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1. 03:48 AM - Re: Kitfox Suber EA 81 (fox5flyer)
2. 03:51 AM - Re: Re: Kitfox Crash in Texas (fox5flyer)
3. 05:00 AM - Re: BACK IN THE AIR (Dacha)
4. 05:52 AM - Re: Re: Ethanol? (K&MCozik)
5. 06:02 AM - Re: Re: Ethanol? (John W. Hart)
6. 07:14 AM - Re: Re: Ethanol? (Jim_and_Lucy Chuk)
7. 07:29 AM - Re: Re: Stored and crashed (michael paton)
8. 08:38 AM - Re: Re: Kitfox Crash in Texas (Guy Buchanan)
9. 10:07 AM - Re: Re: Kitfox Crash in Texas (lkc@juno.com)
10. 11:35 AM - Re: Kitfox Suber EA 81 (mic thiessen)
11. 01:30 PM - Re: BACK IN THE AIR (Lynn Matteson)
12. 05:35 PM - Re: Re: Ethanol? (Noel Loveys)
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| Subject: | Re: Kitfox Suber EA 81 |
Not enough info yet, but the small plastic bottle is probably not a
factory product, although some install one to keep the breather
condensation from making a mess on the bottom of the airplane.
Generally, oil coming out the breather is a sign of too much oil in the
tank or too much pressure pushing it out of the tank. Check your
compression to see what it reads. Is yours "normally aspirated" or
turbo? How many hours did you put on it before putting it away for the
winter? Did you do any engine maintenance on it over the winter?
Deke Morisse
Mikado Michigan
S5/Subaru/CAP 375+ TT
"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but
progress."
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----- Original Message -----
From: Barrie Hussey
To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:24 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Kitfox Suber EA 81
Purchased my first Fox last Oct and was just getting comfortable when
an early winter put it in the hanger. Summer's back so time for oil
change. I checked it first and noted the small plastic bottle over the
end of the breather tube was approx. half full. (3 oz) I emptied it
and ck the oil which was down but pleanty to warm it up before draining.
After startup (first this year) the oil pressure was holding only 20psi
not in the green. A full power run up was not done but when the temp
reached 180 it was shut down and moved back in to change the oil. The
cowls were off and noticible oil on the rad and sprayed all over from
the prop wash. Oil was also noted where I had started up ( 6' sq
patch). Again the bottle on the breather was just about full. The NSI
manual states in trouble shooting to change the oil if the pressure is
low and top up, which I'm going to do, however the bottle on the
breather has me puzzled. Seems like putting an umberella over your
sundial. If air is alllowed to go both ways and the bottle was over
half full it would draw the crap into the tank/engine. So far the oil
has been drained ( approx 3 liters)(some sludge in drain tube when first
opened) and I'm going to pick up another filter wrench and continue.
I'm new at this and would appreciate any advice or link referals so I
get this done right.
Barrie Hussey (Mira Fox in Nova Scotia)
bj.hussey@ns.sympatico.cam
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| Subject: | Re: Kitfox Crash in Texas |
Check out that gross weight!
Deke
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From: "rcsfca" <r66rc-matronics@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:35 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Kitfox Crash in Texas
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| Subject: | Re: BACK IN THE AIR |
Lynn,
Yes we do get wing sprints or outlaws here too. Just had the off road truck
races here last weekend, two days of them. Had a big crowd.
Forgot to mention that I do have my own strip. Two runways, one 9-27 1200
with no obstacles, 6-24 is 1450 no obstacles. Smoothest grass runway around.
LeRoy
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Yeah, we do have E85 around here and that is what I was thinking.
Kevin C
Series 6-7
Rotax 914
Czech floats
Laingsburg MI
On Tue Jun 3 23:34 , Jim_and_Lucy Chuk <thesupe@hotmail.com> sent:
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>
>Do you have E-85 fuel (85% alcohol) in your area? If so, is it possible that that
is what you have in your tank? Just a thought. Jim Chuk Avids, Kitfox 4 Mn
>
>> From: kcozik@cablespeed.com
>> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
>> Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: Ethanol?
>> Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:38:22 -0400
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>> I removed the tank drain today so I could take a closer look and to clean. They
>> were covered with sticky resin and were almost impossible to push. When I did
get
>> them to open, they wouldn't close. Both rubber "o" rings were melted as well.
>>
>> Like others have said before, this seems to be a very isolated case where it
>> doesn't seem to add up. Thanks to Tom I have a procedure for checking the level
of
>> additives which I'll do sometime this week. Hopefully we'll have some answers.
>>
>> Just for the record, My hangar mate has a model 4 1200 shipped around 1993.
I
>> helped him pour a can of auto fuel in it 2 weeks ago and it has sat in the hanger
>> since. When I checked the tank this morning, no sign of damage at all.
>>
>> Kevin C
>> Series 6-7
>> Rotax 914
>> Czech floats
>> Laingsburg MI
>>
>> On Tue Jun 3 21:43 , 'dave' <dave@cfisher.com> sent:
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>> >
>> >If you missed my last post I use well over 1000 gallons a year in my 582 Kitfox
>> alone in the wingtanks. We have had ethanol in our gas for 2 years. My tanks
>> have not fallen apart yet.
