---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 10/16/20: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:45:45 AM PST US From: Dan Masys Subject: Re: RV10-List: 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 ') 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 wrote: > time to overhaul the starter; anybody got a good and economical shop > recommendation for the overhaul? > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:07:52 AM PST US From: Marcus Cooper Subject: Re: RV10-List: 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 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 ') 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 > wrote: time to overhaul the starter; anybody got a good and economical shop recommendation for the overhaul? ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:04:17 AM PST US From: Robert Jones Subject: Re: RV10-List: 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 wrote: > > > 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? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.