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Lynn Matteson
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Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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 Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: Distributor cap screws loose..2200 |
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I am doing my annual (or condition inspection as it's called in
Experimental), and found the distributor cap screws loose today. It
might not be a bad idea for us engine owners to keep an eye on these
screws. Mine didn't seem to have any loctite applied to them. When I
get ready to reinstall them, I'll add some loctite to the screws, and
tighten, then apply some Sentry Seal for a quick visual check to see
if the screws loosen again. This inspection is with 237 hours on the
engine.
Lynn
Kitfox IV Speedster...Jabiru 2200
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Andy Silvester
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Location: Marica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:20 am Post subject: Re: Distributor cap screws loose..2200 |
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Lynn,
I recommend using a drop of semi-permanent thread-locker (blue / Loctite 243 or similar) on the cap screw threads.
Andy
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Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: Distributor cap screws loose..2200 |
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Right on, Andy, that's what I plan to do...then I'll apply the Sentry
Seal as a "monitoring" device.
Lynn
Kitfox IV Speedster...Jabiru 2200
On Mar 20, 2007, at 6:20 AM, Andy Silvester wrote:
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Lynn,
I recommend using a drop of semi-permanent thread-locker (blue /
Loctite 243 or similar) on the cap screw threads.
Andy
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Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:44 am Post subject: Distributor cap screws loose..2200 |
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When I got to the right-hand side distributor, both cap screws were
sufficiently tight. However, I did see quite a bit of oil leakage
coming from the distributor shaft seal. I've ordered a couple of
shaft seals from Pete to take care of this problem. I also found a
rivet missing from the side of the Bing carb where the nameplate is
fastened on. (At 237 hours on this engine, that's not a bad report
card.)
At Pete's suggestion, I called Bing and they are sending me a new
rivet...free of charge (the man said he "thought he could afford it").
Not earth-shattering news folks, but every little bit helps the
"ratings". : )
Lynn
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