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Instead, just add this to your website list:
www.acronymfinder.com -- Cheers, John Clonts Temple, Texas N7NZ |
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And ECI currently forced to replace thousands of cylinders doesn't mean
a thing, eh... Interesting... \ denny |
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Lycoming had an AD on cylinders in 1976 and that AD has since been
canceled...In fact, the only current AD's regarding cylinders for Lycomings that I can find on a quick search are against ECI and Superior... I don't have an axe to grind here... I'm interested in facts... denny |
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"Denny" wrote in message ps.com... Lycoming had an AD on cylinders in 1976 and that AD has since been canceled...In fact, the only current AD's regarding cylinders for Lycomings that I can find on a quick search are against ECI and Superior... I don't have an axe to grind here... I'm interested in facts... denny Not sure who you are talking to as you have not seen fit to include anything other than your response. Lycoming has had numerous ADs on crank shafts (the numbers are still growing). Continental cylinders have been junk for decades. There was (and still is) an AD on some Continental cylinders that requires retarding timing to reduce power to prevent cylinder cracking. They kept promising the problems were fixed but each generation was as bad as the last. The reason ECI and Superior came to be is in part due to what Lycoming and Continental were producing. The ADs against ECI and Superior are insignificant compared to some of the Lycoming ADs. ADs don't tell the whole story, in fact as far as long term reliability is concerned they tell you almost nothing. Only when a problem becomes a safety factor does it have a chance to become an AD. Cylinders wearing out in a couple hundred hours will most likely not generate an AD. |
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Cylinders in Lycoming engines usually last quite a long time. My
rebuilder says that he almost never sees a failed Lycoming cylinder from a 320, 360 or 540. This is true regardless of the brand of cylinder. I have had excellent results from Lycoming branded cylinders. Unfortunately, ECI just had a bad mandatory replacement (not covered by their warranty) on their Lycoming engine cylinders (ouch!). If it were me, I'd use the same cylinder that the engine has on its other cylinders. Nothing wrong with Lycoming cylinders. Some of the coated cylinders are better if you live where its wet and dont fly often as they are less suceptable to corrosion. I don't think its a huge issue. Any of the new cylinders are going to be pretty good. |
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John Clonts wrote:
Instead, just add this to your website list: www.acronymfinder.com Hm...too many duplicates of the same abbreviation, e.g. ATM. Doesn't look like there's any editorial review. But useful just the same...thanks |
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