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Old 11-01-2011 | 01:20 PM
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jessiej
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Default RE: Select engine(s) if had to replace bearins in less than a year

ORIGINAL: airraptor

sport pilot a direct qoute from the internet ????? lol

Jessie how often do you fly with your engine?

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Which ones? Some quite a bit, some only run on the bench.

While I say I have little to no trouble with bearings I don't mean I have never replaced any. I enjoy engines as much as or more than the airplanes and buy quite a few used engines just for the sake of having something different. I often encounter bad bearings. Mostly the bad ones are due to rust. Sometimes I have found a bearing damaged by some sort of foreign material. If an engine has been abused by lean running it is apparent in other parts as well as the bearings.

I find it interesting that the "peeled liner" question has come up again. It seems to make the rounds periodically. I have never had that problem but I have seen a number of pictures of the phenenomem.

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