REFLECTOR: [Fwd: Re: Franklin starter won't engage.]

[Scott Derrick]

I've seen the A&P/AI airport manager at my airport hand prop a TSIO520, 
and a IO540, both with 3 bladed props.  They are tough to turn through!  
I've seen him prop numerous IO360's and 320's

banging on the Bendix may do the trick.  If you can get a screwdriver in 
and manually move the Bendix gear towards the fly wheel that also may 
unstick it enough to fly home.

Scott


michalk wrote:

> You could pay someone to hand prop it for you.
> Take out insurance first.
>
> Has anyone ever heard of anyone hand starting a 10.5:1 compression 
> ratio engine?
>
> What about alternatives?
> Try loosening the bolts, and give it a good rap with a hammer to try 
> and get the bendix unstuck.  Remove the cover from the other side and 
> try the same thing.  Actually, try that one first.  Is it possible to 
> try it while cranking?
>
>
> MikeWatsonSpg at cs.com wrote:
>
>> Thanks Brian,
>>
>> I spoke to Jene at Skytec this morning, he said just about the
>> same thing.  The only problem now is that the plane is stuck
>> at KOBE Okeechobee airport which has no maintenance facilities.
>>
>> I now have to truck it back to KLNA Lantana Airport to pull the
>> starter off.
>>
>> The starter in Larry's picture is a Pat Goodman starter. It's the
>> one I removed to install the Skytec. I compared the weight and
>> the Skytec is slightly lighter.
>>
>> Mike W.
>>
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