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ANOTHER broken exhaust tube

 
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Thom Riddle



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Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:41 am    Post subject: ANOTHER broken exhaust tube Reply with quote

This pertains to the older (not stainless steel) exhaust system on the
Allegro 2000 w/ 912 series engines.

The #3 exhaust tube broke near the upper weld at the bottom of the
elbow a bit below the EGT thermocouple, in less than 50 hours after
replacing this part due to it happening before. We welded up this break
and it happened again in less than 50 hours. We decided to support this
side of the heavy muffler to reduce or eliminate the vibrations that
were leading to this endemic failure. Less than 10 hour after that, the
#4 exhaust tube broke in the identical place. It appears that the
stresses we relieved by better supporting the #3 side moved to the #4
side. Law of Unintended Consequences is alive and well.

This is obviously a faulty design or more likely wrong use of materials
which succumb to vibrations too easily. The welder that did the repairs
said he had never welded this type of steel before and suspects it was
some sort of spring steel which he had never seen used in an exhaust
system before.

Fortunately, as most of you who have bought newer Allegros know, a
newer stainless steel exhaust system is not standard on the Allegro.
After having replaced both landing gear legs we had hoped to avoid
having to replace the exhaust system too but we have no choice at this
point.

I hope that the stainless steel system will solve this problem. Have
any of you had this sort of problem with the stainless steel system?

Thom in Buffalo


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:09 am    Post subject: ANOTHER broken exhaust tube Reply with quote

Ooops!!

It appears I said "... is not standard" when I meant to type ".... is
NOW standard". Sorry for the typo.

Thom in Buffalo


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