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1. 02:56 AM - Re: Re: New M3X Flies ! (pj.ladd)
2. 04:12 AM - Re: Re: New M3X Flies ! (ElleryWeld@aol.com)
3. 05:22 AM - Re: Re: New M3X Flies ! (russ kinne)
4. 06:37 AM - Re: Re: q (pj.ladd)
5. 07:08 AM - Re: Re: New M3X Flies ! (Herb)
6. 07:20 AM - Re: Re: New M3X Flies ! (zeprep251@aol.com)
7. 09:14 AM - Re: New M3X Flies ! (ces308)
8. 09:24 AM - Re: Broken exhaust bracket (Ralph B)
9. 09:32 AM - Re: Re: New M3X Flies ! (Herb)
10. 12:29 PM - Re: New M3X Flies ! (JetPilot)
11. 12:40 PM - Re: Re: CHT Probe-Atachment (DAquaNut@aol.com)
12. 12:41 PM - Firefly Project (Charles Davis)
13. 12:52 PM - One Thing At A Time (John Hauck)
14. 12:52 PM - Re: CHT Probe-Atachment (lucien)
15. 12:59 PM - Re: One Thing At A Time (John Hauck)
16. 01:01 PM - Re: New M3X Flies ! (ces308)
17. 01:18 PM - Float Bowls and Contaminated Fuel (John Hauck)
18. 01:25 PM - Re: Broken exhaust bracket (JetPilot)
19. 01:26 PM - Re: Broken exhaust bracket (JetPilot)
20. 01:32 PM - Re: One Thing At A Time (lucien)
21. 01:35 PM - =?iso-8859-1?Q?=A3xtra_with_Jabi? (pj.ladd)
22. 01:36 PM - Re: One Thing At A Time (JetPilot)
23. 01:42 PM - Re: Re: CHT Probe-Atachment (Dana Hague)
24. 01:48 PM - Re: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A3xtra?= with Jabi (JetPilot)
25. 02:18 PM - Re: New M3X Flies ! (ces308)
26. 02:18 PM - source for 90 deg. air filter boot? (Jimmy Young)
27. 02:32 PM - Re: Re: One Thing At A Time (John Hauck)
28. 02:39 PM - Re: source for 90 deg. air filter boot? (John Hauck)
29. 02:55 PM - Re: source for 90 deg. air filter boot? (Jimmy Young)
30. 03:04 PM - Re: Re: CHT Probe-Atachment (HShack@aol.com)
31. 03:18 PM - Re: source for 90 deg. air filter boot? (Mike Welch)
32. 03:24 PM - Re: Wandering Wench is on her way (JetPilot)
33. 03:39 PM - Re: Re: Wandering Wench is on her way (John Hauck)
34. 04:23 PM - Re: source for 90 deg. air filter boot? (Jimmy Young)
35. 05:02 PM - Re: Wandering Wench is on her way (JetPilot)
36. 05:40 PM - Re: Re: Wandering Wench is on her way (John Hauck)
37. 07:53 PM - Kolb List Re: q (william sullivan)
38. 08:43 PM - Kolb List Re: q (ces308)
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
Hi,
I like the `D-Day stripes. Interested in your performance figures, what
speed are you climbing at? Your figures are a lot better than mine. What
prop?
Pat
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
Congrats on getting your plane done it looks great You will have many
hours of enjoyment in it
it sounds like we have a real pilot that is not afraid to fly his plane
and give us actual info on what the Jabaru will do on a Kolb Thanks for any
performance numbers you can give us with your Kolb Jab combination it sure
sounds like it is preforming very well
Ellery Building Mk3Xtra
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ces308@ldaco.com writes:
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First of all I am sorry for the size of the pictures...I will try and
shrink any of the others I post.
