richard.goode(at)russiana
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 Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:09 am Post subject: Hydro-lock |
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I am probably old and risk-averse, but it does worry me when people have a hydo-lock; and then simply just replace the piston and probably the connecting rod.
Clearly in catastrophic cases, the connecting rod will break, and cause huge damage, but the engine will normally limp along for a few minutes to get you down.
However in a simple case where the connecting rod is bent, this does require a great deal of force, and remember that the crank-shaft pinned is pinned together, and can slightly move when subjected to these kind of forces. Also the crank-cases themselves can distort and a variety of related problems.
To my mind there is only one way to do it properly - that is to disassemble the engine; check the crank-shaft and crank-case for true, and then reassemble.
Richard Goode Aerobatics
Rhodds Farm
Lyonshall
Herefordshire
HR5 3LW
United Kingdom
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