>> >If and when they do I will order new ones here www.wingtanks.com
>> >
>> >Kevin had an incident and I am sure there is an answer for it as it does seem
>> quite isolated. I see it as still in the fear mongering stage. I have dozens
of
>> planes in my strip weekly and they all use auto gas and none have fallen outta
the
>> sky yet nor have the tanks melted.
>> >
>> > GO FIGURE !!!!!!!
>> >
>> >
>> >Dave
>> >
>> >--------
>> >Rotax Dealer, Ontario Canada
>> >Flying Videos and Kitfox Info
>> >http://www.cfisher.com/
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If you replace "o" rings made from buna or nitrile compounds with "o" rings
made from Viton, they will not deteriorate as quickly in auto fuel.
John Hart
KF IV
Wilburton, OK
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From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michel
Verheughe
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:14 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Ethanol?
> From: K&MCozik [kcozik@cablespeed.com]
> Both rubber "o" rings were melted as well.
Kevin, for information, I had to change both o-rings on my drains on my
model 3 from 1993 and I have never used fuel with ethanol. At the time of
the leakage, the tanks had only been used for two-stroke oil-gas mixture.
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
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If you get a sample of the fuel and do the 9-1 mixture with fuel/water, it
should show up real easy as being mostly alcohol. Jim Chuk Avids, Kitfox
4 Mn> From: kcozik@cablespeed.com> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com> Subject
: RE: Kitfox-List: Re: Ethanol?> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 08:49:18 -0400> > --
we do have E85 around here and that is what I was thinking.> > Kevin C> Ser
ies 6-7> Rotax 914> Czech floats> Laingsburg MI> > > On Tue Jun 3 23:34 , J
im_and_Lucy Chuk <thesupe@hotmail.com> sent:> > >> >> >> >> >> >Do you have
E-85 fuel (85% alcohol) in your area? If so, is it possible that that >
is what you have in your tank? Just a thought. Jim Chuk Avids, Kitfox 4
Mn> >> >> From: kcozik@cablespeed.com> >> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com> >
> Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: Ethanol?> >> Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:38:22
eed.com>> >> > >> > >> I removed the tank drain today so I could take a clo
ser look and to clean. They > >> were covered with sticky resin and were al
most impossible to push. When I did get > >> them to open, they wouldn't cl
ose. Both rubber "o" rings were melted as well. > >> > >> Like others have
said before, this seems to be a very isolated case where it > >> doesn't se
em to add up. Thanks to Tom I have a procedure for checking the level > of
> >> additives which I'll do sometime this week. Hopefully we'll have some
answers.> >> > >> Just for the record, My hangar mate has a model 4 1200 sh
ipped around 1993. I > >> helped him pour a can of auto fuel in it 2 weeks
ago and it has sat in the hanger > >> since. When I checked the tank this m
orning, no sign of damage at all.> >> > >> Kevin C> >> Series 6-7> >> Rotax
914> >> Czech floats> >> Laingsburg MI> >> > >> On Tue Jun 3 21:43 , 'dave
ve" dave@cfisher.com>> >> >> >> >If you missed my last post I use well over
1000 gallons a year in my 582 Kitfox > >> alone in the wingtanks. We have
had ethanol in our gas for 2 years. My tanks > >> have not fallen apart yet
. > >> >If and when they do I will order new ones here www.wingtanks.com> >
> >> >> >Kevin had an incident and I am sure there is an answer for it as i
t does seem > >> quite isolated. I see it as still in the fear mongering st
age. I have dozens of > >> planes in my strip weekly and they all use auto
gas and none have fallen outta > the > >> sky yet nor have the tanks melted
. > >> >> >> > GO FIGURE !!!!!!!> >> >> >> >> >> >Dave> >> >> >> >-------->
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| Subject: | Re: Stored and crashed |
Hi all,
I am in Zambia ,africa and had not used my S5 for a few months that I was in
France, then I came home for a week in October last year and was looking forward
to my flying. I cannot remember anything about return or crash , but aparrently
I had been air born about 30-40 minuted before the engine stopped and I
went down ,aparently because tanks where empty there must have been a moisture
buld up , but if I had seen anything in pre flight check I would not have flown,
does anybody have any Ideas to cause ?
K&MCozik <kcozik@cablespeed.com> wrote:
I removed the tank drain today so I could take a closer look and to clean. They
were covered with sticky resin and were almost impossible to push. When I did get
them to open, they wouldn't close. Both rubber "o" rings were melted as well.
Like others have said before, this seems to be a very isolated case where it
doesn't seem to add up. Thanks to Tom I have a procedure for checking the level
of
additives which I'll do sometime this week. Hopefully we'll have some answers.
Just for the record, My hangar mate has a model 4 1200 shipped around 1993. I
helped him pour a can of auto fuel in it 2 weeks ago and it has sat in the hanger
since. When I checked the tank this morning, no sign of damage at all.
