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1. 08:57 AM - Come on, ladies (Fergus Kyle)
2. 10:24 PM - Engines-lack of usage (DEAN PSIROPOULOS)
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It's time to read the Matronics Rules of Engagement (again?).
The last engines-list digest displays a thousand unneeded repeat lines, some
messages repeating up to nine previous messages - each.
Read what you write - first - then send.
Ferg Kyle
Europa A064 914 Classic
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| Subject: | Engines-lack of usage |
I'm not sure that I actually heard an answer to the question posed the other
day (feel free to kick me if I read right by it) so the real question still
remains.... is an engine that has been sitting for a couple years in a
hangar going to suffer from internal corrosion problems and have to be torn
down before starting?
How about a worst case scenario where a newly assembled engine is delivered
to the tropics and stored in a hangar that is not climate controlled. The
engine is pickled and plastic plugs have been installed in the openings but
some of them don't seal very well and there are no dessicant plugs
installed. Would a couple years under these conditions cause enough
corrosion that the engine would have problems if one were to just fill it
with oil and go fly it?
What kind of problems would one expect?
Is there any way to tell the extent of damage without major teardown or
cylinder removal?
What would you expect to see corroded inside (cam, rods, gears, crank) and
would you recommend not running the engine before an internal inspection?
Would there be a pre-start procedure you'd recommend before starting an
engine that has been subjected to these conditions?
Anybody done any testing of this sort and is there any data available on
just how bad it gets?
Would you trust such an engine not to fail in a short period of time if some
unsuspecting pilot just put it on his airplane and flew it?
What sort of failure mode would you expect and do you think the outcome
would be catastrophic (engine destroyed)?
Any words of wisdom here Monty Barrett (or anyone else with experience in
this area)? Thanks.
Dean Psiropoulos
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