The Jabiru is the a-2200 , solid lifter ,85 hp direct drive engine.I was
paying more attention to the numbers today and the climb out rpm's are 3150
and I will try and get the climb rate next time up.I did notice today
though that she was off the ground and climbing like a home sick angel in less
than 200 feet.
chris ambrose
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
Chris
I agree with everyone else - you have one beautiful bird. And like
Pat, I like the D-Day stripes.
And she certainly performs well!
But I can't make out the lettering on the door -- does that say USAAF?
Fair winds,
Russ K
On Apr 18, 2009, at 7:57 PM, ces308 wrote:
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> I had her up again for a bit this afternoon and cruise is 90 mph on
> the bean at 2900 rpms.
>
> chris ambrose
> m3x-jab
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Thom,
that was 1500 pounds sterling. I still don`t know how I squared my
conscience with spending that amount of money on myself.
Re putting the video on the net. Firstly I dont know how do it. Secondly ,it
is pretty long. The cameras mounted in the plane ran all the time , just
switching from the outside to the inside view,plus stuff my wife took when
we were on the ground... Thirdly, there are longish boring bits of long
climbs with nothing happening. Although I wouldn`t miss a frame it would be
pretty tedious to anyone else.
Fourthly. I made it more watchable (?) by adding other bits of film. For
instance the low beat up sequence includes jinking around factory chimneys,
shooting up railway trains and troop transports on highways .I also added
other flying seqences of Mustangs dogfighting.
I also added a musical soundtrack. Bits of the soudtrack from the film
Battle of Britain , bits of The Dambusters I think plus some rather nice
jazz.
Taking into account the rather combative attitude of the recording industry
at the moment I don`t think I would like to risk the copyright problems
inherent in a situation. where I have stolen both film and music.
I will have a word with my brother in law who is a bit of a whizz with
recording and see if he could put the tape on DVD and perhaps get a copy
although that may present difficulties with the different recording
standards of the UK and the USA.
The original tape supplied by Stallions Inc, the company which does these
flights, was of course in your format and I had some trouble in transfering
it to ours.Then it was copied as the soundtrack was added etc., etc.
The standard of the picture of course degrades everytime these transfers
take place so I have no idea of the quality which might emerge.
I am visiting my brother in law in a couple of weeks. I will take my tape to
him and see what he can conjure up.
Don`t hold your breath
Pat.
Pat
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
What prop and Pitch? Surely sounds fantastic !!! :-) Herb
At 06:11 AM 4/19/2009, you wrote:
>Congrats on getting your plane done it looks great You will have
>many hours of enjoyment in it
>it sounds like we have a real pilot that is not afraid to fly his
>plane and give us actual info on what the Jabaru will do on a Kolb
>Thanks for any performance numbers you can give us with your Kolb
>Jab combination it sure sounds like it is preforming very well
>
>Ellery Building Mk3Xtra
>
>In a message dated 4/18/2009 10:04:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>ces308@ldaco.com writes:
>
>First of all I am sorry for the size of the pictures...I will try
>and shrink any of the others I post.
>
>The Jabiru is the a-2200 , solid lifter ,85 hp direct drive engine.I
>was paying more attention to the numbers today and the climb out
>rpm's are 3150 and I will try and get the climb rate next time up.I
>did notice today though that she was off the ground and climbing
>like a home sick angel in less than 200 feet.
>
>chris ambrose
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
Chris,
? Congratulations! Your X is about 10 mph faster than my C.Every flight is a chance
to perfect your short field skills.I'm curious,what are your stall speed
numbers?
???????????????????? G Aman MK-3C Jab 2200A
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Sent: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 7:57 pm
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: New M3X Flies !
I had her up again for a bit this afternoon and cruise is 90 mph on the bean at
2900 rpms.
chris ambrose
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
I only have about 34 minutes on it...I will keep you all posted on the numbers.Next
time up I will do some stalls and try to get some idea on climb rates.I
believe yesterday I was climbing out at 65-70 mph.Our runway is 2750 long and
I took off right at the the cones at the start and when I got to the end and
made my Xwind leg I was at 900 feet which is our patten alt....I know my Skyhawk
won't do that...
chris ambrose
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| Subject: | Re: Broken exhaust bracket |
Cristal, use a little grease to hold nuts and bushings in place while you are readying
to tighten them down. This job of putting on the muffler is tedious and
frustrating as I have done this a few times myself. The muffler is heavy trying
to hold it in place while the bushings stay in place. It sounds like you are
just a few steps away before taking to the skies again.
