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......That ring left many hours ago....... When you said "many hours ago", I was thinking you meant "several". So do you think more frequent oil changes and inspection of the internals of the oil filter would have possibly shown the warning signs? Maybe since filters are cheap (...

Wow, that's some impressive damage. I was hoping you found the smoking gun that led to the whole event so that maybe others could avoid the same fate. May we all be as fortunate to make it to an airstrip should such a failure happen to us!

Brad Brady wrote:...We lost oil pressure ...

Did you find out the cause of the loss of oil pressure?
Thanks again.

Were you expecting to find some internal damage when you tore the engine down (eg. making metal or other signs), or was the engine tore down for other reason? Just curious. Thanks.

And less than $40!

http://www.mountguys.com/product_p/ram-b-132-166.htm

For those as talented as Indopilot, here is what the spring looks like:

UPDATE: I received my three $10 latches from Wicks. Dennis is right that the original Hartwell part # is H-5000-2-032-064, and lowNslow is also correct that the H-5000-2-091-142 from Wicks replacement will fit just fine. Here is a picture of the three I got from Wicks: 3Latches.JPG Two of three had ...

In a couple of my latches, the original spring has been replaced by a couple of small coil springs... I know what you mean. My right side latches are that way, but they don't work quite as well as the left hand side latches. It is odd that they are all pre-drilled as if made for this alternate spri...

blueldr wrote:I've replaced the rivet/pins in those latches with cotter pins...

That's a good idea, now if I can find / make the springs. The first picture looks like a home made spring compared to the ones in my latches.

Well Spruce still wants $92 for new Hartwell H-5000-2 Trigger Lock latches. They now want $20 for the surplus H-5100-2: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/ap/latches.html Wicks still has them for $10: http://www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog/product_detail.php/pid=5075~subid=9879/index.html I tried mak...

...it is called peralcatone, ... Who spelled that for you? ... I meant to put "(sp?)" after my typing as I obviously had no idea how to spell it. But thanks George! I'll place my order today and send it to my mom in AZ, then she'll drive it up to AK for me :wink: because of this message f...

The gentleman that installs my floats coats all exposed threads, turn-buckle holes, etc. with this brush on chemical that dries quickly to a hard waxy consistency. It looks like rubber cement as it is brushed on, both in consistency and color. It retains it's caramel color when dry but can be rubbed...

I'm reading that only the lower section of the gear leg is hardened which gives it more stringent tolerances for corrosion. But it does not define what they call the "lower section". How many inches of the bottom section is hardened? Here is a picture of a gear leg that was taken down to m...

jrenwick wrote:That photo should be in a calendar, Corey!

Thanks guys, but my camera was on low resolution so the picture doesn't get much bigger without losing quality.

I've been there in the winter: