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"Corky Scott" wrote in message ... On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 07:38:54 -0500, Barnyard BOb -- wrote: It will be interesting to find out how the fire was caused. I've pointed out for years that the engines themselves rarely fail but the ancillary parts can be problematic. If a fuel line broke because of improper use of materials or using a solid connection rather than something that flexes, that could cause a fire real quickly. Even the professionally built Stewart S-51 had a number of engine outs, none of them caused by the engine itself. Corky Scott +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Professionally built means what? Squat? Barnyard BOb - No sorry, that wasn't what I meant. What I meant was that the engine and installation was done by people who knew and understood what was and was not airworthy. Sorry I confused you. Corky Scott You didn't. You may have aggravated a pre-existing condition. Keep us all posted on how the Ford is doing. I'm working on an engine now with aluminum block. It's amazing how deck height and bearing bosses and all the flanges and alignment can change, or shift. But then the block is said to be seasoned and can be re-machined, after which it usually is fairly stable. I had a rear case on an A-65 dramatically change shape, so bad it had to be hung up as a conversation piece, which I take to chapter meetings to show how the bosses for the mags have cocked inwards about 7 degrees apiece and the mating surface is no longer flat. It's magnesium, though. VW successfully used magnesium cases for years and years, however. |
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