Broken down in France
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Gave me a chuckle, Pilot_DAR. I once had the first sign of a stuck valve in my trusty old C150F, also in the circuit at a very remote outback airstrip. A very obliging LAME (with tools) hitched a lift on a fortuitous charter flight, then performed the "indian rope trick" and reamed the valve guide. In a really comforting display of confidence in his work, he then hopped in while I flew him back to his base. All good, and never a repeat performance by the 0-200.
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I've previously had stuck valves in my O200, but I did not expect one in the O-360, with only 240 hours on it. yes, the rope trick (which can have its own problems when you get the rope wrapped around the open valve, and stuck in there). I took the valve out, in accordance with the Lycoming procedure, and used the Sunnen guide hone, which a friend brought me, to hone the guide back so the go/no go gauge fit well. I then repeated on the other three cylinders, to be sure, but they were fine. Without the help of friends, and the proper tools, I'd still be on the ramp, a long way from home - now, I'm happily continuing my trip to catch up to the group, and much further from home!
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a loooong time ago, I bought a Skoda of 1966 vintage. It was a quite sophisticated vehicle, considering the antiquated materials they were working with leather or cork oil seals ,for example.
Car went,very suddenlyonto 3 cylinders,so I limped it the half mile home and guessed a stuck valve....removed rocker-box and sureenough one pushroddisplaced and valve partway down.
"repair"....Remove sparkplug, poke something (wire/ screwdriver) down hole and turn engine so piston is well down the bore. get big hammer and smite rocker above stuck valve.....after a few blows,it returns fully.smite a few more times and time it to shove the pushrod back under the other end of the rocker
engine ran faultlessly therafter.
bit of a redneck yee-haaa repair but saved rmoving the head,etc. took about 15 minutes all in.
Car went,very suddenlyonto 3 cylinders,so I limped it the half mile home and guessed a stuck valve....removed rocker-box and sureenough one pushroddisplaced and valve partway down.
"repair"....Remove sparkplug, poke something (wire/ screwdriver) down hole and turn engine so piston is well down the bore. get big hammer and smite rocker above stuck valve.....after a few blows,it returns fully.smite a few more times and time it to shove the pushrod back under the other end of the rocker
engine ran faultlessly therafter.
bit of a redneck yee-haaa repair but saved rmoving the head,etc. took about 15 minutes all in.
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Only valve problem I had was on a Cont C90, certainly not stuck, I could see about a millimetre of daylight between the guide and valve stem! Creeping lack of power. Cure, one reconditioned pot, half a day to fit. Not exactly a yee haa job but cheaper than a CAA Part M carry on!
