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N642K

Joined: 23 Jul 2008
Posts: 84

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

Do you know a good mechanic near Tyler TX?  I'm cross country and she's hemmoraging oil. I need an honest radial engine mechanic.

drc(at)wscare.com
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

The closest I know is Steve Culp in Shreveport, LA ( about 90 miles  

east KDTN)

Culp Specialties.  He has a Yak and had a Wilga and is very familiar  

with the engine and has a fair supply of parts.



Herb

On Nov 7, 2008, at 11:58 PM, N642K wrote:



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 Do you know a good mechanic near Tyler TX?  I'm cross country and  

 she's hemmoraging oil. I need an honest radial engine mechanic. 





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jimscjs(at)mbay.net
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:02 am Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

N642K  Bill Talutis Lives in Tyler and has a CJ-6 and also is a A&P, a real 

nice Guy his Number is 831 229-0019

Jim Selby

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dougsappllc(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

Mike,Dont know how close he is but try Bob Wagstaff 281-798-7728 cell

  

 Good luck,

 Doug

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Do you know a good mechanic near Tyler TX?  I'm cross country and she's hemmoraging oil. I need an honest radial engine mechanic. 





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Doug Sapp

Phone 509-826-4610

Fax 509-826-3644

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flushjohnson(at)charter.n
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

We have a couple of good Machs in the DFW area. Whwre are you leaking.?

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N642K

Joined: 23 Jul 2008
Posts: 84

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

Hi Forrest!  It's Mike DeCanio.  It appeared to be leaking everywhere! Lost nearly 3 quarts in a 30 minute flight.  Jim Selby turned me onto Bill Talutis here at Tyler.  What a gentleman.  3 minute diagnosis = loose cylinder head.  He doesn't have any time to get to it so I'm gonna have to get somebody to travel here or wait a while to get the plane back.  If you can recommend somebody, I'll listen.  Jerry Pockrus is my regular mechanic, he's at Clark Field.  I'm gonna see if he's interested in being a journeyman.



That extra vibration meant the death of my original exhaust so I'm also in the market for a stainless system.    



Thanks to everybody for your inputs.  Really proved the worth of this forum when somebody could recommend a fellow CJ pilot and A&P at the very field I'm having diffulculties.

alikatz(at)mbay.net
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

Mike,

   Great to hear you and Bill hooked up today, he's a great guy.. If Doug 

doesn't have the SS Exhaust system in Stock, you might want to contact 

Richard at Aircraft Exhaust Inc. his number is below... Good luck on the 

Fix.



Best Regards

Jim Selby Jr

1-800-770-7287



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ronwasson

Joined: 05 Sep 2007
Posts: 30

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

I have had loose cylinders twice on my CJ. It is a low tech time  

consuming fix.  You need a metric cylinder base wrench from Doug and a  

metric crowfoot set. Remove the cowl and find the loose cylinder.  

Anything in the way comes off mostly the spring loaded baffle plates  

between the cylinder.  Bend the nut  tabs down and tighten to 60  

pounds or at least good and tight to get you down the road to have it  

re torqued. You can do this. Doug has the base wrenches or even a  

metric crowfoot should work from Sears. This is as simple as tighten 6  

nuts on the base of the leaking cylinder and putting the baffling back  

on. Clean the motor with degreaser or even can engine no foam  

degreaser from a parts store and check for leaks.   This a very common  

issue on the CJ. No one does it but I was told by an old round motor  

crop duster that they retorqued every annual and always found a couple  

nuts loose on a motor. Bob wagstaff is in Houston or 200 plus miles

										ron

wlannon(at)persona.ca
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

The cylinder hold down nuts should be torqued to 300/320 in lb (25/26 ft 

lb).



Walt

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ronwasson

Joined: 05 Sep 2007
Posts: 30

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

Your right on the torque  Walt . I just looked and my memory is bad.

On Nov 8, 2008, at 11:37 PM, Walter Lannon wrote:



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 The cylinder hold down nuts should be torqued to 300/320 in lb  

 (25/26 ft lb).



 Walt

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dsavarese0812(at)bellsout
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

Thanks Walt.  You beat me to it.  Also  applies to the M14 cylinders as well.  For those that need it, attached is  a torque spec chart.

 Dennis

  

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kregg(at)balancemyprop.co
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

I have a new stainless slip fit exhaust if you need one.



Kregg Victory



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jonboede(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: Help! Need a mechanic in East Texas

I second the "loose cylinder head" diagnosis... I have had two and both times it lost about three quarts in a 45 minute flight.

[quote] From: kregg(at)balancemyprop.com

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 Date: Sun C 9 Nov 2008 14:25:28 -0800

 --> Yak-List message posted by: "Kregg Victory" <kregg(at)balancemyprop.com>

 I have a new stainless slip fit exhaust if you need one.

 Kregg Victory

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