You may want to tie the tail down with a nylon auto tow rope and wrap the other
end around the front wheel of your car. Start the engine and run it up to full
RPM for a minute to test things out before flying. It's much safer this way
in case you missed something.
Ralph
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Original Firestar 447
N91493 E-AB
22 years flying it
Kolbra 912UL
N20386
1 year flying it
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
amazing performance Chris....sounds almost as good or better than a
912s.. What prop...and size...Must be one of those super efficient
, overseas , models? Herb
At 11:13 AM 4/19/2009, you wrote:
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>I only have about 34 minutes on it...I will keep you all posted on
>the numbers.Next time up I will do some stalls and try to get some
>idea on climb rates.I believe yesterday I was climbing out at 65-70
>mph.Our runway is 2750 long and I took off right at the the cones at
>the start and when I got to the end and made my Xwind leg I was at
>900 feet which is our patten alt....I know my Skyhawk won't do that...
>
>
>chris ambrose
>m3x-jab
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>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>04/18/09 09:55:00
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
I love the big picture, I was zooming in to see the details of your plane. Post
more, some of the inside also. You did something that I want to do, which is
to finish the area at the back of the Fuselage to make a sharp V into the prop,
I think that would clean up the air a lot going into the prop and maybe get
rid of some of the drag. That plane definitely looks cool, you found a very
nice way to pull off a military paint job on a Kolb.
Mike
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have !!!
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| Subject: | Re: CHT Probe-Atachment |
List,
Has anyone figured out a way to keep from ruining the CHT attachment
ring under the sparkplug? Mine broke and I would like to keep from replacing
it again if at all possible. Any trick to it?
Ed Diebel FF 62
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Well, I've finally admitted that FLYING the firefly was to much fun, and I
just was not going to ever assemble the 2d one. This is more then Kolb kit
s
# 1 & 2 with a quick build, for a lot less.
Please pas to any one interested:
I've post the following on Barnstormers.com: *KOLB FIREFLY
PROJECT*<http://barnstormers.com/classified_328593_Kolb+Firefly+Project.htm
l>-
$4,000 -
*CLEANING OUT THE HANGAR* - Fly the hottest 103 UL @1/2 off!! Partially
assembled Firefly with extras. List price > $8.5k - Contact Charles E.
Davis<http://barnstormers.com/contact_seller.php?to=85167&id=328593&tit
le=Kolb+Firefly+Project&return=%2Flisting.php%3Fmode%3Dusersearch%26use
r%3D85167>,
Owner - located Malvern, PA USA - Telephone: 610 731 9608 .
This is a perfect opportunity for some one looking for a Firefly at a
reasonable price. All the difficult construction and fabrication are done.
Little more then "bolt together and fly".
The sale includes:
1. Wings, including 9 in ailerons (Ready to paint & wired for wingtip
strobes. Includes all lift struts and mounting hardware.)
2. Boom and tail feathers, assembled and painted.
3. Cables, rigged.
4. Cage. Cage was slightly damaged in a nose over and requires welding to
replace two bent. The replacements tubes direct from Travis at Kolb are
included.
5. Nosecone
6. Altimeter, Compass, and ASI
7. Sufficient covering materials for cage.
8. All needed miscellaneous parts to complete a firefly excepted as listed
below.
9. Kuntzleman strobes and hotbox.
10. Original construction manual
What's not included?
1. Engine
2. Landing gear legs.
3. Loose AN hardware (Note: most of the AN hardware is already included i
n
the assembled components)
Looking forward to a great spring & summer flying, not building.
