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'just open the rocker cover (the lowest long carter of your engine).

loss of compression may happen as the valve may have been damage when touching the piston and then not seating well on the valveseat!

with broken spring, the valve may loose totaly its sleeves and cups, and be thrown into the ...

'Is this valve really destroyed?
It may be possible to re-seat averything to make it work properly? no?

(I did it some years ago on our right side valve too).

Airy




To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
From: dc871f@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:37:31 +0000
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'Our UC-61 was sold to Jean-Pierre Gandon, based in BLois (45minute south from our base)...
But I still keep interest on these marvelous machines.

Airy




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From: rampratone@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:13:39 -0700
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] UC ...

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To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
From: rampratone@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:13:59 -0700
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] UC-61's






Hi dc87if-
Our UC-61K Forwarder was accepted by the USAAF in May 1944 as 43-14964 . It was then leased to ...

'First, check Tyre wear and pressure....
Then rely to old post of this group dealing with shimmy and tailwheel arrangement end play!

Airy
ex-F-AZCI F24R mechanics.




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From: topfun@fivetogether.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:30:35 -0700
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'I have experienced such leakage, with original fiber-washer as oil catcher, and ZZ ball front bearing, replacing this bearing with rubber sealed lifelong gresed bearing.
But, still having leakage after some hours flight!

I ever tested, the fitting of a hose to the evacuation hole in order to ...

'Frank, don't forget, that under "permit to fly", you may have to pay taxes in order to fly abroad, and you'll get limited pass of 28 days to travel over foreign countries.

And moreover if one day you want to sell your plane to somebody from another country this may be a blocking situation ...

'fuel pump??



To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
From: jsharpsmail@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:19:16 -0500
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Re: Ranger Engine Question






Jon,

I had a similar situation happen to me last summer. Ferrying a newly acquired PT 19 home (the A/C ...

'Rangers have only a cup washer into a small box in order to make the flow slow down at engine outlet! (on top of crankcase nearby the front on right side)!

By the way, are the spark plugs really dark? black? oily?....or looking dry soot as normal?
(if you got over worn valves guides + scavenge ...