Kevin C
Series 6-7
Rotax 914
Czech floats
Laingsburg MI
On Tue Jun 3 21:43 , 'dave' sent:
>
>If you missed my last post I use well over 1000 gallons a year in my 582 Kitfox
alone in the wingtanks. We have had ethanol in our gas for 2 years. My tanks
have not fallen apart yet.
>If and when they do I will order new ones here www.wingtanks.com
>
>Kevin had an incident and I am sure there is an answer for it as it does seem
quite isolated. I see it as still in the fear mongering stage. I have dozens of
planes in my strip weekly and they all use auto gas and none have fallen outta
the
sky yet nor have the tanks melted.
>
> GO FIGURE !!!!!!!
>
>
>Dave
>
>--------
>Rotax Dealer, Ontario Canada
>Flying Videos and Kitfox Info
>http://www.cfisher.com/
>
>
>Read this topic online here:
>
>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php\?p=186127#186127
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Kitfox Crash in Texas |
At 03:46 AM 6/4/2008, you wrote:
>Check out that gross weight!
>Deke
Check out that empty weight! That's got to be a record! Let's see,
full tanks + 2x175# FAA occupants = 1534#. Big engine = forward CG. I
wonder what his stall speed was? Ouch!
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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| Subject: | Re: Kitfox Crash in Texas |
I checked on that plane a very long time ago and from what I remember fr
om talking with the 80 yr old owner it had previously sustained damage f
rom a hard landing which was repaired and then had longer wing struts in
stalled with different attach points on the wing. The owner boasted tha
t it had two of everything and that he had registered it with a 1700lb g
ross. I don't know how he kept the CG within limits without putting the
two batteries way in the back which would cause additional stress on th
e frame. Layne S5 EA81
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| Subject: | Kitfox Suber EA 81 |
Hi Barrie
can you contact me off list please
thanks mic
wannaflyfox4@hotmail.com
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From: bj.hussey@ns.sympatico.caTo: kitfox-list@matronics.comSubject: Kitfox
-List: Kitfox Suber EA 81Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:24:44 -0300
Purchased my first Fox last Oct and was just getting comfortable when an ea
rly winter put it in the hanger. Summer's back so time for oil change. I
checked it first and noted the small plastic bottle over the end of the br
eather tube was approx. half full. (3 oz) I emptied it and ck the oil whi
ch was down but pleanty to warm it up before draining. After startup (firs
t this year) the oil pressure was holding only 20psi not in the green. A f
ull power run up was not done but when the temp reached 180 it was shut dow
n and moved back in to change the oil. The cowls were off and noticible oi
l on the rad and sprayed all over from the prop wash. Oil was also noted
where I had started up ( 6' sq patch). Again the bottle on the breather wa
s just about full. The NSI manual states in trouble shooting to change th
e oil if the pressure is low and top up, which I'm going to do, however the
bottle on the breather has me puzzled. Seems like putting an umberella ov
er your sundial. If air is alllowed to go both ways and the bottle was ove
r half full it would draw the crap into the tank/engine. So far the oil ha
s been drained ( approx 3 liters)(some sludge in drain tube when first open
ed) and I'm going to pick up another filter wrench and continue. I'm new a
t this and would appreciate any advice or link referals so I get this done
right.
Barrie Hussey (Mira Fox in Nova Scotia)
bj.hussey@ns.sympatico.cam
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| Subject: | Re: BACK IN THE AIR |
Thanks for the runway info (Guy will appreciate that we are finally
talking airplanes, too : ) ) I do have to get Missouri on my list of
states that I have flown into, so maybe a flying/racing trip is in
the future for me. I land on my 1700 strip with plenty of room to
spare, so yours will be no sweat....I think.
Lynn
p.s. My planned trip to Eldora didn't work out due to foul weather
here (100' ceiling) for most of the day.
On Jun 4, 2008, at 7:53 AM, Dacha wrote:
>
> Lynn,
> Yes we do get wing sprints or outlaws here too. Just had the off
> road truck
> races here last weekend, two days of them. Had a big crowd.
> Forgot to mention that I do have my own strip. Two runways, one
> 9-27 1200
> with no obstacles, 6-24 is 1450 no obstacles. Smoothest grass
> runway around.
> LeRoy
>
>
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Gotta be that Ontario, Canajun gas!!! :-)
noel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of dave
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:14 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Ethanol?
If you missed my last post I use well over 1000 gallons a year in my 582
Kitfox alone in the wingtanks. We have had ethanol in our gas for 2 years.
My tanks have not fallen apart yet.
If and when they do I will order new ones here www.wingtanks.com
Kevin had an incident and I am sure there is an answer for it as it does
seem quite isolated. I see it as still in the fear mongering stage. I have
dozens of planes in my strip weekly and they all use auto gas and none have
fallen outta the sky yet nor have the tanks melted.
GO FIGURE !!!!!!!
Dave
--------
Rotax Dealer, Ontario Canada
Flying Videos and Kitfox Info
http://www.cfisher.com/
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=186127#186127
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