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--> Commander-List message posted by: YOURTCFG@aol.com
In a message dated 10/9/2003 3:08:19 PM Pacific Standard Time,
bowing74@earthlink.net writes:
> 2 rods
> are sloppy.
What?? I have never heard of anything like that. Get a second opinion. If
indeed the rods are "sloppy" then remove them, mich the journal. I'll bet it
is still standard dimension, replace the rod bearings with new ones to
"service limits" (that is why the mfg. has service limits) and press on. There
is
absolutely no reason to overhaul an otherwise low time engine. I am serious, I
think you are getting some really bad advice here. Continentals are not know
for articulating group problems and I have never heard of anybody who could
tell if a rod is "sloppy" without disassembling it. All aircraft engines have
large clearance values. Sloppy rods, really??
On another note, I feel your pain ($$). Last month it was a grand for
new brake discs and linings. This month it is $500 for new motor mount
rubbers. And, both oil bladders are leaking, about a grand each!! These don't
exactly jump out of the box and into your airplane. I still havent finished the
modest avionics package I had planed for the airplane. But at least I ahve
flow it almost 400hrs.
I know it can be discouraging and Commander ownership really isn't for
everybody but I do wonder about some of the issues you are facing and think I
would be checking with another maintenance facility.
Good luck and I hope you at least look into the rod thing jb
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