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1. 05:53 AM - Re: Back in the Air Again (Lowell Fitt)
2. 02:52 PM - Trailer for sale (John Wighton)
3. 04:08 PM - Problems, problems (Guy Buchanan)
4. 04:32 PM - Re: Problems, problems (Rick Weiss)
5. 04:34 PM - Re: Problems, problems (Rick Weiss)
6. 04:57 PM - Re: Problems, problems (Guy Buchanan)
7. 05:55 PM - Re: Problems, problems (poasttown@yahoo.com)
8. 06:41 PM - Re: Problems, problems (bjones@dmv.com)
9. 09:07 PM - Re: Problems, problems (Lowell Fitt)
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| Subject: | Re: Back in the Air Again |
Guy,
Great news. Wish I was on the way there as well. Family reunion
interfering with timing. Have a great flight.
Lowell
On Jul 13, 2015 8:48 PM, "Guy Buchanan" <gebuchanan@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Thought everyone should know that after a frantic effort this Spring my
> Kitfox flew yesterday (yes, with me in it) after a four year hiatus. The
> new 912 ULS is working well, all systems are stable, (after frying a Key
> West voltage regulator,) temps are good, and aesthetics are OK. The frantic
> effort was to get flying in time to go to Oshkosh this Friday. I'm going to
> try to get a bunch of hours on it this week and get through at least a
> short test program before we leave. We'll be shipping a bunch of camping
> gear tomorrow (very convenient) and will pack light for travel. Please let
> me know if any other Fox folk are going so I can look them up. The plan is
> to arrive Sunday and stay at Homebuilt Camping. I'm also going to come back
> slow through the Denver area and am hoping to look up Stan and James. Might
> even make some more stops on the way home- haven't decided yet.
>
> Yes, I'm quite happy right about now.
>
> Guy Buchanan
> Ramona, CA
> Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and NO LONGER grounded
> A glider pilot, too.
>
>
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| Subject: | Trailer for sale |
This is a flatbed trailer with a manual winch. Used to transport my Europa to
paintshop and then to airfield. It will require additional stands and fixtures
to be used regularly but may suit a builder who needs some means to transport
his/her plane.
Located Essex but could be taken to site for cost of fuel (calculated at 20mpg).
Standard 2" towing hook, braked but rod needs to be replaced.
Electrics in good working order.
Asking 650, with spare wheel. Would suit dismantled, RV, Cub, Fox, etc etc
--------
John Wighton
Europa XS trigear G-IPOD
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| Subject: | Problems, problems |
We're having some fun now!
* Monday morning pull the plane out to find fuel leaking from one of
the wing valves. Fortunately I have another in stock. (Why, I don't
know.)
* Monday afternoon go flying and fry the Key West voltage regulator.
I'm pulling almost no load so it's probably due to heat. (Very hot
forward of the firewall.) Mount the Ducati that came with the engine
behind the firewall. I get some noise on the headsets but it's not
too bad.
* Tuesday for a good long flight and come back to find I'm melting the
PVC aero cover on the gear leg. Bad. I had the stick on heat shield
but it's really for radiated heat, not an impinging hot jet stream.
Spend the next two days making a cool stainless heat shield.
* Today go flying and three things happen:
o The Ducati is putting out enough noise to cause the music
playing intercom (Sigtronics SPA-400 TSO) to mute. Alternator
off, music; alternator on, no music. Trivial but annoying.
Questions:
+ Anyone have a Ducati forward of the firewall? Does it live
long there? (I can put mine back forward, but don't want to
fry it.)
+ Anyone have a Ducati aft of the firewall? Do you get radio
noise? Anyone built a Faraday cage or other noise
attenuation device?
o Climbing at about 13.5k I get a sudden overheat on the rear
cylinder. (Running a GRT 2000 with CHT on 1 and 4 cylinders,
just like stock.) Now the rear cylinder runs typically 40-60F
hotter than the front. I assumed this was air cooling, but I'm
wondering if I have something wrong with my cooling system
that's making that rear cylinder run hotter. When I got the
overheat indication I pulled the power back and everything
re-normalized happily. Back at the hangar I discovered coolant
sprayed over the inside of the engine compartment indicating the
cap vented. So I'm guessing that rear cylinder boiled
momentarily, then recovered when I pulled the power. Is that
recoverable? Or am I looking at an inspection and tear-down? Do
you guys get different CHT's on 1 and 4?
o And now for the coup de gras. Running at 13.5k' where it's nice
and cool I notice a 6' crack in the windscreen, running down
from the upper left corner where everything's tight. By the time
I get hangared it's 12", too long to ignore or fix. So, new
windscreen time. (Double damn.) Questions:
+ Has anyone bought the LP Aero windscreen? Is it fitted? Did
it fit reasonably well?
