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I am ignorant of the internal design of the P&W R-985. It is mounted on a replica 1931 Bellanca Skyrocket J-300, so the ship is not real heavy with the flying surfaces and wheels off of it. I called Kenmore Air who built the engine for us and they said absolutely not to lift it in the manner...

Thank you one and all, I spoke to a couple of other round engine guys after I posted this query and they both had the same answers that I saw from you when I got home. The list of bad outcomes included the possibility of damage to the bearings, prop shaft, and motormounts. While one...

Greetings, I have a question about use of the lifting eye that screws onto the end of the crank of the 985. Is it allowable under any circomstances to lift the entire weight of the aircraft (less tailwheel wieght) by using the lifting eye? Rough guestimate 2000 pounds. I am one of a...