brianwallis
VAF moderator
Hello folks, I just returned from some factory training from a very nice gentleman from Continental and he says... if you see RTV around the base of the cylinders(maybe it was the casehalves), that is a grounding condition... Because the RTV 1. clogs up the oil lube holes on the rockers or somewhere thereabouts (gotta read my notes) and the RTV around the base of the cylinder somehow eliminates the 14 thou of stretch of the through bolts on the case. It causes the Crank to wear on the case and makes metal and failure soon. Just thought you would like to know. Apparently RTV may be used around the base of Lycomings when changing cylinders but not continental. Hope this helps,
Brian Wallis
ps any additional input is welcome!
ps... again.. ah yes I do recall him saying application between the casehalves was the problem area... I've seen JB weld but not rtv... (not on anything I've signed off!)
Brian Wallis
ps any additional input is welcome!
ps... again.. ah yes I do recall him saying application between the casehalves was the problem area... I've seen JB weld but not rtv... (not on anything I've signed off!)
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