>From someone with a 1835 and a wood prop, that had a prop and front of crank leave the plane at 6500 ft in Mo. tear down the engine and replace the crank. The do not cost that much.
--- "Larry H." <lah...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The KR that a friend of mine hard bellied in had a > Revmaster ingine in it. The engine had quit from > vaporlock we thought, but then restarted just before > impact and running at full throttle. The propeller > was sheared off right on each side of the center, > both sides of the prop that is. I checked for run > out, it was perfect, called Joe at Revmaster he said > it was probably OK. I later sold the plane and told > the new buyer, he decided to disassemble the engine > and send the crank to Revmaster. It was checked and > given an OK and reinstalled. > IF you are using a metal prop, I would say always > tear down, if you are using a wooden prop, I guess > it would just have to be your best judgment. There > have been cases of prop strikes, tear down, OK given > and then a few hours of flight later the crank > breaks someplace, so who knows for sure? > If you are not using a forged crank, then I would > definitely replace the crank ! > > Just my opinion of course. > Larry H. > > > KRnetters > > 2nd. Slight accident in my KR. While taxing to 36 > late this evening the right wing tip inpacted a > truck parked on the taxiway. The truck had no > flashing lights, was grey in color and was in a > blind spot (tail dragger you know). While > zig-zagging the person who owned the truck was on > the opposite side of the taxiway and was a > distraction. The KR spun around and impacted the > trucks left front fender. Damage was done to the > wing tip, the position lights and strobe were torn > away and the engine sustained a sudden prop > stoppage. Damage was done to the prop tip, and the > spinner hub. The impact was great enough to cave in > the front right fender of the truck. His insurance > will cover the damage. > Question? Should the engine be torn down, inspected > and rebuilt. Should the engine be replaced as I may > not be mentally satisified without a new engine. For > you people who have experience with this, what > should I do? > I feel that I should remove the wing and inspect the > attachment fittings. The damage was done to the very > tip with torn fiberglass and tip separation (Dan > Deihl wing skins) It is fixable. > Bill Page > boliverp...@bellsouth.net > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
