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1. 01:58 AM - Re: First Flight (steve shinabery)
2. 03:42 AM - Re: First Flight (Lynn Matteson)
3. 07:10 AM - looking for a right doo for a classic 4 (kirk hull)
4. 07:12 AM - Re: First Flight (jdmcbean)
5. 09:28 AM - Re: First Flight (Rick)
6. 12:38 PM - Re: First Flight (Dan Billingsley)
7. 02:11 PM - Coolant overflow bottle placement (wingnut)
8. 05:21 PM - Re: First Flight (Brian Morissette)
9. 05:29 PM - Rotax 912UL no start (rcsfca)
10. 06:48 PM - Re: Rotax 912UL no start (Sbennett3@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: First Flight |
Jim Corner wrote:
> Finally after 3 1/2 years my Model five flew today!
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> A short uneventful flight, now I can get down to some serious flying.
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WOW,,,Great Going Jim...lets go fly....Steve Shinabery N554KF
KF2..St.Marys Ohio Home to Great Lakes Kitfox Fly In
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| Subject: | Re: First Flight |
Congratulations, Jim....I know the feeling, and it only gets better.
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster
Jabiru 2200, 562 hrs, and counting...all systems are go, or nearly so...
do not archive
On Oct 4, 2008, at 1:21 AM, Jim Corner wrote:
> Finally after 3 1/2 years my Model five flew today!
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> A short uneventful flight, now I can get down to some serious flying.
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> Jim Corner
> Model 2, 582,. Ivo med !FA, 1100 hrs
> Model 5 under construction
> Calgary, AB
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| Subject: | looking for a right doo for a classic 4 |
I am looking for a right door that I can modify to use for taking pictures.
If anybody had an extra they are willing to part with please let me know
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Congrats Jim !! Job well done. Be safe !!
Send us some details and pics.
Fly Safe !!
John & Debra McBean
Ph 208.337.5111
www.kitfoxaircraft.com
"The Sky is not the Limit... It's a Playground"
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[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim Corner
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 11:22 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: First Flight
Finally after 3 1/2 years my Model five flew today!
A short uneventful flight, now I can get down to some serious flying.
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Was there ever a doubt you would complete it. Great, now fly that
beauty down to CNO so I can get that ride.
Rick
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| Subject: | Re: First Flight |
Jim, Nice looking plane and congratulations on the first flight! Is that a PolyTone
and if so, which color is it? Thanks, Dan
Jim Corner <jcorner@shaw.ca> wrote:
Finally after 3 1/2 years my Model five flew today!
A short uneventful flight, now I can get down to some serious flying.
IMGP2907.JPG
Jim Corner
Model 2, 582,. Ivo med !FA, 1100 hrs
Model 5 under construction
Calgary, AB
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| Subject: | Coolant overflow bottle placement |
I recently decided to remove the carb heat system that was installed on my Model
IV in favor of a simplified installation with the filters mounted right on the
carbs. The problem I have is that the coolant overflow bottle is in the way
of one of the filters. The firewall is rather busy and I don't see very many
options for mounting. Anyone have pictures of a similar setup?
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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)
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Congratulations
Brian
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[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim Corner
Sent: October 4, 2008 1:22 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: First Flight
Finally after 3 1/2 years my Model five flew today!
A short uneventful flight, now I can get down to some serious flying.
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| Subject: | Rotax 912UL no start |
Well, brainiacs, I've got a puzzle for you in the Rotax ignition department.
We last flew the KF (a 1993 Model IV - 1200) in June/08, ten hours of flying over
two days, from Arizona to its new home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Wonderful
flying, no hiccups. Fuel was and still is 100LL. The plane and engine now
have 273 hours TT (yes, it's that low, but we know its history very well, so
there's no issues about misrepresented use, etc.).
Until last Saturday, neither the plane nor the engine had moved since June. We
had it in the hangar, working on the gear and the brakes. I also installed a Battery
Minder from VDC in July but that was the only electrical/mechanical change
involving the power system.
Last Saturday, we rolled it out, topped off the 100LL, and she started after 20
or 30 seconds of engine-turning but ran rough, as though running on less than
4 cylinders. After about a minute or so, we shut it down and it hasn't started
since, and we're goin' nuts trying to figure it out. Cranking, cranking, cranking.
Lots of battery but no start.
Fuel system is solid - I opened the float bowl on each carb and they were full
of fuel. We tried a bit of starting fluid in each carb throat. No luck.
I looked at the plugs on two of the cylinders and both were very good looking,
light tan with no signs of fouling, and the electrodes were very square with no
wear.
I then got a spark plug wire tester to see if there was any juice getting to the
plugs and the tester indicated NO spark. I then looked carefully at the ignition
module wiring to see if there were any apparent wiring problems like bad
grounds. Nothing was evident.
So now I have to turn to the forum for insights and others' experience. Do the
ignition units go belly up without warning? Am I overlooking something? Ideas?