Chuck
Chuck
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| Subject: | One Thing At A Time |
Something I temporarily forgot. When test making changes and test flying,
make one change at a time, then go fly to see what the results are. I
didn't do that yesterday.
My new Warp Drive Blades had a little edge of black paint left when the
masking tape was pulled off the nickle leading edges. I did my initial
pitch adjustments with this tiny ridge of paint. My rpm at WOT straight and
level indicated I was pitched a little bit light, 5,600 rpm.
I did three things to my airplane before I test flew it again:
1-Sanded and feathered the edge even with the trailing edge of the nickle
leading edge.
2-Cleaned and reoiled the K&N air filters.
3-Adjusted the covers on my conical K&N filters to stand off about an inch
rather than the original stock 1/2 inch.
Was rather surprised on takeoff, my climb rpm was only 5200 rather than
5400. Also surprised when my max rpm had dropped to 5,500 rpm WOT straight
and level flight.
Got an idea cleaning up the ridge of paint on the blades may have increased
their bite.
Don't know if the air filter cleaning/reoiling or the change in air filter
cover standoff pulled power off the engine. Hope that is not the case.
On the other hand, it is hard to believe that tiny ridge of paint would have
that much effect on its performance, but I think it did.
john h
mkIII - Getting ready for Lakeland and Monument Valley.
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| Subject: | Re: CHT Probe-Atachment |
[quote="DAquaNut(at)aol.com"]List,
Has anyone figured out a way to keep from ruining the CHT attachment ring
under the sparkplug? Mine broke and I would like to keep from replacing it again
if at all possible. Any trick to it?
Ed Diebel FF 62
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> [b]
Form the CHT sender around a spark plug and the socket before installing the plug
into the engine.
Put the plug in the socket and then place the sender ring over it and bend the
sender around that by hand.
Then when you actually install the plug, it's already pre bent and shaped. You
don't crunch up the sender as you force the socket over the works and crank the
plug down.....
I spent a whole bunch of money on senders before someone told me about that trick.
Helped a bunch....
LS
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| Subject: | Re: One Thing At A Time |
> Something I temporarily forgot. When making changes and test flying,
> make one change at a time, then go fly to see what the results are. I
> didn't do that yesterday.
The above is how it should have read from my previous.
20,000 xin loi
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
Hello Mike,
here is a picture of the inside...
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| Subject: | Float Bowls and Contaminated Fuel |
Good idea to check and clean the float bowls on you two and four stroke Kolb
aircraft power plants.
All it takes is a tiny drop of moisture to start the corrosion growing.
Don't risk an engine out by not checking your float bowls at least once a
month. More would not hurt a thing.
Be careful reinstalling. Make sure the gasket is in the groove before
pulling the bail in place. A leaky float bowl gasket will make a 912ULS run
very poorly. We had this happen to a friend's 912ULS at a flyin last
summer.
Don't forget the fuel filter either.
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: Broken exhaust bracket |
[quote="rowedenny"]
>
>
> The stainless springs from JBM last forever.
>
> G Aman
>
>
The Rotax Steel springs holding my Titan muffler broke after only 8 hours [Evil
or Very Mad] The steel springs corrode very quickly with heat and caused very
early corrosion failures in my engine.
I got the JBM stainless steel springs, they are cheaper than the Rotax springs
and after 200 hours are still as good as new !!! Get the JBM and springs will
no longer be a problem.
Mike
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| Subject: | Re: Broken exhaust bracket |
[quote="JetPilot"]
rowedenny wrote:
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> >
> >
> > The stainless springs from JBM last forever.
> >
> > G Aman
> >
> >
>
>
> The Rotax Steel springs holding my Titan muffler broke after only 8 hours [Evil
or Very Mad] The steel springs corrode very quickly with heat and resulted
in very early spring failures on my 912-S.
