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1. 07:45 AM - Re: Sky-Tec starters (Dan Masys)
2. 08:07 AM - Re: Sky-Tec starters (Marcus Cooper)
3. 10:04 AM - Re: Sky-Tec starters (Robert Jones)
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| Subject: | Re: Sky-Tec starters |
My OEM "flyweight" Skytec starter froze its front bearing and died in 2018,
and I found as others have noted that no overhaul was available. The
Skytec replacement design (called the 'high torque inline Lycoming starter
<https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/inlinelycoming_07-00762.php>')
is fundamentally a better engineering solution and worth the price of
admission. Make sure you know the number of teeth on your ring gear before
ordering, since there are several different variants of the basic design.
I think that part of the no overhaul policy is just to get the older,
seizure-prone design out of the installed base. The new design spins the
IO-540 noticeably faster, and on my -10 that starter plus the SureFly
electronic ignition makes for pretty much instant starts hot or cold. Even
my Toyota is jealous.
-Dan Masys
N104LD 1200hrs TTSN
On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 1:29 PM dlm <dlm34077@gmail.com> wrote:
> time to overhaul the starter; anybody got a good and economical shop
> recommendation for the overhaul?
>
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| Subject: | Re: Sky-Tec starters |
I had a similar experience. After a kickback my initial starter sheared
the protective shaft killing the start. I sent it in to upgrade to the
high torque starter with kickback reset so that won=99t happen
again. It=99s been excellent for a few years now, well worth it.
Marcus
40286 1060 hours
On Oct 16, 2020, at 10:44 AM, Dan Masys <dmasys2@gmail.com> wrote:
My OEM "flyweight" Skytec starter froze its front bearing and died in
2018, and I found as others have noted that no overhaul was available.
The Skytec replacement design (called the 'high torque inline Lycoming
starter
<https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/inlinelycoming_07-00762.ph
p>') is fundamentally a better engineering solution and worth the price
of admission. Make sure you know the number of teeth on your ring gear
before ordering, since there are several different variants of the basic
design.
I think that part of the no overhaul policy is just to get the older,
seizure-prone design out of the installed base. The new design spins
the IO-540 noticeably faster, and on my -10 that starter plus the
SureFly electronic ignition makes for pretty much instant starts hot or
cold. Even my Toyota is jealous.
-Dan Masys
N104LD 1200hrs TTSN
On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 1:29 PM dlm <dlm34077@gmail.com
<mailto:dlm34077@gmail.com>> wrote:
time to overhaul the starter; anybody got a good and economical shop
recommendation for the overhaul?
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| Subject: | Re: Sky-Tec starters |
It I had to buy a new one I would get he B&C starter. They take better care of
their customers.
Robert Jones
> On Oct 16, 2020, at 2:01 AM, Kelly McMullen <kellym@aviating.com> wrote:
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> Dave,
> Sorry, Skytec AFAIK has not released overhaul data, so only they can overhaul.
I last had one done about 10 years ago. Service was like 1 day turnaround. At
the time price was about $160. No clue what it is today. IIRC, it was about
50% of price of new one for certified aircraft.
> Kelly
>
>>> On 10/15/2020 1:20 PM, dlm wrote:
>> time to overhaul the starter; anybody got a good and economical shop recommendation
for the overhaul?
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