---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 08/02/13: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:39 AM - Re: How long does it take to build an throttle body airbox? (Galin Hernandez) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:39:48 AM PST US Subject: Re: KIS-List: How long does it take to build an throttle body airbox? From: Galin Hernandez Sounds like you are getting some good progress on the build. Hopefully we will see it in the air sooner than later. On Thursday, August 1, 2013, Robert Reed wrote: > Well, the air inlet box is finally finished and I can move on to the air > scoop and cowling modifications. What a day, the recorded temperature at > the airport was 102 with a feels like of 108 degrees. I would beg to > argue, it felt more like 120 degrees to me. The forcast for tomorrow is > 104 with a feels like of 110 to 112 degrees.. See the photos for the final > air box. It is setup to wedge the air scoop inlet into the air box opening > and produce a seal. The baffle section is connected only by the baffle > material and the baffle section if easily removed for access to the filter. > > Now for the really good news of today. In 2001 / 2002 things were moving > along real well on the plane and with my job so I bought the Superior > IOF360 engine with the anticipation that I would be able to finish the > plane within a resonable time. Got the engine and then everything seemed > to fall apart. Lost my primary client and was basically out of work for > almost two years. Ended up taking a job in Dallas and had to move. The > plane was put on hold and the engine put into storage for years. Finally > moved the plane and engine to hangar in Lancaster Tx where I was able to > get it mounted but little else. Years of setting in storage and in the > hangar without having been started. I had found out a year after I bought > the engine that Mattituck had NOT properly pickled the engine. > > I was fully expecting to have to tear the engine down for a complete > overhaul before starting it. This week I contacted a AP at Texas Air > Salvage who was recommended to me by several people. He came out to the > hangar this afternoon and brought his borescope. We did an extensive > examination of the cylinders and every internal component we could get > access to. The GOOD NEWS....NO RUST and no problems of any kind were > visible. He did an inspection of the external components and found no > issues beyond some rubber hoses showing minor cracking. Other than that he > said the engine looked great and he would help me get it ready for first > start. Oh, I almost forgot, he is also the FAA DAR that will perform the > condition inspection on my aircraft when complete. Since he will be > helping me finish the final critical elements I don't expect to have any > problems with the inspection. > > Maybe my luck has changed....Oh and his name is LUCKY. > > Bob Reed > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.