+ Is John's windscreen fitted? Or is it flat sheet?
+ Anyone heat-form their windscreen? I know the guy who put
mine together did, but obviously not well enough. Anyone
have a K-IV windscreen mold?
Thanks all. Sorry for the long winded post. Obviously we're not making
it to Osh this year. Very sad. We'll try again next year with a bird
that's flying well in advance.
Guy Buchanan
Ramona, CA
Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and NO LONGER grounded
Now a glider pilot, too.
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| Subject: | Re: Problems, problems |
Guy,
Too bad about having so many problems and not being able to make it to
Oshkosh. I can only answer one of your questions and that=92s the LP
Windshield. I have one and it went on fairly easy. No issues at all.
As I recall, the fit was very good with only a reasonable amount of
trimming required, mostly at the aft end. Mine was the one piece
windshield/overhead skylight. and it was a Series V. Since I=92m in the
Sunshine state, I ordered the tinted version. It really helps cut the
heat load.
Best of luck to you.
Rick Weiss
On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Guy Buchanan <gebuchanan@cox.net> wrote:
> We're having some fun now!
>
> Monday morning pull the plane out to find fuel leaking from one of the
wing valves. Fortunately I have another in stock. (Why, I don't know.)
> Monday afternoon go flying and fry the Key West voltage regulator. I'm
pulling almost no load so it's probably due to heat. (Very hot forward
of the firewall.) Mount the Ducati that came with the engine behind the
firewall. I get some noise on the headsets but it's not too bad.
> Tuesday for a good long flight and come back to find I'm melting the
PVC aero cover on the gear leg. Bad. I had the stick on heat shield but
it's really for radiated heat, not an impinging hot jet stream. Spend
the next two days making a cool stainless heat shield.
> Today go flying and three things happen:
> The Ducati is putting out enough noise to cause the music playing
intercom (Sigtronics SPA-400 TSO) to mute. Alternator off, music;
alternator on, no music. Trivial but annoying. Questions:
> Anyone have a Ducati forward of the firewall? Does it live long there?
(I can put mine back forward, but don't want to fry it.)
> Anyone have a Ducati aft of the firewall? Do you get radio noise?
Anyone built a Faraday cage or other noise attenuation device?
> Climbing at about 13.5k I get a sudden overheat on the rear cylinder.
(Running a GRT 2000 with CHT on 1 and 4 cylinders, just like stock.) Now
the rear cylinder runs typically 40-60F hotter than the front. I assumed
this was air cooling, but I'm wondering if I have something wrong with
my cooling system that's making that rear cylinder run hotter. When I
got the overheat indication I pulled the power back and everything
re-normalized happily. Back at the hangar I discovered coolant sprayed
over the inside of the engine compartment indicating the cap vented. So
I'm guessing that rear cylinder boiled momentarily, then recovered when
I pulled the power. Is that recoverable? Or am I looking at an
inspection and tear-down? Do you guys get different CHT's on 1 and 4?
> And now for the coup de gras. Running at 13.5k' where it's nice and
cool I notice a 6' crack in the windscreen, running down from the upper
left corner where everything's tight. By the time I get hangared it's
12", too long to ignore or fix. So, new windscreen time. (Double damn.)
Questions:
> Has anyone bought the LP Aero windscreen? Is it fitted? Did it fit
reasonably well?
> Is John's windscreen fitted? Or is it flat sheet?
> Anyone heat-form their windscreen? I know the guy who put mine
together did, but obviously not well enough. Anyone have a K-IV
windscreen mold?
> Thanks all. Sorry for the long winded post. Obviously we're not making
it to Osh this year. Very sad. We'll try again next year with a bird
that's flying well in advance.
> Guy Buchanan
> Ramona, CA
> Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and NO LONGER grounded
> Now a glider pilot, too.
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Problems, problems |
Guy,
Too bad about having so many problems and not being able to make it to
Oshkosh. I can only answer one of your questions and that=92s the LP
Windshield. I have one and it went on fairly easy. No issues at all.
As I recall, the fit was very good with only a reasonable amount of
trimming required, mostly at the aft end. Mine was the one piece
windshield/overhead skylight. and it was a Series V. Since I=92m in the
Sunshine state, I ordered the tinted version. It really helps cut the
heat load.
Best of luck to you.
Rick Weiss
On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Guy Buchanan <gebuchanan@cox.net> wrote:
> We're having some fun now!
>
> Monday morning pull the plane out to find fuel leaking from one of the
wing valves. Fortunately I have another in stock. (Why, I don't know.)
