---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/16/10: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:44 AM - Re: KIS TRI Nose Leg (Richard Trickel) 2. 09:07 AM - Re: KIS TRI Nose Leg (Galin Hernandez) 3. 12:34 PM - Re: check springs (Richard Trickel) 4. 05:19 PM - Re: Re: check springs (Galin Hernandez) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:44:20 AM PST US From: Richard Trickel Subject: Re: KIS-List: KIS TRI Nose Leg Graham We later swiched to a round tube of 4130.- If you can get some 2inch .095 wall tube you could weld that in.- The airfoit tube requires stiffiners and though-better looking-was not as strong as the round tube.- |You cand build a fairing onto the tube with glass and foam. Rich Sorry to here about the mishape.- Have you found the final cause? --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Graham Brighton wrote: From: Graham Brighton Subject: KIS-List: KIS TRI Nose Leg G'Day guys, ---------------------- Recently swapped out the Subaru engine (158hp ) for a Zero time 195hp Subaru in my KIS TRI -... Have had over Temp Oil pressure probs ...but was thinking th e engine was running in ok as Oil Temp were coming down .. - However yesterday during another short test flt the Oil Pressure dropped .. and after an engine surge the engine quit dead .. - Landed 50mtr short of the Runway ...Damage is ..one smashed Prop Blade and one Nose Gear leg .. - So LOOKING to ask if anyone can give me a lead to a replacement nose gear L eg- ..It has the Streamlined steel-leg ... Even a lead onto the Streaml ined profile steel supply would be great as i could remake the leg if i had a piece of the Streamlined Steel Stock . - Any help would be great - Graham Brighton - gbrighton@skymesh.com.au =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:07:13 AM PST US From: Galin Hernandez Subject: Re: KIS-List: KIS TRI Nose Leg Sorry to hear the damage, but you are OK which is the important thing. Use the round tube as Rich said and make a fiberglass fairing for it. You can make the fairing to blend into the nose wheel pant. That is what we did for my airplane and it looks very good. I posted pics on my website: http://puertoricoflyer.com/cgi-bin/photoalbum/view_album/191461 Rich, How do you get the shock absorber out of the nose assembly on order to check it. Mine squeaks a LOT as I taxi and it might need replacement. Galin N819PR On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Richard Trickel wrote: > Graham > We later swiched to a round tube of 4130. If you can get some 2inch .095 > wall tube you could weld that in. The airfoit tube requires stiffiners and > though better looking was not as strong as the round tube. |You cand build > a fairing onto the tube with glass and foam. > Rich > Sorry to here about the mishape. Have you found the final cause? > > --- On *Thu, 4/15/10, Graham Brighton * wrote: > > > From: Graham Brighton > Subject: KIS-List: KIS TRI Nose Leg > To: Kis-List@matronics.com > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 9:07 PM > > G'Day guys, > Recently swapped out the Subaru engine (158hp ) for > a Zero time 195hp Subaru in my KIS TRI ... Have had over Temp Oil pressure > probs ...but was thinking the engine was running in ok as Oil Temp were > coming down .. > > However yesterday during another short test flt the Oil Pressure dropped > ..and after an engine surge the engine quit dead .. > > Landed 50mtr short of the Runway ...Damage is ..one smashed Prop Blade and > one Nose Gear leg .. > > So LOOKING to ask if anyone can give me a lead to a replacement nose gear > Leg ..It has the Streamlined steel leg ... Even a lead onto the Streamlined > profile steel supply would be great as i could remake the leg if i had a > piece of the Streamlined Steel Stock . > > Any help would be great > > Graham Brighton > > gbrighton@skymesh.com.au > > * > > =nofollow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List > et=_blank>http://forums.matronics.com > llow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution > * > > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:34:06 PM PST US From: Richard Trickel Subject: KIS-List: Re: check springs Galien It is probably not the shock absorber that you here but the springs themsel ves..- That absorber should last forever since it is for a car which sees a little more action than an airplane will ever see.-- If you really n eed to take it apart just remove the top nut and get the tail down to allow the threaded area clear the upper bracket.- remove the rubber donut and pull the upper tube off to expose the springs..- Try greasing the springs which rub on the tube,- you will see the shock and can move it up and do wn to see if it is good. Rich --- On Fri, 4/16/10, Galin Hernandez wrote: From: Galin Hernandez Subject: Re: KIS-List: KIS TRI Nose Leg Sorry to hear the damage, but you are OK which is the important thing. Use the round tube as Rich said and make a fiberglass fairing for it. You can m ake the fairing to blend into the nose wheel pant. That is what we did for my airplane and it looks very good. I posted pics on my website: - http://puertoricoflyer.com/cgi-bin/photoalbum/view_album/191461 - Rich, How do you get the shock absorber out of the nose assembly on order t o check it. Mine squeaks a LOT as I taxi and it might need replacement. Galin N819PR On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Richard Trickel wrote: Graham We later swiched to a round tube of 4130.