bad cylinder

At this moment, looks like rings, hone, check everything on
the cylinder.

Blanche wrote:
: At this moment, looks like rings, hone, check everything on
: the cylinder.

Make sure the check includes the valve guides. We had our jugs off 3 years
(and 350 hours ago). Told the shop to do an IRAN. The guides now barely passed the
"wobble check." I'm sure it was "within service limits" before, but I would have like
to have heard them say, "but it's close to requiring replacement."

Just a thought.
-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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So what did the cylinder shop find? What will their repare consist of?
Thanks
Jim

"Blanche" wrote in message
...
Denny wrote:
However, the current SMOH on your engine is not specified, nor did you
suggest how long you expect this engine to continue to run before
needing an OH... As I 'now think' I understand your post you are
looking to repair one cylinder and let the engine run until it breaks -
different ball game from overhauling the engine... For that I would
have the cylinder serviced and put it back on... That is one third to
one half the price of new (assuming, yadda yadda)

I took the cylinder to the shop that specializes in this work and
not only had a long chat, but he took apart the cylinder and showed
me the details. The decision is to repair, not buy new, not overhaul.
Engine overhaul is anticipated for this July (which is a lousy
month in the SW US for flying due to the heat).

A3B) for my starboard engine as it is beginning to oil the bottom plugs
on two cylinders (roughly 1650 hours since OH with more than 5400 since

Oil on the bottom plug was the red flag to the shop.

Overall, I'm not really that unhappy. This repair is cheaper than
another radio (which was the original problem that led to this
discovery). Altho this is the first time on the airplane, I've
been in this situation before more than once -- something relatively
minor (in the scheme of things) but very annoying caused me to
deal with the problem real soon, which in turned identified a
very serious problem that was caught early. (One with my car,
one medical).

I'm still half asleep...what's "IRAN" other than a country inthe
mid-east?

Blanche wrote:
I'm still half asleep...what's "IRAN" other than a country inthe
mid-east?

Inspect, Repair As Necessary.

In article 1138823929.583603@sj-nntpcache-3, Dave Butler wrote:
Blanche wrote:
I'm still half asleep...what's "IRAN" other than a country inthe
mid-east?

Inspect, Repair As Necessary.

Ah -- another one to add to the TLA list.

I'm still half asleep...what's "IRAN" other than a country inthe
mid-east?

Inspect, Repair As Necessary.

Ah -- another one to add to the TLA list.

IRAN is four letters . . .
---
Ken Reed
N9124X

Ken Reed wrote:
I'm still half asleep...what's "IRAN" other than a country inthe
mid-east?

Inspect, Repair As Necessary.

Ah -- another one to add to the TLA list.

IRAN is four letters . . .

Ken, Ken, Ken...."TLA" is an Official designation of the
US Dept. of Defense. You would argue with that poor, woe-begone
G-3 sitting in the basement of an annex of the Pentagon?

(*chortle*)

If that cylinder went 2500 hours, gave you no trouble, then why not buy that
brand. You know what kind of service you got out of this one, seems to me
there is no reason to look elsewhere. Just my .02 worth.
Clyde

"blanche cohen" wrote in message
...
Looks like cylinder #1 on an O-360 is dying. Shop says I could get
more time out of it -- good compressions, no metal, but the bottom
plug is covered in oil. Since it has 2500 hours on it, I figured that
it's time.

So -- the big questions

1) Overhaul or buy a new one?
2) If buying a new one, which company? And is there a core refund?
(No, I will NOT get the "Lycoming" brand)
3) What is the difference in break-in procedure for overhaul v new?

thanks

"Clyde" wrote in message
...
If that cylinder went 2500 hours, gave you no trouble, then why not buy
that
brand. You know what kind of service you got out of this one, seems to me
there is no reason to look elsewhere. Just my .02 worth.
Clyde

What was made 2500 hours ago is probably not what is being made now. One
only needs to review all the recent engine ADs. Cylinders have been
especially troublesome for both Lycoming and Continental. I would not buy a
cylinder from either.



"blanche cohen" wrote in message
...
Looks like cylinder #1 on an O-360 is dying. Shop says I could get
more time out of it -- good compressions, no metal, but the bottom
plug is covered in oil. Since it has 2500 hours on it, I figured that
it's time.

So -- the big questions

1) Overhaul or buy a new one?
2) If buying a new one, which company? And is there a core refund?
(No, I will NOT get the "Lycoming" brand)
3) What is the difference in break-in procedure for overhaul v new?

thanks