REFLECTOR: Franklin Accessory Gears

[Grover McNair]

Roman Sadowski is now owner and President of Franklin Aircraft Engines.
Their address:

Ul. Chelminska 208

86-300 Grudziadz, Poland

 

Grover

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Mr Robert Geis
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:11 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Franklin Accessory Gears

 

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>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org> 
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Franklin Accessory Gears


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:

> 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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