- If you can get some 2inch .095 wall tube you could weld that in.- The airfoit tube requires stiffiners and though-better looking-was not as strong as the round tube.- |You cand build a fairing onto the tube with glass and foam. Rich Sorry to here about the mishape.- Have you found the final cause? --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Graham Brighton wrote: From: Graham Brighton Subject: KIS-List: KIS TRI Nose Leg G'Day guys, ---------------------- Recently swapped out the Subaru engine (158hp ) for a Zero time 195hp Subaru in my KIS TRI -... Have had over Temp Oil pressure probs ...but was thinking th e engine was running in ok as Oil Temp were coming down .. - However yesterday during another short test flt the Oil Pressure dropped .. and after an engine surge the engine quit dead .. - Landed 50mtr short of the Runway ...Damage is ..one smashed Prop Blade and one Nose Gear leg .. - So LOOKING to ask if anyone can give me a lead to a replacement nose gear L eg- ..It has the Streamlined steel-leg ... Even a lead onto the Streaml ined profile steel supply would be great as i could remake the leg if i had a piece of the Streamlined Steel Stock . - Any help would be great - Graham Brighton - gbrighton@skymesh.com.au =nofollow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List et=_blank>http://forums.matronics.com llow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution et="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List ttp://forums.matronics.com _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:19:22 PM PST US From: Galin Hernandez Subject: Re: KIS-List: Re: check springs THANKS! On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Richard Trickel wrote: > Galien > It is probably not the shock absorber that you here but the springs > themselves.. That absorber should last forever since it is for a car which > sees a little more action than an airplane will ever see. If you really > need to take it apart just remove the top nut and get the tail down to allow > the threaded area clear the upper bracket. remove the rubber donut and pull > the upper tube off to expose the springs.. Try greasing the springs which > rub on the tube, you will see the shock and can move it up and down to see > if it is good. > Rich > > --- On *Fri, 4/16/10, Galin Hernandez * wrote: > > > From: Galin Hernandez > Subject: Re: KIS-List: KIS TRI Nose Leg > To: kis-list@matronics.com > Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 9:04 AM > > Sorry to hear the damage, but you are OK which is the important thing. > Use the round tube as Rich said and make a fiberglass fairing for it. You > can make the fairing to blend into the nose wheel pant. That is what we did > for my airplane and it looks very good. I posted pics on my website: > > http://puertoricoflyer.com/cgi-bin/photoalbum/view_album/191461 > > Rich, How do you get the shock absorber out of the nose assembly on order > to check it. Mine squeaks a LOT as I taxi and it might need replacement. > Galin > N819PR > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Richard Trickel < > richard_trickel@yahoo.com > > wrote: > >> Graham >> We later swiched to a round tube of 4130. If you can get some 2inch .095 >> wall tube you could weld that in. The airfoit tube requires stiffiners and >> though better looking was not as strong as the round tube. |You cand build >> a fairing onto the tube with glass and foam. >> Rich >> Sorry to here about the mishape. Have you found the final cause? >> >> --- On *Thu, 4/15/10, Graham Brighton >> >* wrote: >> >> >> From: Graham Brighton >> > >> Subject: KIS-List: KIS TRI Nose Leg >> To: Kis-List@matronics.com >> Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 9:07 PM >> >> G'Day guys, >> Recently swapped out the Subaru engine (158hp ) for >> a Zero time 195hp Subaru in my KIS TRI ... Have had over Temp Oil pressure >> probs ...but was thinking the engine was running in ok as Oil Temp were >> coming down .. >> >> However yesterday during another short test flt the Oil Pressure dropped >> ..and after an engine surge the engine quit dead .. >> >> Landed 50mtr short of the Runway ...Damage is ..one smashed Prop Blade and >> one Nose Gear leg .. >> >> So LOOKING to ask if anyone can give me a lead to a replacement nose gear >> Leg ..It has the Streamlined steel leg ... Even a lead onto the Streamlined >> profile steel supply would be great as i could remake the leg if i had a >> piece of the Streamlined Steel Stock . >> >> Any help would be great >> >> Graham Brighton >> >> gbrighton@skymesh.com.au >> >> * >> >> =nofollow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List >> et=_blank>http://forums.matronics.com >> llow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> * >> >> >> * >> >> et="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List >> ttp://forums.matronics.com >> _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> * >> >> > * > > =nofollow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List > et=_blank>http://forums.matronics.com > llow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution > * > > > * > > * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kis-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KIS-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kis-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kis-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.