Re: Forum help and engine issue resolutions
in General Tech Discussion
12 years ago
Usually it's the little things and unlikely things that cause us grief with a engine issue. Our engines are mechanical things and can have issues at times. Humans built them so they can have problems, just like our bodies. It's also hard here on a forum with only email to always diagnose a problem without actually being there in person and having all the information at one time at hand and diagnostic tools. This is why doctors and nurses rarely try to diagnose something over a phone. Having a good understanding of each engine system and having the manuals on hand and then always start to work a problem from the beginning of the system all the way through to its end point is the best way to diagnose a problem. "A" to "Z" approach. It's hard here because we don't always have all the info and some may not understand some engine systems as well as others. So some of the group's comments may seem basic, but we must have a corner stone so to speak to get started and to start eliminating the most common issues that many of us have noted in the past. There are of course many times something small and insignificant may cause a problem and it may be hard to find. Just like when you go see the doctor. You walk into his office and everything can be wrong with you, but by getting a good history from the patient and performing certain test the list of possibilities becomes much shorter and or the problem resolved. Finding problems with our bodies can be a challenge just like our engines and may lead to frustration, but all of us here on the forum are willing to help, seek out ideas and bring your engine issue to a resolution, plus we all get an education along the way.
Since no one has seen everything then that's why we all may have a little different slant or approach on an engine issue.
To sum this up please be patient when you do your engine trouble shooting, be patient with our ideas and always start at the beginning and work through to the end of each system and don't jump around because you will miss problems and take 4 times longer to find it.
Like someone posted on another thread here:
All for one and one for all!
We're here because we want to be and we like to help.
Time to fly and many in the world will never get the chance to explore the same as many of us with our own plane, so enjoy the days when we do get that chance in the sky.
Since no one has seen everything then that's why we all may have a little different slant or approach on an engine issue.
To sum this up please be patient when you do your engine trouble shooting, be patient with our ideas and always start at the beginning and work through to the end of each system and don't jump around because you will miss problems and take 4 times longer to find it.
Like someone posted on another thread here:
All for one and one for all!
We're here because we want to be and we like to help.
Time to fly and many in the world will never get the chance to explore the same as many of us with our own plane, so enjoy the days when we do get that chance in the sky.
Roger Lee
LSRM-A & Rotax Instructor & Rotax IRC
Tucson, AZ Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
520-349-7056 Cell
