---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 12/06/10: 27 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:44 AM - Re: winter skis ! (McCarthy Tom) 2. 03:44 AM - Type certificate for KOLB MARK II TWINSTAR/ Rotax 582 (zetebete) 3. 04:31 AM - Re: Nice day doing some Texas Kolb cruisin' (Thom Riddle) 4. 04:41 AM - Re: Novice Kolb Pilot (Pat Ladd) 5. 04:54 AM - Fw: winter skis ! (McCarthy Tom) 6. 05:56 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (zeprep251@aol.com) 7. 06:11 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (John Hauck) 8. 06:36 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (william sullivan) 9. 06:39 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (zeprep251@aol.com) 10. 06:45 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (John Hauck) 11. 06:54 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (Herb) 12. 07:02 AM - Re:non corrosive sealants (Herb) 13. 08:04 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (b young) 14. 08:13 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (b young) 15. 08:35 AM - Re: Type certificate for KOLB MARK II TWINSTAR/ Rotax 582 (Richard Girard) 16. 08:37 AM - Re: Re:non corrosive sealants (robert bean) 17. 09:06 AM - Re: Merry Dawn is a few steps closer to being airborn again (Jimmy Young) 18. 09:54 AM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (zeprep251@aol.com) 19. 12:03 PM - Re: Re:non corrosive sealants (Charlie England) 20. 01:34 PM - Re: Re:non corrosive sealants (b young) 21. 02:01 PM - Re: Re:non corrosive sealants (John Hauck) 22. 02:13 PM - Re: Re:non corrosive sealants (Richard Girard) 23. 03:06 PM - Re: Rotax 912 Idle (zeprep251@aol.com) 24. 04:22 PM - Re: Re:non corrosive sealants (John Hauck) 25. 05:14 PM - Merry Dawn (George Bearden) 26. 07:08 PM - Re: Re:non corrosive sealants (zeprep251@aol.com) 27. 07:28 PM - Re: Re:non corrosive sealants (John Hauck) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:44:49 AM PST US From: McCarthy Tom Subject: Re: Kolb-List: winter skis ! Well guys, the shooting gallery is open ! What do you think of the new skis ? The Right ski will go much better now that I know what I have the left one done....Can't wait for snow ! These are made for going on snowmobile packed snow on Houghton Lake,,,no glacier hopping...lol chris ambrose M3X/Jabiru A- 2200 168.7 hrs N327CS Chris, I did the same thing with my Firestar about 5 years ago, but only flew it a couple of times before removal. The first thing I found out was the plane felt a like flying tank in the air, scary to bank at any angle, so be prepared. I also found out the importance of putting some runners on the bottom of the ski's to keep the plane going the way you want it and not being blown sideways in any light crosswind. My only suggestion would be to install maybe (3) boogie wheels on top of the ski's that go thru the ski, so that pavement landing or taxi is possible. I ended up making wheeled carts like whats found at HF, just to push it from the hanger to the snow. My conclusion was to just land on the beat down snowmobile trails with my wheels, hoping for no engine outs over the large farmland areas we have here. If anyone wants to try my ski's, they are available. Pick up in For Atkinson, WI. Tom McCarthy N514 TM Zenith 601HD N414 TM Kolb Firestar N863 GB Kolb Slingshot ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:44:49 AM PST US From: "zetebete" Subject: Kolb-List: Type certificate for KOLB MARK II TWINSTAR/ Rotax 582 Hallo Boys! Can somebody send me a type certificate by copy for my KOLB MARK II TWINSTAR/with Rotax 582/? It would be the best from Deutschland or USA. Please to help for a poor kolb pilot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank's. Zolt=E1n Tibor Hungary KOLB Twinstar zetebete@t-online.hu ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:31:51 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Nice day doing some Texas Kolb cruisin' From: "Thom Riddle" It improves Hearing Performance. 19.65 mpg is good, Jimmy :-). So is 2.76 gph. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=322439#322439 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:41:47 AM PST US From: "Pat Ladd" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Novice Kolb Pilot The injuries are usually the result of the hose clamps failing that attach the nose gear,>> Very good John. I had a good chuckle. I think the hose clamps are like any other part of any construction which is used for something it was not designed for. (Like trying to move rocks with the front wheel of your bike). I always landed my Challenger on the mains and held the front wheel off as long as possible.It was fine. In fact on two occasions when the rubber band failed it was OK. The first time, I landed fast and very untidily and a bit heavy after everything went quiet at about 800 feet. The second time the landing was OK but getting her out from a small, ridged field nearly shook my teeth out before I scraped over the hedge. She leaped from ridge to ridge in a series of controlled crashes but everything held together. The CAA distributes a monthly list of mishaps and it is surprising how many Cessnas etc come to grief from front wheel failure caused