dbris200(at)sbcglobal.net
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 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: ECi cylinder AD |
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Well, I installed the spacer behind #3 cylinder and totally solved my
hot #3 problem - fantastic, all the temps are now perfect! That's the
good news. The bad news is that now that I have the temps under control
I get nailed by the ECi mandatory service bulletin/ AD. I know, my RV6
is experimental and AD's don't legally apply, but they've had 30
failures so I think that it's prudent to take care of it. If nothing
else, I'd take a big hit if I tried to sell it without taking care of
the AD.
ECi is not going to make me pay full price for 4 new cylinder
assemblies. A prorated warranty applies, and since I've got just 100
hrs on them it's "only" going to cost me about $1350 to replace them
with new "Titan"cylinders. Yes, I shouldn't have to pay anything but
that's the nature of AD's - the owner gets screwed. ( As a mater of
fact, anytime the government gets involved you get screwed)
I brought this up because this is one AD that I think we should comply
with and the sooner it's done the cheaper it's going to be. So if you
have ECi Classic Cast cylinders, do yourself a favor and check out ECi
service bulletin #05-8 at:
http://www.eci2fly.com/pdf/05-8.pdf
The AD# is 2005-26-10.
Dave -6 SoCal
EAA Technical Counselor
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