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Hi all,
Yavor,
I haven't seen direct evidence for BMW, but with Mercedes we know they had these "repair kits" made by Daimler for only what I can say are field repair kits. Its been some time since I looked at one, but they contain a cylinder, piston, rings, connecting rod, bearings, valves, valve springs, and other various parts. When Ken Hyde, (of Virginia, Jenny and Wright Flyer fame/National Geographic/Discovery Channel shows), brought in the Strahle collection with the Halberstadts and Mercedes motors, it also contained these repair kits. When Ken traded the majority to Smithsonian Air & Space, they put a kit out on display with their D.VII with manequins like they were doing a repair on the airplane. I assume BMW made these field kits as well, and motors wouldn't have come back for service to a repair center unless it was major.
Best,
Dave W.
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