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A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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Engine Overhaul Tools

Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:23 am

Hi I'm new to the site. Found it when trying to research some PWA overhaul tools. Not engaged in warbird maintenance, but I have a couple thousand hours behind a P&W 1340 and quite a bit of time working on them.

I recently acquired a few overhaul tools and trying to figure out what some of them are.

The box I got was originally full of PWA overhaul tools for the Wasp and Hornet engines.

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Unfortunately some of the tools are missing and some of the tools included are not listed on anything I can find.

Specifically PWA-88
A lot of the tools are stamped with PWA-88

The 6 cylinders and the tool to their left are all part of PWA-88

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As are the two middle tools with the tags on them

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More in the box:

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any info on these would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
Brian Schwend

Re: Engine Overhaul Tools

Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:08 am

Another recent acquisition:


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Re: Engine Overhaul Tools

Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:14 pm

Now THAT's a nice bit of kit... :)

Edit: I know I had a suitable photo somewhere...

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Re: Engine Overhaul Tools

Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:06 pm

recently acquired this crankshaft fixture. Takes two to use properly.

If anyone has one they want to sell, I'd be interested.




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Re: Engine Overhaul Tools

Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:55 am

S2D wrote:recently acquired this crankshaft fixture. Takes two to use properly.

If anyone has one they want to sell, I'd be interested.


If you have a part #, give Harry Hectors a call in Burbank. They have pallet loads of tools etc..

Re: Engine Overhaul Tools

Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:31 pm

Thanks
I'll see if I can locate him.
Brian
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