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Builder Name:	Bryce Gorrell -

Project:	Pietenpol - Aircamper - VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:	394.2
Total Flight Time:
Total Expense:	$7932.61
Start/Last Date:	Feb 01, 2017 - No Finish Date
Engine:	Bryce Gorrell, CorvAIR
Propeller:	Warp Drive

Friendly URL:	https://eaabuilderslog.org?s=MaggieMaeOfKS

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Aug 29, 2019 Bought Spruce Wood for Vert. Stab. & Rudder - (1 hour) Category: Engine

Bought new wood ""kits"" after I decided to rebuild them. I am not completely satisfied with the workmanship of my first stab and rudder.

Mar 05, 2017 Bought Distributor, Rear Oil Case, Other Parts - (1 hour) Category: Engine

Distributor, rear oil case assembly (high volume oil pump), pushrod tubes, oil pan installation kit (hardware and oil pickup), sheet metal baffling, valve covers, oil dipstick and tube, set of pushrods.

Mar 01, 2017 Bought Engine Mount - (1 hour) Category: Engine

Bought ""high thrust line"" CorvAIR engine mount from flycorvair.com and had it shipped to my home.

Feb 24, 2017 Received Another Core Crankcase - (1 hour) Category: Engine

Received crankcase from 140 hp engine and began cleaning it. One stud broken, two with damaged threads. Case looks pretty good.

Feb 23, 2017 Continued Cleaning Engine Parts - (2 hours) Category: Engine

Continued cleaning. Scrubbed rockers, pushrods, etc. Cleaned rear oil accessory case.

Feb 22, 2017 Continued Cleaning Engine Parts - (1 hour) Category: Engine

Continued cleaning. Placed rockers, tubes, pushrods, other hardware in gasoline to soak.

Feb 21, 2017 Continued Cleaning Engine Parts Category: Engine

Continued cleaning. Brushed heads with gasoline.

Feb 18, 2017 Began Cleaning Engine Parts - (3 hours) Category: Engine

Lightly washed crank, cam and case halves.

Feb 16, 2017 Continued Core Engine Disassembly - (5 hours) Category: Engine

Completed disassembly. Removed remaining upper cylinder studs (threads rusted away past nuts), cylinders, pistons, crankshaft, camshaft. Split case halves apart.

Feb 15, 2017 Continued Core Engine Disassembly - (3 hours) Category: Engine

Continued disassembly. Removed a few cylinder studs. Removed oil pan, oil pickup and dipstick tube.

Feb 11, 2017 Continued Core Engine Disassembly - (3 hours) Category: Engine

Removed more shrouding, heads, harmonic balancer and rear oil accessory case. Placed pushrods, rockers and tubes in plastic containers to clean later.

Feb 04, 2017 Began Core Engine Disassembly - (6 hours)

Category: Engine

Began disassembly of Corvair engine. Removed shrouding, top cover, oil filter housing. Placed Marvel Mystery Oil in cylinders and on crank.

Corvair Disassembly 2-4-17.JPG

Feb 01, 2017 Bought First Core Engine - (1 hour)

Category: Engine

I bought an engine from a 1966 Corvair from a salvage yard in Ohio and had it shipped to my home.

Corvair Tag from Junkyard.JPG