by wheelbarrowing in on all three wheels Good to have you back, John. Good flying. Pat ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:54:00 AM PST US From: McCarthy Tom Subject: Fwd: Kolb-List: winter skis ! > > Well guys, > the shooting gallery is open ! What do you think of the new skis ? The Right > ski will go much better now that I know what I have the left one done....Can't > wait for snow ! These are made for going on snowmobile packed snow on Houghton > Lake,,,no glacier hopping...lol > > chris ambrose > M3X/Jabiru A- 2200 168.7 hrs > N327CS > > Chris, > > I did the same thing with my Firestar about 5 years ago, but only flew it a couple of times before removal. > The first thing I found out was the plane felt a like flying tank in the air, scary to bank at any angle, so be prepared. I also found out the importance of putting some runners on the bottom of the ski's to keep the plane going the way you want it and not being blown sideways in any light crosswind. My only suggestion would be to install maybe (3) boogie wheels on top of the ski's that go thru the ski, so that pavement landing or taxi is possible. I ended up making wheeled carts like whats found at HF, just to push it from the hanger to the snow. > > My conclusion was to just land on the beat down snowmobile trails with my wheels, hoping for no engine outs over the large farmland areas we have here. > > If anyone wants to try my ski's, they are available. Pick up in For Atkinson, WI. > > > Tom McCarthy > N514 TM Zenith 601HD > N414 TM Kolb Firestar > N863 GB Kolb Slingshot ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:56:53 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle From: zeprep251@aol.com Tom, Didn't sound that promising in your first post.Johns advice carries a lot m ore weight than most.My friend has a Savannah /912S.We set it mechanically, closing the throttle plates completely, then use a feeler gauge for base a djustment ,then 2 vac gauges on the crossover tube ports to get a very smoo th idle at 1600.We also have a dynamic balancer we purchased as a group tha t made his 912 incredibly smooth at RPM. G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: The Kuffels Sent: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 1:35 am Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle << My Zenith CH701 friend has a 912S. It has the characteristic on the g round of stopping when the throttle is pulled to full idle >> << It,s like teaching a pig to whistle,it wastes your time and annoys the p ig. G.Aman >> Actually he has been pretty responsive to most of my suggestions and did a thorough and careful AC90-89 style preparation to his successful first flig ht. After showing him John's response to my query he has agreed before his seco nd flight to increase his idle set screws 1/2 turn at a time until he gets a stable idle above 1400. However since he is an (anti)snowbird, the next flight might not be until spring given the recent weather here. Tom Kuffel Whitefish, MT ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:11:10 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle We also have a dynamic balancer we purchased as a group that made his 912 incredibly smooth at RPM. G.Aman Gary A/Gang: What kind of "dynamic balancer" do you have? I am assuming this is a prop balancer. I bought a pair of good quality, viscous dampened vacuum gauges, a couple years ago, to balance my carbs on the 912. However, there was some discrepancy in readings between the two. After a couple tries at using the gauges to balance, I chucked them, and use mechanical balance only. Seemed I was doing a better job mechanically than with the vacuum gauges. The mud daubers have built nest in my prop hub while I was recovering from my injuries. I got most of them out before I flew the other day, but need to remove the prop and extension in order to do a proper job of cleaning. Then I have to decide how to block the empty prop hub holes to prevent them from homesteading on my engine again. 28F, clear and cold in Titus, Alabama. john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 06:36:00 AM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle - John- For plugging/blocking stray holes, try spray foam in a can.- Ma rketed under "Really Great Stuff", or a similar name.- Available at Home Depot, Lowe's, or a hardware store.- Expands to fit, can be trimmed with a saw or knife, weighs nothing, and won't hurt anything if it falls out.- Cheap, too. - ------------------------- --------------- Bill Sullivan --- On Mon, 12/6/10, John Hauck wrote: From: John Hauck Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle - -We also have a dynamic balancer we purchased as a group that made his 91 2 incredibly smooth at RPM. G.Aman - - - -Gary A/Gang: - What kind of "dynamic balancer"- do you have? - I am assuming this is a prop balancer. - I bought a pair of good quality, viscous dampened vacuum gauges, a couple y ears ago, to balance my carbs on the 912.- However, there was some discre pancy in readings between the two.- After a couple tries at using the gau ges to balance, I chucked them, and use mechanical balance only.