Well, I ran into some trouble with my trusty DLE20. It seized up on me. Not a hard fix, but I'm trying to figure out where the FOD came from that caused the issue. I found some tiny pieces that looked like they may be from a small "E" clip. I can't figure out where it came from. I don't know of anywhere in the engine or the carb that uses a flat E clip. Anyone think of where it could be from?

I had put in a Bowman ring about ten flights ago, but I don't see having dropped it somehow when I put the ring in. I don't think it would have rattled around in there that long before causing an issue. It was running like a champ.

It definitely isn't one of the clips that holds the wrist pin in. Those are both where they should be. It could have just sucked it in through the carb somehow, but I don't know where it would have come from. There isn't anything like that anywhere else in the plane. Maybe got blown up off the runway and into the cowl? Not likely, but possible.

Any ideas are appreciated.