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Does anyone have any reliable technical data and procedure to deactivate the rocker cover scavenging system on a 3350?

Thanks Bill it’s a beauty. I like your web site, there are some interesting machines. The contra rotating rotary job is a work of art.
Wayne

G’day Bill, thank you for your reply, certainly answers the question. What a great photo of the Mosquito in flight. Is it yours, and did you take the photo?
Take care and regards.
Wayne

A question for all the RR Merlin experts. I recently viewed a YouTube video of a Merlin being run as a display. I noticed that it had 5 fishtail exhaust outlets. On closer view the rear two exhaust pi ...

Perhaps you could help with another but related matter. The PWA manual on engine preservation mentions pumping inhibiting oil into the front prop thrust bearing. They don’t give a location to do thi ...

Thanks again for the information. Yes indeed they are old publications, goes with the territory.I have something to go on. My real concern was not to over pressuring the system, looks as if gravity is ...

The T.O. 6R-1-3 is referred to in T.O 2R-1-11 Corrosion Control of Reciprocating Aircraft Engines, dated June 1969. This is issued by the Secretary of the Airforce.
Precision fuel may be of help wit ...

Thanks for the information. I was after the TO just to satisfy our regulator that we are doing the correct thing, and there is nothing we have missed. I have used the Royco product in our spare carby, ...

Can anyone help? I’m after T.O. 6R-1-3 which is referred to in a T.O 2R-1-11 concerning corrosion prevention in reciprocating aero engines. I’m a volunteer at a museum which has a collection of fl ...

I’m a volunteer at a museum in Australia. We need to inhibit some engines that are installed on operational airplanes, that are used for display only. When it comes to carburettors there is a refere ...

What a nice looking engine, pity to have to run it, but a very nice job.

Smoke, noise and flame, how good is that. Hope it goes well.

I recently experienced an engine overspeed that resulted in, caused by, the failure of lubrication to the front balance weight bearing on a -93 engine. It was a bit of a mystery as the oil flow to the ...

I recently experienced an engine overspeed that resulted in, caused by, the failure of lubrication to the front balance weight bearing. It was a bit of a mystery as the oil flow to the bearing was goo ...

If you look up the NSN number for the part number it should give the tensile strength of the Convair bolts. I have chanced an engine on the airplane, and needed to make a jig to align the Dynafocal mo ...