> Monday afternoon go flying and fry the Key West voltage regulator. I'm
pulling almost no load so it's probably due to heat. (Very hot forward
of the firewall.) Mount the Ducati that came with the engine behind the
firewall. I get some noise on the headsets but it's not too bad.
> Tuesday for a good long flight and come back to find I'm melting the
PVC aero cover on the gear leg. Bad. I had the stick on heat shield but
it's really for radiated heat, not an impinging hot jet stream. Spend
the next two days making a cool stainless heat shield.
> Today go flying and three things happen:
> The Ducati is putting out enough noise to cause the music playing
intercom (Sigtronics SPA-400 TSO) to mute. Alternator off, music;
alternator on, no music. Trivial but annoying. Questions:
> Anyone have a Ducati forward of the firewall? Does it live long there?
(I can put mine back forward, but don't want to fry it.)
> Anyone have a Ducati aft of the firewall? Do you get radio noise?
Anyone built a Faraday cage or other noise attenuation device?
> Climbing at about 13.5k I get a sudden overheat on the rear cylinder.
(Running a GRT 2000 with CHT on 1 and 4 cylinders, just like stock.) Now
the rear cylinder runs typically 40-60F hotter than the front. I assumed
this was air cooling, but I'm wondering if I have something wrong with
my cooling system that's making that rear cylinder run hotter. When I
got the overheat indication I pulled the power back and everything
re-normalized happily. Back at the hangar I discovered coolant sprayed
over the inside of the engine compartment indicating the cap vented. So
I'm guessing that rear cylinder boiled momentarily, then recovered when
I pulled the power. Is that recoverable? Or am I looking at an
inspection and tear-down? Do you guys get different CHT's on 1 and 4?
> And now for the coup de gras. Running at 13.5k' where it's nice and
cool I notice a 6' crack in the windscreen, running down from the upper
left corner where everything's tight. By the time I get hangared it's
12", too long to ignore or fix. So, new windscreen time. (Double damn.)
Questions:
> Has anyone bought the LP Aero windscreen? Is it fitted? Did it fit
reasonably well?
> Is John's windscreen fitted? Or is it flat sheet?
> Anyone heat-form their windscreen? I know the guy who put mine
together did, but obviously not well enough. Anyone have a K-IV
windscreen mold?
> Thanks all. Sorry for the long winded post. Obviously we're not making
it to Osh this year. Very sad. We'll try again next year with a bird
that's flying well in advance.
> Guy Buchanan
> Ramona, CA
> Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and NO LONGER grounded
> Now a glider pilot, too.
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Problems, problems |
Thanks Rick. That was the important one. If I want to get flying soon
I've got to order soon, and John's away to Oshkosh.
Guy
On 7/16/2015 4:31 PM, Rick Weiss wrote:
> Guy,
>
> Too bad about having so many problems and not being able to make it to
> Oshkosh. I can only answer one of your questions and thats the LP
> Windshield. I have one and it went on fairly easy. No issues at all.
> As I recall, the fit was very good with only a reasonable amount of
> trimming required, mostly at the aft end. Mine was the one piece
> windshield/overhead skylight. and it was a Series V. Since Im in the
> Sunshine state, I ordered the tinted version. It really helps cut the
> heat load.
>
> Best of luck to you.
>
> Rick Weiss
>
>
> On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Guy Buchanan <gebuchanan@cox.net
> <mailto:gebuchanan@cox.net>> wrote:
>
>> We're having some fun now!
>>
>> * Monday morning pull the plane out to find fuel leaking from one
>> of the wing valves. Fortunately I have another in stock. (Why, I
>> don't know.)
>> * Monday afternoon go flying and fry the Key West voltage
>> regulator. I'm pulling almost no load so it's probably due to
>> heat. (Very hot forward of the firewall.) Mount the Ducati that
>> came with the engine behind the firewall. I get some noise on the
>> headsets but it's not too bad.
>> * Tuesday for a good long flight and come back to find I'm melting
>> the PVC aero cover on the gear leg. Bad. I had the stick on heat
>> shield but it's really for radiated heat, not an impinging hot
>> jet stream. Spend the next two days making a cool stainless heat
>> shield.
>> * Today go flying and three things happen:
>> o The Ducati is putting out enough noise to cause the music
>> playing intercom (Sigtronics SPA-400 TSO) to mute. Alternator
>> off, music; alternator on, no music. Trivial but annoying.
>> Questions:
>> + Anyone have a Ducati forward of the firewall? Does it
>> live long there? (I can put mine back forward, but don't
>> want to fry it.)
