---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 09/28/10: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:54 AM - Re: Re: Busted crank? (Eugene Zimmerman) 2. 12:27 PM - new owner of an older kolb x kit (awcbs) 3. 12:55 PM - Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit (Carlos) 4. 01:53 PM - Re: 912 Ignition Question (Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/EN) 5. 04:37 PM - Re: Fuel pump (Dana Hague) 6. 06:14 PM - Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit (Eugene Zimmerman) 7. 09:29 PM - Re: 912 Ignition Question (Roger Lee) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:54:32 AM PST US From: Eugene Zimmerman Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Busted crank? On Sep 27, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > > Curioser and curioser... > > Pulled the engine off the airplane this morning and found some > interesting things. In the bottom of the case below the magneto was > a little gloop of old black nasty oil, but no clean oil such as has > been accumulating below the engine. > Richard, After the engine's last experience, the engine probably just needs its "underwear" changed. ;-) > Pressure tested the engine and it came up tight as a drum. Checked > the crank for variation between the front and back cylinders and > both of them were at TDC when they were supposed to be. So the good > news is, the engine has nothing (apparently) wrong with the crank. > Feels kind of like the medical report of a colonoscopy when it comes back showing "negative". Good luck and happy motoring! > Everything is just about all back together, guess I'll top > everything up with oil and wait to see what happens next... > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313896#313896 > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:27:42 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: new owner of an older kolb x kit From: "awcbs" just got a mark 3 x kit from around 1999. quick build option, not much done on it. I live in eastern Pa. north of pittsburgh. prob be askin alot of questions. just warning everyone. anyway looking forward to the build. any tips before I get started are always welcome. thanks AJ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314014#314014 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:55:48 PM PST US From: "Carlos" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: new owner of an older kolb x kit Hi AJ, Welcome to the World of Kolbs. You might want to give Travis at Kolb a call to see if there are any updates to your Kolb that you should consider. Keep us posted about your progress of your build! Carlos G. AKA BaronVonEvil ----- Original Message ----- From: "awcbs" Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:25 PM Subject: Kolb-List: new owner of an older kolb x kit > > just got a mark 3 x kit from around 1999. quick build option, not much > done on it. I live in eastern Pa. north of pittsburgh. prob be askin alot > of questions. just warning everyone. anyway looking forward to the build. > any tips before I get started are always welcome. thanks AJ > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314014#314014 > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:53:32 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: 912 Ignition Question From: "Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/EN" << I flipped both ignition switches to "off," but nothing happened - the engine continued to idle. >> Kolb Friends - A month ago I posted this problem to the List, and received several inputs - thanks to all who shared your ideas. Seems I fixed the problem, and I'd like to pass on what I learned. As most of the replies I received suggested, it was indeed a grounding problem. Nothing wrong with the 912 ignition modules. The difficult part of it was that there was no obvious clue, like a broken wire or disconnected ground wire terminal. I ended up disconnecting every ground wire associated with the ignition system, cleaned the terminals, and reconnected them. Did this to the wires on the back of my ignition switches, the ground wires running from the panel instruments to the common ground wire, the engine-to-airframe ground wire, the voltage regulator ground wires, and a few others. Then, bingo - everything worked just like it is supposed to when I test ran the engine and flipped the kill switches to "off." Not sure exactly WHICH single wire it might've been, but ... it was clearly a case of a corroded connection somewhere in the system. If this helps anyone, sometime in the future, who experiences this same problem, then it was worth the time to share this with you all. Fly safe - Dennis Kirby Mark-III, 912ul, PowerFin-72 Sandia Park, NM ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:37:13 PM PST US From: Dana Hague Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fuel pump The small hole is the vent, and yes, it goes down. You have a dual outlet pump. If you have a single carb engine you can cap one outlet or tee them together, it doesn't matter... they both go to the same place inside the pump. However, if you cap one that's less connections to potentially fail or leak. Personally, I prefer safety wire for hose clamps on plastic fuel line. -Dana -------------------------------------------------- "Jmmy Hankinson" wrote: (09/27/2010 18:21) > I am replacing the fuel pump on my Firefly, The new pump looks different > from the old, has 2 bent tubes. > > > > At the bottom fitting where the pulse ling goes there is a very small hole > in the center, is this the vent? > > > > Does this go down? > > > > Those using this pump do you cap off one line or create a "Y" and user both > chambers of the pump. > > > > What is the most popular fittings, hose screw clamps or safety wire? > > > > Thanks for a reply. > > > > Do not archive > > > > Jimmy Hankinson > > Rocky Ford, Ga. > > 912 863 7384 > > N6007L, Firefly > > JYL Sylvania, Ga. > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:14:24 PM PST US From: Eugene Zimmerman Subject: Re: Kolb-List: new owner of an older kolb x kit LOL Good luck, I hope your building abilities surpass your grasp of Pennsylvania's geography. Gene Z On Sep 28, 2010, at 3:25 PM, awcbs wrote: > > just got a mark 3 x kit from around 1999. quick build option, not > much done on it. I live in eastern Pa. north of pittsburgh. prob be > askin alot of questions. just warning everyone. anyway looking > forward to the build. any tips before I get started are always > welcome. thanks AJ > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314014#314014 > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:29:37 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: 912 Ignition Question From: "Roger Lee" For those that live in damper climates close to the water I would be using either a dielectric grease on all my electrical connections or something like Corrosion-X. Something to keep out the moisture. -------- Roger Lee Tucson, Az. 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