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fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, Michael Denest wrote:
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> From: Cy Galley
> To:
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 2:54 PM
> Subject: RE: [fairchildclub] Re: PT-26 with 175 hp Ranger
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> You are an optimist!
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> From:
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gene Haines
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 1:04 PM
> To:
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Re: PT-26 with 175 hp Ranger
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> There should be an entry in the engine log if the engine has non standard piston for the 175 HP Ranger..
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ccmueller001
> To: fairchildclub
> Sent: Fri, Sep 16, 2011 12:34 pm
> Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: PT-26 with 175 hp Ranger
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> I just checked for a domed piston (with a carefully bent coat hanger through a spark plug hole) and found a domed piston. It appears to have about a 3/8" rise from side to center. Is this about right for a 200 hp (-5 Ranger) engine?
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> Perhaps I have a 6-440C-5 engine with a 6-440C-2 data plate?
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> Any suggestions on which way to go from here (to keep the faa happy and not asking my mechanic to stick his neck out)?
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> Charles
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> --- In
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com , Curt Kinchen wrote:
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> > It's likely that your -2 engine isn't and really is a 200HP. The difference
> > between 175 and 200 HP is the domed pistons bumping the compression ratio
> > and the ignition timing(25BTC for the 200 vs 22 for the 175). If you have a
> > Stromberg carb the settings are different.
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> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:02 PM, ccmueller001 wrote:
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> > > According to the STC for the PT-26 it should have a Ranger L-440-C-5 engine
> > > (200 hp) installed. Looking things over closely I find I have the -2 (175
> > > hp) engine installed. Phooey!
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> > > Two questions:
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> > > Is there a 337 out there for using the -2 engine? I would prefer the
> > > additional 25 hp as I fly out of a 1700 ft strip with lots of orchards all
> > > around, though the elevation is just 175 ft MSL. But avoiding engine work at
> > > this time would be nice too.
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> > > And: what is involved in converting a -2 to a -5 engine? Is it just
> > > pistons?
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> > > Any input will be appreciated.
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> > > Charles
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> > Curt Kinchen
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