National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

Hello, I went with a local rebuilder who is very knowledgeable about Aeroncas and C85-12F engines- Rainbow Aviation out of Moses Lake WA. The crankshaft (pn530196A 1) was inspected and re-worked at Aircraft Specialties Services . They said it was in good shape, met tolerances but unfortunately the f...

Thanks Richard, I will contact them. A little history, my 7DC Champ's C85-12F has TTE: 8495.9 TSMOH: 1464.6 .....roughly 335 HOURS left.. I have had some plug fouling problems(all cylinders) and now a cracked cylinder. One mechanic friend says get a rebuilt carb and do a top overhaul with all new cy...

Thanks for the input Bob, I will give them a call.

Geoff

My Champ's C85-12F engine needs a major overhaul. My mechanic friends recommend I find one shop to do the overhaul rather than do it piecemeal(case, crank, cylinder work all sent to different vendors) like I have seen on other posts. Do you save much going the piecemeal route? Is the "one stop ...