REFLECTOR: Thanks

[John Dibble]

Lou,

I saw the same pin wear on my Franklin engine.  Check the pin/rod 
connection for play.  If there is, you may want to get new rod bushings.

John

On 6/21/2013 10:46 PM, Lou Stedman wrote:
> Thanks for all who joined the conversation about the Ipad and which 
> software for flight planning was best. I have taken the 30 day trial 
> for Foreflight and we will see what happens.
> I have another subject I would like to bring up about engines. 
> Yesterday, while going through my conditional inspection at my local 
> AP shop, we found aluminum shavings in the oil filter. With that I 
> elected to pull all four jugs to have a look. What we found was wear 
> of one of the piston pins and some scoring of the barrel. One was very 
> noticeable the other three were slight. Not wanting to take the chance 
> of further damage, I have elected to take them into Penn Yan Aero for 
> work. I dropped them off today and Penn Yan said that at least one of 
> the pistons would need to be replaced but he thought the jugs would 
> mill up OK. Now I have a decision to make. I have always wanted to put 
> in high compression pistons to get that additional 20 HP, if that is 
> true. I am told that the increased compression will not put any extra 
> stress on the engine. What I don't know is what other concerns I 
> should have before making my decision. Would it have any effect on 
> cooling? Do I need to use a different plug? Does the higher 
> compression have any effect on starter? Any education from you engine 
> guys would be appreciated. Thanks
>
>
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