---------------------------------------------------------- M14PEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 07/13/08: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:54 PM - Where was your M14 made? (N395V) 2. 03:07 PM - Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? (N395V) 3. 08:33 PM - Re: Where was your M14 made? (Darin Bishop) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:54:23 PM PST US Subject: M14PEngines-List: Where was your M14 made? From: "N395V" Due to circumstances beyond my control I cannot work on my plane today so I started cruising the internet looking for useful info. One of the most frequent and frustating comments I get from people when discussing my radial rocket "Oh you have a RED engine not a green one? Bet you got it from that guy in Vermont. Didn't you know the red engines are all Romanian Helicopter engines and pieces of crap?" Now I am on my 2nd George Coy red engine. Neither is a piece of crap and neither appeared to be a bondoed up run out chopper engine. In addition when I queried these M14 experts they all to turn out to never have owned or flown an M14 but heard "somwhere the garbage that they had just repeated. While researching today I found a website hosted by Darin Bishop, a Pitts 12 enthusiast" who has about 4 posts on these forums. The following is listed from his website which has a great wealth of other info. Here's how to tell if you have a Russian, Romanian or helicopter engine: K(YA): Russian (YA is actually a backwards "R") RA: Romanian KE: Helicopter Serial Number meaning for the Russian engine, example KYA132026: 1st digit: Year example: 2001, 1991, 1981 2nd digit: Quarter of the year 3rd digit: Series of the engine Last 3 digits: Ordinal, number off the production line I indeed recieved 2 Russian engines that were not helicopter engines one of which was assembled in 2006 just prior to my purchase. I have been very happy with my GEOSOCO engines and their service. Darins website is http://www.2wings.com/ Lots of interesting reading there. -------- Milt 2003 F1 Rocket 2006 Radial Rocket Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=192516#192516 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:07:54 PM PST US Subject: M14PEngines-List: Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? From: "N395V" Some overdue follow up. I have always heard that your engine talks to you when it is having a problem and you should heed its warnings. My altitude problem was clearly talking to me and instead of listening made an assumption and headed for disaster. 3 months after my 1st post in this thread I sufferd vapor lock, engine failure at low altitude, and a forced landing, a narrative of which can be read here... http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=23422&highlight=aftermath+accident Early on in the building process George Coy strongly recommended a fuel return line, advice I unwisely ignored. George was right it probably would have prevented the accident. Hopefully I will soon be back in the air without a 13,000 foot ceiling. -------- Milt 2003 F1 Rocket 2006 Radial Rocket Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=192519#192519 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:33:00 PM PST US From: "Darin Bishop" Subject: Re: M14PEngines-List: Where was your M14 made? Milt, Glad to see you found my site useful. I can't remember my source for the engine decoding, it was awhile ago. Please keep us posted here as your investigation / rebuild continues. While working on my fuselage I added a mount for mixture control in case the future includes a switch to fuel injection, so I am interested in learning from you. Glad your deadstick came out better than British Airways at LHR did! Your airplane will fly again. 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