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1. 04:36 AM - Re: Kitfox 7SS w/Corvair Engine (bob noffs)
2. 07:18 AM - Throttle change question (dave)
3. 09:40 AM - Re: Throttle change question (akflyer)
4. 10:24 AM - Re: Throttle change question (Dee Young)
5. 10:25 AM - Re: Life and video (Marco Menezes)
6. 03:21 PM - borescope (bob noffs)
7. 03:52 PM - Rotax 912 valves (kerrimikehickman@aol.com)
8. 06:20 PM - Re: Throttle change question (Patrick Reilly)
9. 06:20 PM - Re: Hi everyone, I'm back with a -4 with NSI questions.. (fox5flyer)
10. 08:19 PM - Re: Life and video (Patrick Reilly)
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| Subject: | Re: Kitfox 7SS w/Corvair Engine |
probably william wynn the corvair guru could supply you with a template for
the engine side pattern of the mount. i bet he would even supply the mount.
and i believe he has seminars to build your engine. an outfit in wi. that
welds parts for a bunch of kit mfgers. made mine and it is beautiful. price
probably around 400-600 from anyone. get a hold of wm. first i would say. i
can supply the name of my welding shop if you or anyone has interest.
bob noffs
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 3:22 PM, John Reinking <reinkings@comcast.net>wrote:
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> I'm looking at putting a corvair conversion into the Kit 7SS. Have any of
> you done this install? Anyone know if an engine mount for this might be
> available? If not, with your experiences, how difficult do you think it
> would be to fabricate this mount? Any ballpark idea what it would cost to
> have fabricated?
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| Subject: | Throttle change question |
Has anyone changed the vernier style throttle in a Kitfox 2 to a friction style?
And what one did you use ? ACS has ones listed but they start at 3 feet
, can you just get a solid wire one and cut it shorter ?
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| Subject: | Re: Throttle change question |
yes, if it is solid wire, you can just cut it. We changed out the one on my brothers
piper short wing death trap and we just picked one up from the local outfit
for our "airboat" cost about 1/3 as much as the AC one and is identical
sans the PMA sticker. Had to cut it down, but it is very easy to do and works
great.
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| Subject: | Throttle change question |
I changed to the friction vernier throttle cable. Just cut it to fit. It do
es a good job.
> Subject: Kitfox-List: Throttle change question
> From: dave@cfisher.com
> Date: Mon=2C 21 Sep 2009 07:16:33 -0700
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
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| Subject: | Re: Life and video |
Fantastic Michel!
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Norway is certainly a beautiful, rugged country. Not many places to put dow
n in an emergency though, unless you're on floats.
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Marco Menezes N99KX
Kitfox 2 582-90 C-Box 3:1 w/clutch
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--- On Sun, 9/20/09, Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no> wrote:
From: Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no>
Subject: Kitfox-List: Life and video
> From: Patrick Reilly [patreilly43@gmail.com]
> Lynn, Life is good! It is just too damn short!
Pat, life is the longest thing you'll ever experience: it lasts ... a lifet
ime! :-)
Here is a small video of my Kitfox flight yesterday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XuuC_7tKFA
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
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someone bought a borescope from harbor frt. recently. of course then i had
no interest and deleted it but now i want one. was it even on this list ? if
so, a model # please and how do you like it? i want to use it for inspecting
inside wings and in tight places. no cylinder heads.
bob noffs
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| Subject: | Rotax 912 valves |
I mis-ordered and to my chagrin find myself unable to return these valves.? They
are new (still in plastic) and retail for $179 new + tax.? I have eight (model
#854106) bought for the Rotax 912.? If anyone could use a good deal please
let me know.? I'd like $120/each or best offer.?
Thanks
Mike H.
Kitfox 6/Longmont Colorado
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| Subject: | Re: Throttle change question |
Dave, Why do you want to go from vernier to friction throttle?
Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 Rebuild
Rockford, IL
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:16 AM, dave <dave@cfisher.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone changed the vernier style throttle in a Kitfox 2 to a friction
> style? And what one did you use ? ACS has ones listed but they start at
> 3 feet , can you just get a solid wire one and cut it shorter ?
>
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> Rotax Dealer, Ontario Canada
> http://www.cfisher.com/
> Awesome *New Forum *
> http://rotaxaircraft.com/forum/
> Realtime Kitfox movies to separate the internet chatter from the truth
> http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=kitfoxflyer
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| Subject: | Re: Hi everyone, I'm back with a -4 with NSI questions.. |
Hi, Mike, Jim, Howard, and interested others. After having two of these
modules go bad from leaking diodes (the diodes don't go bad, just the
potting compound gets cooked which causes the diodes to leak to each other)
I decided that it was just a bad design
and no amount of trying to redo it would make them reliable for the long
run. Sure, some of them go 300 plus hours, some less, and some more, but
they all seem to go eventually and it's not like one can buy one off the
shelf.
I got to poking around on the net and I found some 80kv diodes with threaded
female terminals at each end. I was able to use the terminals from my
existing defective modules to fabricate a block of diodes that is roughly
the same size and weight as the NSI units. A little lathe work to turn down
and rethread the male terminals to the correct size to match the diodes and
everything went together nicely. Rather than having 48 of those little
microwave diodes crammed into the small space that the modules allow I now
have only 8 of them and no housing is needed.
Now, for the rest of the story. drum roll please...
I haven't tried them yet as I've been too busy flying to take the airplane
down as it will require new spark plug wires and some configuring before I'm
satisfied. That can wait until this winter when I'm snowed in and I take
the airplane down for annual. One thing I need to figure out is the
polarity on those GM coils on the ignition modules. The two high tension
coil terminals have opposite polarities. Anybody know which side is which
or a way of testing to find out?
