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Post subject: Re: Pre-purchse inspection help  Posted: 24 Jun 2020, 22:04 |
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Username Protected wrote: Excited for you! Will this be your first tailwheel? If so, please keep us updated with your progress through PPI and endorsement on this thread. And, of course, pictures  -J It will be my first and to some extent it is what is causing me to think it through. I only have about 20hrs in tailwheel and that is from 20 plus years ago. I am a bit concerned about the horror stories you hear about these things.
Biggest thing with these is the spring gear will accentuate a bounce nicely. Other than that I’ve found my 120 to be quite stable on the ground after I got the wheels aligned properly.
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Post subject: Re: Pre-purchse inspection help Posted: 24 Jun 2020, 22:06 |
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Username Protected wrote: The engine can be prone to lack of oil pressure on start up. These old Continentals are famous for wearing out the oil pump cavity in the accessory case. The ultimate fix is a new $$$$ accessory case and oil pump gears. There are no "serviceable" cases worth messing with. So a lot of owners will remove the oil temperature bulb, pour in some oil, install the bulb and go fly. It primes the pump and it works fine until the next shut down. Sitting for even a couple of hours will allow the oil to drain out of the pump and you have to re-prime again. Giant PITA that costs a fair amount of money to fix correctly. Glenn, is there a correlation between lost prime and aftermarket oil filters?
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