REFLECTOR: Annual inspection

[Ron Brown]

Hi Terry,

You should use a compression tester made for aircraft engines.  It has a calibrated orifice and measures the leakage through the valves and by the rings.  Your I/A should have one. 











I have one you can borrow if you want to pay shipping.

Ronnie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Terry Miles 
  To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' 
  Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 9:46 AM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Annual inspection


  Dear All,

   

  I am in the throws of setting up for my annual inspection.  I am going to do it a little early to avoid having to work in an unheated hangar in Nov.

   

  I got a question.  For checking cylinder compress, can I just use a regular auto compression checker tool?  I see where it says to do this with a warm engine.  I have a few A&P school text books I hope to dig out and review before I begin this too.  Also I have hooked up w/ a local IA to review my work once finished, and, Ronnie, I have your checklist.  Thanks for putting that out.

   

  Any other good sources/suggestions?

   

  Thanks in advance,

  Terry



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