LYCOMING CAMSHAFT LUBRICATION… From: rchisholm@email.msn.com Subject: Re: Ney Nozzles I’m in the middle of overhauling my Lyc 180 and considering installing Ney nozzles to lube the cam lobes & tappets. Any thoughts or advice on this mod? Bob Webster of the KY wing recommended them. Dick, Nice to hear from you. I have no first […]
Lycoming O-320 – Monty the Answer Man Archives
FROM THE “I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE” DEPARTMENT… I think I put Mike’s success with ’11Echo in a previous update but don’t remember. Anyway, saw the following in the So-Cal Newsletter… “FASTER AND LIGHTER… Mike Williams checked-out Jim Stribling, Columbus, Ohio, in his new Swift, N711E, sporting an O-300D and new polish. It lost […]
Landing Gear Emergency Extension – Monty the Answer Man Archives
EMERGENCY EXTENSION CABLE SLIPS OFF PULLY… From: gi@lucent.de Subject: Re: Emergency Gear extension Hi Monty, I wanted to go flying last weekend and during the preflight check I found the right emergency gear down cable has jumped of the actuator-pulley (the one where the gear is). Playing a little bit with it I found that […]
Continental C85-C90 Info – Monty the Answer Man Archives
CONTINENTAL C85 TO C90… (010200) Subject: Re: GC-1A To: RCook63133@aol.com I’ll take the info under consideration when the time comes. Can a C85 hp be converted into a C90? — Roy Roy, Yes, and no… the C-85 Overhaul manual has a paragraph which states, “conversions to model C-90 are not approved”… but then Continental published a […]
Spark Plugs – Monty the Answer Man Archives
SPARK PLUG BUSHING WOES… (8199) My Swift is in annual and the previous owner/mechanic must have used a 10 foot breaker bar to tighten the spark plugs! With sweat pouring from us, we finally got 11 out but as the 12th broke free, the cylinder head bushing came out rather than the plug. These bushing are […]
Continental IO-360 Information – Monty the Amswer Man Archives
CONTINENTAL IO-360 AD… AD 97-26-17, (replace airmelt crank with vacuum arc remelt {VAC} crank), has been mailed to all those concerned and includes the straight IO-360s (not just the turbos). Apparently, FAA data showed that 5 of the 8 airmelt crankshaft failures occurred on IO-360 (non-turbo) engines and of the five, two had more than […]
Continental C125/C145/O-300 Operational Information – Monty the Answer Man Archives
C-145 POWER SETTINGS… From: “Mark R. Fischer” (75612.2736@compuserve.com) Subject: Engine operations I have recently been blessed with 80787, SN 190. She is an absolute delight to fly and look at. I have been learning as I go through reading the Swift Foundation materials and talking with folks who have flown swifts, but I have some […]
Continental C125/C145/O-300 General Information – Monty the Answer Man Archives
O-300 ENGINES CHOICES… From: Dennis Mee (jmmee@nh.ultranet.com) Subject: Re: N3812K I just came across an O300D I can get everything I need to make it work except for a prop I guess that could be a problem without changing the crank. I really don’t need a vacuum pump since this will be a VFR restoration […]
Landing Gear Solenoid/Relay – Monty the Answer Man Archive
LANDING GEAR SOLENOID… (100100) From: arbeau@napanet.net (Denis M Arbeau) My mechanic recently replaced the landing gear solenoid on another Swift when the owner reported that the gear wouldn’t work and troubleshooting confirmed it was a bad solenoid. The owner came up with another (automotive) solenoid and they installed it. Ops check good. Now, however, after […]
Franklin Engines in Swifts – Monty the Answer Man Archives
220HP FRANKLINS FOR SWIFTS??? (12199) From: Horst Brinker <brinker@arkansas.net> There’s an ad in TAP selling 220 hp franklins for $14000. “brand new, faa certified” I believe there are some 220 franklin powered Swifts out there and I’m wondering if these engines have a simular low TBO as the 165 HP I had in my Stinson? Also, […]
