---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/12/08: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:43 AM - Re: 582 starter not engaging. (815TL) 2. 06:37 PM - Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts (Guy Buchanan) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:43:17 AM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: 582 starter not engaging. From: "815TL" Good morning all. Well, I have some good news after looking the situation over. I tried another battery, but it still would not engage. So we tore the cowling off to see what it was doing. I had someone crank it over, while I looked at it from underneath. The mounting bolts were fine, so I new that was not the problem. I looked to me, and forgive me if I use the wrong terms here, like the gear would spin forward and latch on to the flywheel, but the pack (pressure plate?) would not slide forward. There was a lot of old thick lubrication on it. I cleaned it a little, then sprayed it good with some thin lubricant. Out of 20 tries after that, it failed to engage just 2 times. So it now seems to engage 9 out of 10 times. That is a lot better than 0 out of 10 times. :) I will keep an eye on it, but I think that was the whole issue. Thank you all for all your help and information. Andrew Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 8355#208355 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:37:32 PM PST US From: Guy Buchanan Subject: Kitfox-List: Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts All, Anybody remember a requirement for increasing the size of the horizontal stab struts from 10-32 to 1/4-28? Bob did it for my aircraft based on ? but I can't find a reference in the SBs or SLs. It might be a series I - III issue that Bob translated to the IV. (I'm asking for another IV owner who has the small struts.) Guy Buchanan San Diego, CA K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kitfox-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kitfox-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/kitfox-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kitfox-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.