I've attached photos for those who are interested. Scroll down.
Deke Morisse
Mikado Michigan
S5/Subaru/CAP 433+ TT
"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara
Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand."
-- Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006)
> Deke and Jim,
>
> The person that bought all of NSI's EA81 inventory was Mykal Templeman who
> now runs Stratus ([mjt@camano.net]). I got my diodes from Mouser, they
> are
> NTE517 5kV made for microwave ovens. They are a bit pricey for diodes.
>
> Mike Logan
> Dogwood Airpark
> Fredericksburg, VA
>
>
> Deke,
> I used a Dremel tool along with various other small tools to carefully
> remove the potting compound and diodes. To test the diodes I took them to
> a
> retired HP electrical engineer I had once built a house for and who became
> a
> friend. He has a pretty complete lab at his house. As I remember due to
> the size of the diodes it was difficult to fully test them. I obtained
> some
> replacement diodes from a former NSI employee who I learned had purchased
> NSI's inventory. I can't think of his name at this moment, but he builds
> another well known EA81 aircraft conversion. I only replaced the diodes
> we
> thought to be failed. You are correct in that they do fit tightly and I
> was
> concerned that they might short out. I purchased the potting compound
> from
> an electrical supply company. I think I still have the bottle at home and
> will look for it along with my photos when I return from my current road
> trip. I gave the unused diodes to the engine purchaser who took it all
> back
> to Australia where he lives.
>
> My work was successful and I ground ran the engine several times with no
> problem after the repair--something I could not do before the repair.
>
> Jim Crowder
>> <fox5flyer@idealwifi.net>
>>
>> Jim, I tore one of those isolation modules apart, mainly to see how
>> they
>> work. A friend and I determined that the failure wasn't from the
>> diodes
>> themselves, but the failure of the epoxy resin that is used as an
>> electrical
>> insulator to keep the high voltage from jumping across the diodes
>> causing
>> the engine to misfire. We also determined that the reason for the
>> epoxy
>> failure was the heat and vibration from the engine. Possibly placing
>> the
>> modules on the firewall away from the engine heat might prolong their
>> life,
>> but I think the module design would still cause failures eventually.
>> The fact that you were able to rebuild one of the modules successfully
>> speaks for your craftsmanship skills. Those little things are really
>> packed
>> in there. Did you use the same diodes? What sort of epoxy did you use
>> for
>> the potting compound? If you find the photos please post them.
>> Deke Morisse
>> > <jcrowder@lpbroadband.net>
>> >
>> > Howard,
>> > I at one time had that same engine and had a failure with one of the
>> > modules. I successfully rebuilt the module and replaced the solid
>> epoxy.
>> > I
>> > took some pictures of the operation to give to the individual who
>> bought
>> > the
>> > engine. I am replacing that engine with a Jabiru 3300. I came
>> across the
>> > pictures a few weeks ago while purging my files. If you like I will
>> try
>> > to
>> > find them again and attach them to an email to you. I am on the road
>> > currently traveling through North Carolina with my wife and another
>> couple
>> > but have had internet connections at night. Rebuilding was much
>> easier
>> > than
>> > I expected.
>> >
>> > Jim Crowder
>> >
>> >>
>> >> This is Howard for those of you who will remember me...I used to fly
>> >> the purple monster in Northern Minnesota. I am helping a friend get
>> his
>> >> -4 in the air...we did a first flight last week....this plane had a
>> >> landing incident and was converted to nosewheel.....a few flights on
>> it
>> >> now and everything is going nice...
>> >> I'm having an ignition issue, I'm getting spark out of both A & B
>> but,
>> >> the module that the duel ign. goes to, is only letting half of the
>> >> spark through to the plugs. Module A is blocking half and module B
>> is
>> >> blocking half. We have to have both ignitions on or it will only run
>> on
>> >> 2 cylinders. These modules seem to be solid epoxy and no way to
>> >> open....Anything come up like this before? And while on the subject?
>> >> Where did Lance Wheeler go off to? Anybody hear from him? I hope
>> he's
>> >> doing well...That NSI is a nice package..I have a lot of time behind
>> >> them....It's fun to be in a kitfox again after so many years..
>> >> Howard
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| Subject: | Re: Life and video |
Michel, Thanks for the flight video. Beautiful! I still think you are wrong.
It might last a lifetime. But, one lifetime just ain't going to be enough.
When you are young you don't realize the value of the most precious
commodity........ time. My father could sit, smoke cigarettes, and work
crossword puzzles all day, and feel like he had a productive day. My mother
was the 1st one out of bed in the morning,worked at a frantic pace until the
middle of the night, was the last one in bed, and still wasn't satisfied
with what she accomplished. Both ends of the time usage spectrum in spouses.
There just doesn't seem to be any middle ground.
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Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 Rebuild
Rockford, IL
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Marco Menezes <msm_9949@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Fantastic Michel!
>
> Norway is certainly a beautiful, rugged country. Not many places to put
> down in an emergency though, unless you're on floats.
>
> Marco Menezes N99KX
> Kitfox 2 582-90 C-Box 3:1 w/clutch
>
> do not archive
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> --- On *Sun, 9/20/09, Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no>
> Subject: Kitfox-List: Life and video
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 2:51 PM
>
> > From: Patrick Reilly [patreilly43@gmail.com<http://us.mc369.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=patreilly43@gmail.com>
> ]
> > Lynn, Life is good! It is just too damn short!
>
> Pat, life is the longest thing you'll ever experience: it lasts ... a
> lifetime! :-)
>
> Here is a small video of my Kitfox flight yesterday:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XuuC_7tKFA
>
> Cheers,
> Michel Verheughe
> Norway
> Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
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