"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 00:58:01 -0500, Roger
wrote:

On 6 Jan 2005 07:17:17 -0800, "Denny" wrote:

Well, Fat Albert finally got liberated yesterday, just 6 days shy of
two months in solitary at the mechanic's shop... The 'third times the
Glad to hear Fat Albert is flying again Denny. Now It appears I have
a sticking intake valve on one cylinder of the Deb. Know any good
additives?

Roger

What would you like this additive to do?

Free a sticky valve maybe?

I know of a whole fleet of aircraft using MMO, after a 172 hung a valve or
two on takeoff. The owner says he doesn't have valves stick any more.
Of course, the valves ought to have good concentric guides and not out of
limits. I had one sticking in a new ECI cylinder, but fixed it by lapping
in a new valve, changing out the rocker arm and using MMO. 200 hours later
everything's fine.

Btw, Gene, how many aircraft engines, if any, have you rebuilt? And is
THAT a major repair?