REFLECTOR: Franklin Accessory Gears

[Mr Robert Geis]

I'll call him on Monday but does anyone know if he's importing complete engines, I know PXL-F was trying to get back into production but haven't heard a recent update.

Thanks,

Bob Geis
Snohomish, Wa



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> From: Grover McNair <grover at mcnairperformance.com>
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>Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 2:51 PM
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Franklin Accessory Gears
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>John, 
>Give Robert Still with Southern Aero a call. He is now the US distributor for Franklin engines. 336-476-9094. He is building my Franklin now. He recently put on the Franklin seminar at Sun N Fun. 
>Grover McNair
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>On Apr 27, 2012, at 6:47 PM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:
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>> During my last oil change I got a big surprise, finding a lot of metal on my ADC oil filter screen.  This is a great filter and lets me see everything that's filtered from my oil. A magnet indicates that it is mostly steel.  There are shiny aluminum particles also.  My Franklin mechanic told me that the gears are the most likely problem, so I have removed them.  A local mechanic told me that the gears need replacing.  He checked the cam and that looks good.  I sent the metal from the filter for analysis so I can make a final determination if I need to look for any thing else.  I took apart the alternator gear and there is wear between the gear and the housing.  I want to install a shim washer between the gear and the housing.  Bronze was suggested, but after seeing the wear, I think bronze will get eaten up fast, so I'm thinking of mild steel.  Any comments or ideas will be appreciated.
>> 
>> John
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