Engine pic, annual inspection

[wings&wheels]

gratuitous engine pic from our annual inspection

yes, that is a filter magnet, probably does not do anything about wear but the mechanic likes them as a diagnostic aid as they keep some of the ferrous bits in one place

note the grease being flung from the prop hub...

 

[LeakySeals]

MMO was created for airplanes. Ever use it?

 

[pidster]

What kinda plane? I love them but too much of a phobia about heights to take off lol

 

[wings&wheels]

..not on an airplane, never needed it.

MMO is not FAA approved for aircraft. That said you will occasionally find it in the hangars of folks w/ older aircraft and/or those designed to run on the now almost obsolete lower lead and lower octane fuels (80/87, etc.) such as Cubs, Champs, etc. MMO supposedly reduces lead fouling and has a bit of a cult following in aviation...probably not undeserved.

I do use it regularly as an upper cylinder lube on other toys. Never in oil.

 

[wings&wheels]

a Piper Pa-28

Regarding heights, me also. Funny, i am not too comfortable on high ladders or roofs, but flying is different. the height almost doesn't register in the same way.

 

[Brons2]

Where's that link to the plane that crashed with MMO in it? The NTSB tested it.

 

[GMBoy]

I sure miss flying...but those darn annuals were getting expensive lol!

 

[wings&wheels]

...and a shot over the battery box down the tailcone.

The annuals can get ugly, but if you do owner-assist they are not bad. Plus, there are worse things then a few days out of the office and in the hangar.

 

[javacontour]

So do you use an SLA type battery in this application? I'd imagine a battery that can leak might cause all sorts of damage.

Just curious. You mentioned battery box, and it got me thinking. I can barely spell Bernoulli Principle and the first plane I flew in, I jumped out of at Ft Benning

 

[wings&wheels]

yes, a Concorde sealed battery.

Many if not most GA aircraft use regular 'wet' batteries, they typically have vent caps with valves that seal during unusual attitudes.

 

[addyguy]

Don't know much about planes....I'm assuming that is a large flat-6? What displacement is it? What oil - straight 50wt?

Very neat to have your own plane!

 

[wings&wheels]

it is a Lycoming O-540. Air cooled 540ci flat 6, 235 hp, redline is 2,400rpm, i use Phillips 20w-50 w/ an electric engine heater for starts below ~40dg.

 

[ARB1977]

I started my aviation carrier working on GA aircraft. None came through with sludge.