Atlas is down...

No, not *that* down...

Had my A&P install my new whiz-bang Iridium fine wire plugs yesterday, and
sent him on a chase for that pesky oil leak.

So what did he find? A cracked exhaust pipe, right at the weld in the
"gatherer" (where the three pipes come together).

Then, when we pulled the thing off, we found the inside of the muffler
rotted away.

Damn. Of course, the good news is that my plane didn't become a blow-torch
in flight, as it very well could have on our next flight. Nothing like
1500 degree gases 4 inches from gas and oil lines.

Oh well -- the best news is that (with the exhaust system off) he was able
to get at the bottom of the engine and tighten up some loose fittings that
should help alleviate my oil drips. That, and we're replacing the valve
cover gaskets with neoprene.

It's always *something*, ain't it? Now I get to DRIVE to Wisconsin today.
5.5 hours with two kids asking "are we there yet?"

Luckily, Dawley Aviation (the exhaust repair station) is on my way to
Racine, and I'll be able to swap out my old exhaust system for a "new" one
without going very far out of my way. Atlas should be back up and running
Friday.

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Make sure you bring your checkbook for the exhaust. If your muffler's
baqffles are gone and another pipe is bad, the others probably aren't
too far behind. Our "new" exhaust at annual was 1.8 AMU's for our IO-360
in 43H .. Ouch!! Like you said though, good thing it didn't fail in
flight.

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201
4443H @ TYQ





Jay Honeck wrote:
No, not *that* down...

Had my A&P install my new whiz-bang Iridium fine wire plugs yesterday, and
sent him on a chase for that pesky oil leak.

So what did he find? A cracked exhaust pipe, right at the weld in the
"gatherer" (where the three pipes come together).

Then, when we pulled the thing off, we found the inside of the muffler
rotted away.

Damn. Of course, the good news is that my plane didn't become a blow-torch
in flight, as it very well could have on our next flight. Nothing like
1500 degree gases 4 inches from gas and oil lines.

Oh well -- the best news is that (with the exhaust system off) he was able
to get at the bottom of the engine and tighten up some loose fittings that
should help alleviate my oil drips. That, and we're replacing the valve
cover gaskets with neoprene.

It's always *something*, ain't it? Now I get to DRIVE to Wisconsin today.
5.5 hours with two kids asking "are we there yet?"

Luckily, Dawley Aviation (the exhaust repair station) is on my way to
Racine, and I'll be able to swap out my old exhaust system for a "new" one
without going very far out of my way. Atlas should be back up and running
Friday.

:-)

Hey Jon, what does 1.8 AMU tranlate to in US$ terms? :^)

Flyingmonk wrote:
Hey Jon, what does 1.8 AMU tranlate to in US$ terms? :^)


I thought by its very definition, an AMU was $1000 USD.

Dave

Hey Jon, what does 1.8 AMU tranlate to in US$ terms? :^)

("Dave S" wrote)
I thought by its very definition, an AMU was $1000 USD.


Aviation Monetary Units

I have added a handy-dandy AMU to $US converter to my website at:

http://pad39a.com/gene/amu.html



--
Gene Seibel
Tales of Flight - http://pad39a.com/gene/tales.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

Thank you Gene, Dave and Montyblack.

Montblack, I knew it was "Aviation Monetary Units ", but didn't know
how much. Now I know it is $1,000.00. Gene, if the ratio is 1 to
1,000 I wont need a calculator thank you. :^)

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

: Montblack, I knew it was "Aviation Monetary Units ", but didn't know
: how much. Now I know it is $1,000.00. Gene, if the ratio is 1 to
: 1,000 I wont need a calculator thank you. :^)

Maybe that ratio is a poor choice for aviation. At least in the U.S. I don't
think there's a *single* aviation standard that uses metric. I vote for $500:$1...

-Cory

--

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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Jay Honeck wrote:

It's always *something*, ain't it?

Ain't that the truth.

Now I get to DRIVE to Wisconsin today.
5.5 hours with two kids asking "are we there yet?"

No options to rent an aircraft?

--
Peter

IFR forecast along his route. Freezing mist and fog changing to freezing
rain up by me.
Jim

"Peter R." wrote in message
...
Jay Honeck wrote:

It's always *something*, ain't it?

Ain't that the truth.

Now I get to DRIVE to Wisconsin today.
5.5 hours with two kids asking "are we there yet?"

No options to rent an aircraft?

--
Peter