Quick Fix!

Thats me waving! Thanks Mike Willey from Oakland, Maine. I have not flown in a little over one year and in one day I climbed in and flew in your Rans S7, a Kitfox and then a 1946 Taylor Craft. All draggers and all great airplanes, although I am partial to the Rans. I will be building one when I have complete the 170 upgrades.

Parts back from Nicksons

Crankcase halves arrived looking fresh out of the foundry. Release paper work states: Clean, inspect, Zyglo, machined mating surfaces, alignbored main and cam bores. The camshaft and crank gear arrived with partial maintenance releases. Clean and mag gear. The camshaft was cleaned, inspected, polished and parkerized.

Here are the connecting rods along with FAA Form 8130-3. Rod details are: Clean, inspect, mag, rebush and pin fit.

The crankshaft, gear, crankcase, rods, and camshaft have arrived back at my shop. These parts have been reconditioned and have arrived with Forms 8130-3 included. Crankshaft details are: clean, inspect, mag. Grind rod and main journals to -.010 and renitride. Plate flange. Rebush ctwt blades and counterweights. C/W M96-10, ultrasonic inspection.

I checked mains and pins and found at mid std specs. The crank appears factory new and I am very pleased with the work.