>
> I got the JBM stainless steel springs, they are cheaper than the Rotax springs
and after 200 hours are still as good as new !!! Get the JBM and springs will
no longer be a problem.
>
> Mike
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| Subject: | Re: One Thing At A Time |
John Hauck wrote:
> Something I temporarily forgot. When test making changes and test flying,
> make one change at a time, then go fly to see what the results are. I
> didn't do that yesterday.
>
> My new Warp Drive Blades had a little edge of black paint left when the
> masking tape was pulled off the nickle leading edges. I did my initial
> pitch adjustments with this tiny ridge of paint. My rpm at WOT straight and
> level indicated I was pitched a little bit light, 5,600 rpm.
>
> I did three things to my airplane before I test flew it again:
>
> 1-Sanded and feathered the edge even with the trailing edge of the nickle
> leading edge.
>
> 2-Cleaned and reoiled the K&N air filters.
>
> 3-Adjusted the covers on my conical K&N filters to stand off about an inch
> rather than the original stock 1/2 inch.
>
> Was rather surprised on takeoff, my climb rpm was only 5200 rather than
> 5400. Also surprised when my max rpm had dropped to 5,500 rpm WOT straight
> and level flight.
>
> Got an idea cleaning up the ridge of paint on the blades may have increased
> their bite.
>
> Don't know if the air filter cleaning/reoiling or the change in air filter
> cover standoff pulled power off the engine. Hope that is not the case.
>
> On the other hand, it is hard to believe that tiny ridge of paint would have
> that much effect on its performance, but I think it did.
>
> john h
> mkIII - Getting ready for Lakeland and Monument Valley.
I've added and taken off leading edge tape and foil on quit a few props over the
years and never noticed any change in the performance. Those were IVOs, wood
props and powerfins mostly tho. Could make a difference on the WD, I'm only on
my second one.
Oiling K&N's tho, has given me positively scary results ;). I never developed the
trick to what's the right amount of oil, so I oil extremely lightly or not
at all to avoid the plugged filter syndrome at that worst possible time.
Dennis Kirby flew out to KSAF this am and we finally shook hands and talked planes,
props and flying for a bit. The NM posse is in formation. Dennis is going
to invite the Belin trikers to come along too which would be positively neat.
I'm going to call the owner of the other Titan on our field this week and see
if he wants to go too.
Former partner in my titan may go in his RV-6A, tho he'll be a lone wolf at his
speeds....
Still waiting on my vacation grant from work, I'm guardedly optimistic that I'll
get it but then again in this economy I may not be in a good position to fight
back if I get turned down.
I'm planning to go meanwhile.
The likely gathering spots for the NM posse are either Double Eagle airport or
Gallup at this point.
LS
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Just as a check I noted revs on this evenings flight.
2800 gave 70 mph. 2900 gave 80 mph. controls had stiffened up quite a
bit at 80. She is obviously much more comfortable to fly at 70 mph.
Climb out at full throttle at 50 mph showed between 9/10 knots on my
vario.
Pat
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| Subject: | Re: One Thing At A Time |
I bet removing that ridge could make a huge change on the prop. Going so fast,
close to the speed of sound things get very critical. I was looking at a Cirrus
the other day, on the tail it had a piece of tape along the leading edge.
It took looking closely to see a very small v^v^v^v^ zigzag pattern in the tape,
which is acting as a vortex generator. It hardly qualified as a rise in
the tape, just something you would feel if you ran your finger along it. I would
have never thought that a bump almost to small to see would have made any
appreciable difference in the way a cirrus tail flys, but it does !
Mike
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| Subject: | Re: CHT Probe-Atachment |
At 03:52 PM 4/19/2009, lucien wrote:
>Form the CHT sender around a spark plug and the socket before installing
>the plug into the engine.
>Put the plug in the socket and then place the sender ring over it and bend
>the sender around that by hand.
>
>Then when you actually install the plug, it's already pre bent and shaped...
