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My question is, Did my engine coupler slip in the rubber or my
propeller slip in the rubber? Which is more likely? The coupler is new.


I'm told that engine couplers produce a burning rubber aroma when they slip.
If you don't have that, it's probably the prop.


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Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"tracy" wrote
My question is, Did my engine coupler slip in the rubber or my
propeller slip in the rubber? Which is more likely? The coupler is new.


I'm told that engine couplers produce a burning rubber aroma when they slip.
If you don't have that, it's probably the prop.



Thank you to everyone that replied to my post. It has been very
helpful!

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tracy wrote:
Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"tracy" wrote
My question is, Did my engine coupler slip in the rubber or my
propeller slip in the rubber? Which is more likely? The coupler is new.


I'm told that engine couplers produce a burning rubber aroma when they slip.
If you don't have that, it's probably the prop.



Thank you to everyone that replied to my post. It has been very
helpful!


It was the prop. It spun in the rubber. Thank you So much to everyone
who responded to my post.

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