---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 09/21/03: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:21 AM - Re: Re: Stratus Valve Guides (Larry McFarland) 2. 08:09 AM - Re: Re: Stratus Valve Guides (Don Walker) 3. 09:43 PM - [Please Read] SPAM Filter Could Be Causing Posting Problems (Matt Dralle) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:21:36 AM PST US From: "Larry McFarland" Subject: Re: Stratus-List: Re: Stratus Valve Guides --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Larry McFarland" > > My not so humble opinion is also partly based on the question of how many > > guides have fell out of poorly maintained auto engines that have been > > overheated horribly...answer...none that anyone knows about. My engine came packed very tightly in Korean newspaper and I wondered if this was imported as rebuild or new. I doubt that the block for the engine is even available as new. It'd be interesting to know how these differ from what the previous Stratus owner used to provide. Larry - 601hds (About to do a first startup) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:09:38 AM PST US From: "Don Walker" Subject: Re: Stratus-List: Re: Stratus Valve Guides Seal-Send-Time: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 10:10:01 -0500 --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Don Walker" Hi Larry, As I understand it these blocks haven't been available new since 1983 in the EA-81, which was replaced by the EA-82, an overhead cam engine with a little more power. Guys have been scrambling for the blocks for a number of years in the states. These engines are likely to be high mileage when coming to the shop for aircraft use. My friend Joe put one on his gyro with 78,000 miles on it without doing a thing to the engine and has flown it wide open with a reduction drive since 1994. Keeps on tickin. These engines could be picked up in a salvage yard from $100 to three hundred dollars. At the same time, import engines have been available used from Japan for around $500. Strict Emission laws required them to exceed no more than 35 or 40,000 miles before they had to be scrapped. So this provided a source of low mileage imported engines. That has been going on for years. I'm not sure how available these are now. I think your question has something to do with this. My Stratus engine was obviously a high time engine from the states, luck of the draw. But Reiner guaranteed it to be "perfect". HA! The lower mileage imports do not arrive rebuilt, but may be used without having to redo guides, thus the integrity of the original engine is there for these. But I don't know where Mikel is getting his. I replaced my Stratus with an EA-81 from a salvage yard. We rebuilt it but left the valve guides. It has given me no trouble yet and runs smooth as silk. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry McFarland To: stratus-list@matronics.com Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 9:25 AM Subject: Re: Stratus-List: Re: Stratus Valve Guides --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Larry McFarland" > > My not so humble opinion is also partly based on the question of how many > > guides have fell out of poorly maintained auto engines that have been > > overheated horribly...answer...none that anyone knows about. My engine came packed very tightly in Korean newspaper and I wondered if this was imported as rebuild or new. I doubt that the block for the engine is even available as new. It'd be interesting to know how these differ from what the previous Stratus owner used to provide. Larry - 601hds (About to do a first startup) ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:43:38 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Stratus-List: [Please Read] SPAM Filter Could Be Causing Posting Problems For Some Members...? --> Stratus-List message posted by: Matt Dralle Dear Listers, Matronics is now utilizing a SPAM filter appliance to filter out the excessive amounts of inappropriate email that bombards the Email List Forums each day. The filter is reporting that over 66% of the email messages sent to Matronics email destinations are of SPAM content and reviewing the logfiles, it would appear to be true. That is indeed great! While the Lists are enjoying the breath of fresh air afforded by the new appliance, I am suspecting that a few legitimate email List posts are being blocked as too, although I can't confirm this. 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