Bastien
Well Known Member
Replacement of rear crankshaft plug -- fixed pitch conversion
Hello,
I am currently finishing an RV-8 project that I purchased partially built.
It came with a Sensenich fixed pitch propeller and as I already have an 0 SMOH Lycoming IO-360-B1B engine set for constant speed propeller I would like to use this engine and convert it for fixed pitch propeller.
After reading the Lycoming SI 1435 I understand that to convert to fixed pitch I have to punch a hole in the rear crankshaft plug and install the front plug STD-1211. ( I have the setup as shown on Figure.1 of the SI)
https://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/Conversion%20from%20Constant%20Speed%20to%20Fixed%20Pitch%20Propeller%20and%20Vice%20Versa.pdf
However I would like to keep the possibility of going back to a constant speed propeller setup maybe in some years.
Is it possible to remove the rear plug and replace it without having to return the engine to Lycoming ? if so, does someone have the part number of this part ? I have been unsuccessful in finding it.
Thanks,
Hello,
I am currently finishing an RV-8 project that I purchased partially built.
It came with a Sensenich fixed pitch propeller and as I already have an 0 SMOH Lycoming IO-360-B1B engine set for constant speed propeller I would like to use this engine and convert it for fixed pitch propeller.
After reading the Lycoming SI 1435 I understand that to convert to fixed pitch I have to punch a hole in the rear crankshaft plug and install the front plug STD-1211. ( I have the setup as shown on Figure.1 of the SI)
https://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/Conversion%20from%20Constant%20Speed%20to%20Fixed%20Pitch%20Propeller%20and%20Vice%20Versa.pdf
However I would like to keep the possibility of going back to a constant speed propeller setup maybe in some years.
Is it possible to remove the rear plug and replace it without having to return the engine to Lycoming ? if so, does someone have the part number of this part ? I have been unsuccessful in finding it.
Thanks,
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