Hey Bud,
I wish you safe travels. So you know I putting a bigger push on selling my E
uropa. So give my number to anyone you see up there that might be interested
.
Again travel safe!!
Jeff Roberts
Eagleville Marketing
Jeff@eaglevillemarketing.com
Jeff@rmmm.net
615-355-7575 Office
615-406-8651 Cell
> On Jul 19, 2016, at 11:06 PM, Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com> wrote:
>
> In the rush to get your bird ready, don=99t cut corners, have a saf
e flight or drive and bring your shopping list.
> See you all on or about Sunday afternoon.
>
> I was looking at the weather and did my flight planning. I=99m read
y to go... Well sort of. I went for a confidence flight today (which didn
=99t raise my confidence) in preparation for leaving on Thursday to visit
my Mom on the way up. Over the last three months 12AY has been flying grea
t. In preparation for the Thursday departure I changed the oil, and put in
a new battery yesterday, however, my confidence flight went poorly today as
12AY wouldn=99t start at all (starter now removed as it is spinning a
t only 250 rpm on crank, unless charged to 13 volts, and on disassembly one n
ut was found stripped and the armature was coated with baked on grease due t
o a worn front seal (only 400 hours). I had a poor mag check (350 drop init
ially and 300 after running it up) so I pulled the right carb to get to the
starter anyway, and found a leaking right carb bowl, I hope I have the
=9CO=9D ring. I could smell gas in the cockpit and noted I developed a
small fuel leak at the vent hose fitting (I tightened the clamp and it seem
ed to work). The climb and cruise checks to 10,000 went well but the fuel l
ow light came on at 17 gallons (I hope all I need to do is reset parameters o
n my fuel totalizer). Worse yet my wife says I have to buy some new clothes
with her tomorrow evening. So it will be a long, long, day tomorrow, but I
am really looking forward to seeing you all. If the plane cannot be repair
ed and operate at 100% by tomorrow on its confidence flight, I=99ll dr
ive up in the car.
>
> I=99m heeding my own advice to be safe and not cut corners.
>
> See you all there!
>
> Bud Yerly
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