Also, secure the wire to the engine at some point so the engine's motion on
the vibration mounts isn't flexing the wire where it attaches to the
ring. I slip the wire through a short length of fuel tubing, then tie wrap
that to a point on the muffler mount bracket. Wind some of the section
beyond that around something round, I used some 1/2" rod, to form it into a
coil (then remove the rod, of course), then attach it beyond the coil to
the aircraft frame. The coil allows for more flex as the engine moves.
If it's a simple self powered CHT gauge and not a fancy EIS sender, and if
it's just the wire that's broken right at the terminal (usually is, since
one of the wires is iron which is quite brittle), it's easy to fix instead
of replacing it. Pry open the crimp on the terminal, remove the broken
part, then strip some insulation from the remaining wire, and tightly twist
them together before crimping it back into the terminal. The sender is a
simple thermocouple that generates a voltage by heating the connection
between the two different wires.
-Dana
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| Subject: | Re: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A3xtra?= with Jabi |
My MK III Xtra also feels really good at 70 MPH which is where I cruise at, 4200
RPM which is about half power. I can push it up to 80 MPH easily enough, but
it just does not feel as nice as smooth as it does at 70 MPH. To get that
extra 10 MPH takes a lot of extra power and fuel, and is just not worth it to
me to get somewhere a few minutes earlier. I don't feel at all bad when I ready
about Arty flying across the country at 60 MPH ;)
Mike
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| Subject: | Re: New M3X Flies ! |
Ok ! The prop I am running on my Jabiru is a Sensenich,wood,W58djl44---ae9623...hope
this helps...we are going to have some crappy weather here in Mi so it will
be a bit before I get a chance to post anymore numbers.
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| Subject: | source for 90 deg. air filter boot? |
Kolb Folks,
I have a K&N filter on my carb, mounted horizontal (see photo). Last summer someone
mentioned I may get better performance by turning the filter 90 deg. into
the windstream and going with the conical-style K&N filter common to the 912's.
I have been looking long and hard for a 90 deg adapter or boot, but have not
located one. I could fab one up, but would rather find one already made if I
can. Anyone out there know a source for such an animal?
Thanks -
Jimmy Y
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Houston TX area
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| Subject: | Re: One Thing At A Time |
> The likely gathering spots for the NM posse are either Double Eagle
airport or Gallup at this point.
>
> LS
My last refuel prior to Monument Valley is Gallup. Easy in and out, if the
wind is not atrocious, like last year.
Also, even if the courtesy car is unavailable, it is an easy walk to a good
restaurant.
Also got fuel and RON at Double Eagle. Got relatives in Rio Rancho.
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: source for 90 deg. air filter boot? |
Anyone out there know a source for such an animal?
>
> Jimmy Y
PVC, ruber hose, and hose clamps.
Or, go to a parts store. Ask if you can go behind the counter and look for
a radiator hose that has the correct size and bend you are looking for.
That is how I obtained most of the coolant hoses for my 912.
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: source for 90 deg. air filter boot? |
>>PVC, rubber hose, and hose clamps.
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Jimmy Young
FS II, Generac V-Twin
Houston TX area
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| Subject: | Re: CHT Probe-Atachment |
Get an 8mm ring & put it [them] under a head bolt; reads some lower but
it will do the job.
Howard Shackleford
FS II
SC
In a message dated 4/19/2009 3:41:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
DAquaNut@aol.com writes:
Has anyone figured out a way to keep from ruining the CHT attachment ring
under the sparkplug? Mine broke and I would like to keep from replacing it
again if at all possible. Any trick to it?
Ed Diebel FF 62
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| Subject: | source for 90 deg. air filter boot? |
Jimmy=2C
There are several companies on eBay the sell intercooler tubing kits. So
me of these companies also sell the individual parts=2C....like the silicon
e 90 degree elbows. If you do a intercooler tubing search on eBay=2C you c
an find these outfits.
I have many of the aluminum tubes and silicone fitting left over from my
turbocharger installation.
