Happy New Year 2019 everybody!
I just joined the sight as a paying member for the new year. I'm afraid I'm a learner, not highly knowledgable, except for how to bridge welds in poorly fit 4130. I have limited engine building experience, but am not afraid to do anything with the help of youtube or guys "who know".
I bought an 0-235 C1b, cheaply. I won't bore you with how pretty and well stored I think it was for 18 years, becauause I know it means very little with this antique until it flies. I don't have the last 20 years of log book, ugh. I plan on not paying big bucks to an A&P until I have to. I have and know how to use a dial indicator, hand tools and have the wrenches form aircraft tool supply. As far as manuals, I've downloaded the overhaul manual for these non- self adjusting valve engines from lycoming and I went to the two day lycoming seminar at oshkosh. that's just background, so I don't know a lot about an approach to making my engine safe, other than maybe another 10 hours of reading on this.
Who and where should I turn to and how should I go about doing this. Can I still get all the parts I will need as in overhaul internal parts? Any suggestions as to places to send certain items, such as to have the crank checked / ground, connecting rods, etc.. I know about Lycon for pistons and rings, but am looking for any economical alternatives that others have used, realizing that economy and airplanes make strange bedfellows.
Thanks for your indulgence and help. I love the site so far. Btw, this is for experimental use only. Going in my Earl Luce plans build Wittman Buttercup that I've got about 4,000 plus hours building from scratch. I am not a fast machine.
Eric
Florida
I just joined the sight as a paying member for the new year. I'm afraid I'm a learner, not highly knowledgable, except for how to bridge welds in poorly fit 4130. I have limited engine building experience, but am not afraid to do anything with the help of youtube or guys "who know".
I bought an 0-235 C1b, cheaply. I won't bore you with how pretty and well stored I think it was for 18 years, becauause I know it means very little with this antique until it flies. I don't have the last 20 years of log book, ugh. I plan on not paying big bucks to an A&P until I have to. I have and know how to use a dial indicator, hand tools and have the wrenches form aircraft tool supply. As far as manuals, I've downloaded the overhaul manual for these non- self adjusting valve engines from lycoming and I went to the two day lycoming seminar at oshkosh. that's just background, so I don't know a lot about an approach to making my engine safe, other than maybe another 10 hours of reading on this.
Who and where should I turn to and how should I go about doing this. Can I still get all the parts I will need as in overhaul internal parts? Any suggestions as to places to send certain items, such as to have the crank checked / ground, connecting rods, etc.. I know about Lycon for pistons and rings, but am looking for any economical alternatives that others have used, realizing that economy and airplanes make strange bedfellows.
Thanks for your indulgence and help. I love the site so far. Btw, this is for experimental use only. Going in my Earl Luce plans build Wittman Buttercup that I've got about 4,000 plus hours building from scratch. I am not a fast machine.
Eric
Florida