>> + Anyone have a Ducati aft of the firewall? Do you get
>> radio noise? Anyone built a Faraday cage or other noise
>> attenuation device?
>> o Climbing at about 13.5k I get a sudden overheat on the rear
>> cylinder. (Running a GRT 2000 with CHT on 1 and 4 cylinders,
>> just like stock.) Now the rear cylinder runs typically 40-60F
>> hotter than the front. I assumed this was air cooling, but
>> I'm wondering if I have something wrong with my cooling
>> system that's making that rear cylinder run hotter. When I
>> got the overheat indication I pulled the power back and
>> everything re-normalized happily. Back at the hangar I
>> discovered coolant sprayed over the inside of the engine
>> compartment indicating the cap vented. So I'm guessing that
>> rear cylinder boiled momentarily, then recovered when I
>> pulled the power. Is that recoverable? Or am I looking at an
>> inspection and tear-down? Do you guys get different CHT's on
>> 1 and 4?
>> o And now for the coup de gras. Running at 13.5k' where it's
>> nice and cool I notice a 6' crack in the windscreen, running
>> down from the upper left corner where everything's tight. By
>> the time I get hangared it's 12", too long to ignore or fix.
>> So, new windscreen time. (Double damn.) Questions:
>> + Has anyone bought the LP Aero windscreen? Is it fitted?
>> Did it fit reasonably well?
>> + Is John's windscreen fitted? Or is it flat sheet?
>> + Anyone heat-form their windscreen? I know the guy who put
>> mine together did, but obviously not well enough. Anyone
>> have a K-IV windscreen mold?
>>
>> Thanks all. Sorry for the long winded post. Obviously we're not
>> making it to Osh this year. Very sad. We'll try again next year with
>> a bird that's flying well in advance.
>>
>> Guy Buchanan
>> Ramona, CA
>> Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and NO LONGER grounded
>> Now a glider pilot, too.
>>
>>
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| Subject: | Re: Problems, problems |
Sorry to hear about your issues. I installed the LP windshield. Mine is the
one piece unit. I think at the time I was doing mine, approx. 15 years ago
, they also had a two piece unit. Yes it went in fairly easily but I was ver
y cautious and took my time. However, it did take some cutting and grinding
to get a good fit. I am very happy with their product and to date have not
had any issues.
Mike Chaney
1996 Kitfox IV/Jabiru 2200
Sent from my iPhone
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| Subject: | Re: Problems, problems |
Guy,
Sorry you are having so many opportunities for problem solving.
The LP Aero Plastics windshield installed about 9 years ago in my Kitfox
IV 1050 needed some trimming pretty much all around.
If it is of any use the coolant line temp probe assembly sold by Lockwood
shows about 10 degrees cooler than the rear cylinder mounted temp sending
unit in my 912, 80 hp.
Being an old pro at this stuff I am sure you have the high pressure
coolant cap recommended by Rotax some time ago.
BJ
> We're having some fun now!
>
> * Monday morning pull the plane out to find fuel leaking from one of
> the wing valves. Fortunately I have another in stock. (Why, I don't
> know.)
> * Monday afternoon go flying and fry the Key West voltage regulator.
> I'm pulling almost no load so it's probably due to heat. (Very hot
> forward of the firewall.) Mount the Ducati that came with the engine
> behind the firewall. I get some noise on the headsets but it's not
> too bad.
> * Tuesday for a good long flight and come back to find I'm melting the
> PVC aero cover on the gear leg. Bad. I had the stick on heat shield
> but it's really for radiated heat, not an impinging hot jet stream.
> Spend the next two days making a cool stainless heat shield.
> * Today go flying and three things happen:
> o The Ducati is putting out enough noise to cause the music
> playing intercom (Sigtronics SPA-400 TSO) to mute. Alternator
> off, music; alternator on, no music. Trivial but annoying.
> Questions:
> + Anyone have a Ducati forward of the firewall? Does it live
> long there? (I can put mine back forward, but don't want to
> fry it.)
> + Anyone have a Ducati aft of the firewall? Do you get radio
> noise? Anyone built a Faraday cage or other noise
> attenuation device?
> o Climbing at about 13.5k I get a sudden overheat on the rear
> cylinder. (Running a GRT 2000 with CHT on 1 and 4 cylinders,
> just like stock.) Now the rear cylinder runs typically 40-60F
> hotter than the front. I assumed this was air cooling, but I'm
> wondering if I have something wrong with my cooling system
> that's making that rear cylinder run hotter. When I got the
> overheat indication I pulled the power back and everything
> re-normalized happily. Back at the hangar I discovered coolant
> sprayed over the inside of the engine compartment indicating the
> cap vented. So I'm guessing that rear cylinder boiled
> momentarily, then recovered when I pulled the power. Is that
> recoverable? Or am I looking at an inspection and tear-down? Do
> you guys get different CHT's on 1 and 4?
