Recent content by anais

Hi all, My thread below says my story and I'm looking for a credible mechanic in the Bay Area, CA. With that said, I am also interested to see if anyone else has had problems too:), particularly if it's the same shop....

We decided to go for the new, pricing turned out to be just a bit more than boring them out. I brought in an outside mechanic and there turns out to be some discrepancies with the work. Some of it was based on "judgement" rather than the manual-so we are checking into details. Are their any...

Hi guys, I checked Air Power and it is pretty pricey. What's your experience with corrosion? They found a small pitt on one of the lobes which I know can deteriorate pretty fast once it starts to go. The other appears to be just a marking. One engine is better than two:smile:

That's what I thought. Any suggestions?

Thanks for all of your help. I have inquired into Cerminil and now it turns out that there is corrosion on the camshaft and they are recommending a full overhaul or repair. The quote I got is $50,000 for repair added to an existing airframe bill of $50,000. If I want to have an overhaul, the...

It is visual corrosion. What is Cerminiled? Thanks,a

Thanks again guys for the input. I am talking to the mechanic tomorrow. Here is what I got so far... They want to overhaul the cylinders, not replace them and it'll be about $7000 a side. Charlie, What are the consequences if I don't do the work? Won't the corrosion just get worse? thanks a

Wow, good to know. The plane was flown regularly but the coastal air certainly would be a factor. I haven't noticed anything different with the temperatures, just started to notice that the engines weren't running quite a smoothly, the manifold pressure dropped 1/2"-but I think that was just...

Thanks Bruce - what I don't understand is the corrosion part. I was third in series of pilots that operated this plane, along with the owner. 175 knots was never my objective, and truthfully, I rarely ran it up to 160, the temperature always cool. Thanks again for the input.

The plane has been with this shop for 8 years, and I think the relationship has always been trustworthy. That is my next step, to get more info specifically how they are determining and, yes, to show me:smile: thanks

Thanks for the info guys. 500 hours on the cylinders. They found moderate corrosion inside- bbchien, can you explain a bit more? thanks a

Hi all, I have been managing a Seneca V for the past year and just took it in for the annual. The plane is hangared, flies minimum every two weeks, and has regular oil changes. I just got the invoice and ALL of the cylinders need to be replaced. My mechanic said this is unfortunately...