zatatime wrote in message . ..
On 23 Nov 2004 20:12:17 -0800, (JB) wrote:
first run cylinders with 1660 hrs, and the engine was running great
when removed;

Can I ask why your overhauling a good engine so early?

There's a couple of reasons really... first is that the engine had a
prop strike some 50 hrs ago. oops. Renter pilot took off with the
gear handle up; left gear started to retracted and bent the tips of
the blades. Then the moron proceded to his destination 50 miles away,
complete with bent tips; double oops. No sudden stoppage.

A mechanic checked the runout on the flange and the accessory case
gears and pronounced it fit to fly, which it did for another 50 hours.
The instructors flying it said the engines ran great, very strong and
used little oil. Then came a gear collapse on landing... luckily my
engine was feathered at the time, blades horizontal, no damage to the
engine/prop at all. So there's why the ship was parted out.

I figure that if I'm building a shiny new RV-8, I ought to have a
newly overhauled engine up front. I originally thought about just
bolting it on and flying it, but I decided to have it torn down and
checked out, especially the crankshaft, just for my peace of mind.

John