> o And now for the coup de gras. Running at 13.5k' where it's nice
> and cool I notice a 6' crack in the windscreen, running down
> from the upper left corner where everything's tight. By the time
> I get hangared it's 12", too long to ignore or fix. So, new
> windscreen time. (Double damn.) Questions:
> + Has anyone bought the LP Aero windscreen? Is it fitted? Did
> it fit reasonably well?
> + Is John's windscreen fitted? Or is it flat sheet?
> + Anyone heat-form their windscreen? I know the guy who put
> mine together did, but obviously not well enough. Anyone
> have a K-IV windscreen mold?
>
> Thanks all. Sorry for the long winded post. Obviously we're not making
> it to Osh this year. Very sad. We'll try again next year with a bird
> that's flying well in advance.
>
> Guy Buchanan
> Ramona, CA
> Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and NO LONGER grounded
> Now a glider pilot, too.
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Problems, problems |
Guy,
Sorry about the challenges. I know some folks who have a capacitor in
the charge circuit for noise suppression. Regarding the windshield - I
personally like the Polycarbonate windshield. by removing your old one,
you have a perfect pattern for cutting and drilling a new one and it is
a half day project - material often available locally. The
Polycarbonate version is about a third the weight of the Acrylic one.
If you are going in the Acrylic direction, you can get it direct from L
P Aeroplastics - no waiting. I am pretty sure they supply Kitfox
Aircraft as that is what the guys installing them call them. Treat the
Acrylic kindly as it can crack easily during installation. Don't force
it to fit.
Lowell
From: Guy Buchanan
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 4:08 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Problems, problems
We're having some fun now!
a.. Monday morning pull the plane out to find fuel leaking from one of
the wing valves. Fortunately I have another in stock. (Why, I don't
know.)
b.. Monday afternoon go flying and fry the Key West voltage regulator.
I'm pulling almost no load so it's probably due to heat. (Very hot
forward of the firewall.) Mount the Ducati that came with the engine
behind the firewall. I get some noise on the headsets but it's not too
bad.
c.. Tuesday for a good long flight and come back to find I'm melting
the PVC aero cover on the gear leg. Bad. I had the stick on heat shield
but it's really for radiated heat, not an impinging hot jet stream.
Spend the next two days making a cool stainless heat shield.
d.. Today go flying and three things happen:
a.. The Ducati is putting out enough noise to cause the music
playing intercom (Sigtronics SPA-400 TSO) to mute. Alternator off,
music; alternator on, no music. Trivial but annoying. Questions:
a.. Anyone have a Ducati forward of the firewall? Does it live
long there? (I can put mine back forward, but don't want to fry it.)
b.. Anyone have a Ducati aft of the firewall? Do you get radio
noise? Anyone built a Faraday cage or other noise attenuation device?
b.. Climbing at about 13.5k I get a sudden overheat on the rear
cylinder. (Running a GRT 2000 with CHT on 1 and 4 cylinders, just like
stock.) Now the rear cylinder runs typically 40-60F hotter than the
front. I assumed this was air cooling, but I'm wondering if I have
something wrong with my cooling system that's making that rear cylinder
run hotter. When I got the overheat indication I pulled the power back
and everything re-normalized happily. Back at the hangar I discovered
coolant sprayed over the inside of the engine compartment indicating the
cap vented. So I'm guessing that rear cylinder boiled momentarily, then
recovered when I pulled the power. Is that recoverable? Or am I looking
at an inspection and tear-down? Do you guys get different CHT's on 1 and
4?
c.. And now for the coup de gras. Running at 13.5k' where it's nice
and cool I notice a 6' crack in the windscreen, running down from the
upper left corner where everything's tight. By the time I get hangared
it's 12", too long to ignore or fix. So, new windscreen time. (Double
damn.) Questions:
a.. Has anyone bought the LP Aero windscreen? Is it fitted? Did it
fit reasonably well?
b.. Is John's windscreen fitted? Or is it flat sheet?
c.. Anyone heat-form their windscreen? I know the guy who put mine
together did, but obviously not well enough. Anyone have a K-IV
windscreen mold?
Thanks all. Sorry for the long winded post. Obviously we're not making
it to Osh this year. Very sad. We'll try again next year with a bird
that's flying well in advance.
Guy Buchanan
Ramona, CA
Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and NO LONGER grounded
Now a glider pilot, too.
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