Thanks,
Rich Cunningham
SF Bay Area
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| Subject: | Re: Rotax 912UL no start |
Rich, I have a 4/1200 classic built in 93 myself. I've been flying a lot of cross
countries this summer. I only use 93 auto gas when local, but on CC's I use
100LL. I'm having hard start problems the last 4 starts. I spin prop and it
seems there's no compression on 1 or 2 cylinders. Today I put 8 ounces per
10 gallons of Marvel mystery in my gas and 6 ounces in my oil res. I think my
prob was stuck valves as I have read on here before. Our Rotax motors don't
seem to like leaded fuel. If you know it's an ignition problem i'm off base
here, but if you're searching, try what I did and it may work. After I flew
150 miles today, I let the plane sit for a couple hours. (while I ate my hot
dog and hamburger) When I fired it back up (5'th start) It was pumping up all
cylinders and ran like a dream. I'm happy with my results... Steve Bennett
4 classic 1200 speedwing 965hrs and loving my little bird. Oh ya, I live in
NC Durham NC
In a message dated 10/4/2008 8:30:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, r66rc-matronics@yahoo.com
writes:
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "rcsfca" <r66rc-matronics@yahoo.com>
Well, brainiacs, I've got a puzzle for you in the Rotax ignition department.
We last flew the KF (a 1993 Model IV - 1200) in June/08, ten hours of flying over
two days, from Arizona to its new home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Wonderful
flying, no hiccups. Fuel was and still is 100LL. The plane and engine
now have 273 hours TT (yes, it's that low, but we know its history very well,
so there's no issues about misrepresented use, etc.).
Until last Saturday, neither the plane nor the engine had moved since June. We
had it in the hangar, working on the gear and the brakes. I also installed a
Battery Minder from VDC in July but that was the only electrical/mechanical
change involving the power system.
Last Saturday, we rolled it out, topped off the 100LL, and she started after 20
or 30 seconds of engine-turning but ran rough, as though running on less than
4 cylinders. After about a minute or so, we shut it down and it hasn't started
since, and we're goin' nuts trying to figure it out. Cranking, cranking,
cranking. Lots of battery but no start.
Fuel system is solid - I opened the float bowl on each carb and they were full
of fuel. We tried a bit of starting fluid in each carb throat. No luck.
I looked at the plugs on two of the cylinders and both were very good looking,
light tan with no signs of fouling, and the electrodes were very square with
no wear.
I then got a spark plug wire tester to see if there was any juice getting to the
plugs and the tester indicated NO spark. I then looked carefully at the ignition
module wiring to see if there were any apparent wiring problems like bad
grounds. Nothing was evident.
So now I have to turn to the forum for insights and others' experience. Do the
ignition units go belly up without warning? Am I overlooking something? Ideas?
Thanks,
Rich Cunningham
SF Bay Area
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Rich, I have a 4/1200 classic built in 93 myself. I've been
flying a lot of cross countries this summer. I only use 93 auto gas when local,
but on CC's I use 100LL. I'm having hard start problems the last 4 starts. I
spin prop and it seems there's no compression on 1 or 2 cylinders. Today I put
8
ounces per 10 gallons of Marvel mystery in my gas and 6 ounces in my oil res. I
think my prob was stuck valves as I have read on here before. Our Rotax
motors don't seem to like leaded fuel. If you know it's an ignition problem i'm
off base here, but if you're searching, try what I did and it may work.
After I flew 150 miles today, I let the plane sit for a couple hours. (while I
ate my hot dog and hamburger) When I fired it back up (5'th start) It was
pumping up all cylinders and ran like a dream. I'm happy with my results...
Steve Bennett 4 classic 1200 speedwing 965hrs and loving my little
bird. Oh ya, I live in NC Durham NC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 10/4/2008 8:30:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
r66rc-matronics@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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Kitfox-List message posted by: "rcsfca"
<r66rc-matronics@yahoo.com><BR><BR>Well, brainiacs, I've got a puzzle
for you in the Rotax ignition department.<BR><BR>We last flew the KF (a 1993
Model IV - 1200) in June/08, ten hours of flying over two days, from Arizona
to its new home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Wonderful flying, no hiccups.
Fuel was and still is 100LL. The plane and engine now have 273 hours TT (yes,
it's that low, but we know its history very well, so there's no issues about
misrepresented use, etc.). <BR><BR>Until last Saturday, neither the plane nor
the engine had moved since June. We had it in the hangar, working on the gear
and the brakes. I also installed a Battery Minder from VDC in July but that
was the only electrical/mechanical change involving the power
system.<BR><BR>Last Saturday, we rolled it out, topped off the 100LL, and she
started after 20 or 30 seconds of engine-turning but ran rough, as though
running on less than 4 cylinders. After about a minute or so, we shut it down
and it hasn't started since, and we're goin' nuts trying to figure it out.
Cranking, cranking, cranking. Lots of battery but no start. <BR><BR>Fuel
system is solid - I opened the float bowl on each carb and they were full of
fuel. We tried a bit of starting fluid in each carb throat. No luck. <BR><BR>I
looked at the plugs on two of the cylinders and both were very good looking,
light tan with no signs of fouling, and the electrodes were very square with
no wear.<BR><BR>I then got a spark plug wire tester to see if there was any
juice getting to the plugs and the tester indicated NO spark. I then looked
carefully at the ignition module wiring to see if there were any apparent
wiring problems like bad grounds. Nothing was evident. <BR><BR>So now I have
to turn to the forum for insights and others' experience. Do the ignition
units go belly up without warning? Am I overlooking something? Ideas?
<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Rich Cunningham<BR>SF Bay Area<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Read
this topic online
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