BTW=2C the clamps that came with my kit were almost certified aircraft qu
ality!! Surprisingly nice stuff!
Exactly what size tubing or elbow are you looking for? I may have it in
my left over box. I have lots of thinwall 2" tubes and several silicone fi
ttings.
Mike Welch
MkIII
> Subject: Kolb-List: source for 90 deg. air filter boot?
> From: jdy100@comcast.net
> Date: Sun=2C 19 Apr 2009 14:17:51 -0700
> To: kolb-list@matronics.com
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> Kolb Folks=2C
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> I have a K&N filter on my carb=2C mounted horizontal (see photo). Last su
mmer someone mentioned I may get better performance by turning the filter 9
0 deg. into the windstream and going with the conical-style K&N filter comm
on to the 912's. I have been looking long and hard for a 90 deg adapter or
boot=2C but have not located one. I could fab one up=2C but would rather fi
nd one already made if I can. Anyone out there know a source for such an an
imal?
>
> Thanks -
>
> Jimmy Y
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> Houston TX area
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| Subject: | Re: Wandering Wench is on her way |
Arty made it to Sun and Fun, a couple days early at that !!! Her spot tracker
shows her position on the airport now. That is just so cool she flew a drifter
from Oregon to Florida, must have been a great experience.
Mike
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| Subject: | Re: Wandering Wench is on her way |
> Arty made it to Sun and Fun, a couple days early at that !!! Her spot
> tracker shows her position on the airport now. That is just so cool she
> flew a drifter from Oregon to Florida, must have been a great experience.
>
> Mike
That is great!
One leg at a time.
I'll be looking forward to seeing her Tuesday at Paradise City.
I plan on leaving here late, taking advantage of a NW wind all the way down.
Will be camping in the UL tie down area with my Kolb, as usual.
Come by and sit a spell.
john h
mkIII
hauck's holler, alabama
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| Subject: | Re: source for 90 deg. air filter boot? |
Mike Welch wrote:
>Exactly what size tubing or elbow are you looking for?? <
Mike,
I need a 2" i.d. elbow. If it's thin wall material, the K&N filter will probably
stretch over it without having to use a reducer. I'll email you off-line to
follow up, and thanks for the offer. :D
Jimmy Y
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| Subject: | Re: Wandering Wench is on her way |
John H,
Look at what you went and started when you got into that Kolb many years ago and
decided to fly across the country [Wink] Now you have a bunch of us dreaming,
and some doing the same thing ! From the first time I looked at your
pictures and read about your flights, I was hooked. I am sure there are a number
of us here flying, and building Kolbs because of flights like yours, and also
this one. Have a great time at Sun and Fun.
Mike
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Have a great time at Sun and Fun.
>
> Mike
Thanks, Mike.
Are you and your Wife going to make it to S&F this year?
Talked to Travis Brown about noon today. He and Dennis were coming through
Atlanta, GA, in the rain.
Going to be different this year with the entire Kolb crew consisting of
Travis and Dennis. We'll have a good time though, as usual.
Travis said they will be set up in the same spot they always are, right
beside the lemonade stand and the control tower.
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb List Re: q |
- Thom- Last summer there was a visit to Bradley by several old WWII plan
es.- Collings Foundation arranged it,-and they included a B-24, B-17, B
-25 or -26, and a dual seat P-51 (I think a "D" version).- If I remember,
it was $3,200 an hour for the P-51.- Check their web site.- I couldn't
afford a flight in any of them, but did stay around when they all left tog
ether.- Unforgettable.- They were flying over my house for a couple of
days- very low (I am one mile off the end of the runway).
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I believe you can still get a ride in the EAA's B-17.I took the ride and at that
time they even let you fly it for a bit! I have .4 hrs B-17G transition time
in my log book ! It also came with a beautiful flight jacket.It cost $500.00
and it was the Best money I ever spent ! I would recommend it to anyone !Even
now it brings a smile to my face !
chris ambrose
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