- Seemed I was doing a better job mechanically than with the vacuum gauges. - The mud daubers have built nest in my prop hub while I was recovering from my injuries.- I got most of them out before I flew the other day, but nee d to remove the prop and extension in order to do a proper job of cleaning. - Then I have to decide how to block the empty prop hub holes to prevent them from homesteading- on my engine again. - 28F, clear and cold in Titus, Alabama. - john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 06:39:58 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle From: zeprep251@aol.com John, web site for balancer is RPXTECH.com G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: John Hauck Sent: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 9:11 am Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle We also have a dynamic balancer we purchased as a group that made his 912 incredibly smooth at RPM. G.Aman Gary A/Gang: What kind of "dynamic balancer" do you have? I am assuming this is a prop balancer. I bought a pair of good quality, viscous dampened vacuum gauges, a couple y ears ago, to balance my carbs on the 912. However, there was some discrepa ncy in readings between the two. After a couple tries at using the gauges to balance, I chucked them, and use mechanical balance only. Seemed I was doing a better job mechanically than with the vacuum gauges. The mud daubers have built nest in my prop hub while I was recovering from my injuries. I got most of them out before I flew the other day, but need to remove the prop and extension in order to do a proper job of cleaning. Then I have to decide how to block the empty prop hub holes to prevent them from homesteading on my engine again. 28F, clear and cold in Titus, Alabama. john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 06:45:56 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle John- For plugging/blocking stray holes, try spray foam in a can. Marketed under "Really Great Stuff", or a similar name. Available at Home Depot, Lowe's, or a hardware store. Expands to fit, can be trimmed with a saw or knife, weighs nothing, and won't hurt anything if it falls out. Cheap, too. Bill Sullivan Bill S/Gang: Think that would work in bolt holes in the prop hub? I used silicone seal to fill holes in the gear box. Hesitated to use it on steel after some severe corrosion using it on a 4130 tail wheel strut. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 06:54:11 AM PST US From: Herb Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle Might try the non acetic acid silicone sealant...I am guessing that that was why you have corrosion? Never bought any so not sure of brands etc...The Long ez guys use it to make fiberglass lay ups which they mold around their engines for cooling baffles...Herb At 08:43 AM 12/6/2010, you wrote: > John- For plugging/blocking stray holes, try spray foam in a > can. Marketed under "Really Great Stuff", or a similar > name. Available at Home Depot, Lowe's, or a hardware > store. Expands to fit, can be trimmed with a saw or knife, weighs > nothing, and won't hurt anything if it falls out. Cheap, too. > > Bill Sullivan > > >Bill S/Gang: > >Think that would work in bolt holes in the prop hub? > >I used silicone seal to fill holes in the gear box. Hesitated to >use it on steel after some severe corrosion using it on a 4130 tail >wheel strut. > >john h >mkIII >Titus, Alabama > > ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 07:02:14 AM PST US From: Herb Subject: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants replying to my own message. Just googled non acetic acid silicone...Dow corning makes several...listed as non corrosive or non acetic acid... Home Depot or Lowes...etc...Herb At 08:51 AM 12/6/2010, you wrote: >Might try the non acetic acid silicone sealant...I am guessing that >that was why you have corrosion? Never bought any so not sure of >brands etc...The Long ez guys use it to make fiberglass lay ups >which they mold around their engines for cooling baffles...Herb > >At 08:43 AM 12/6/2010, you wrote: >> John- For plugging/blocking stray holes, try spray foam in a >> can. Marketed under "Really Great Stuff", or a similar >> name. Available at Home Depot, Lowe's, or a hardware >> store. Expands to fit, can be trimmed with a saw or knife, weighs >> nothing, and won't hurt anything if it falls out. Cheap, too. >> >> Bill Sullivan >> >> >> >> >>Bill S/Gang: >> >>Think that would work in bolt holes in the prop hub? >> >>I used silicone seal to fill holes in the gear box. Hesitated to >>use it on steel after some severe corrosion using it on a 4130 tail >>wheel strut. >> >>john h >>mkIII >>Titus, Alabama >> >> >> > > >www.buildersbooks.com >http://www.matronics.com/contribution >http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 08:04:05 AM PST US From: "b young" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle Actually he has been pretty responsive to most of my suggestions and did a thorough and careful AC90-89 style preparation to his successful first flight. After showing him John's response to my query he has agreed before his second flight to increase his idle set screws 1/2 turn at a time until he gets a stable idle above 1400. However since he is an (anti)snowbird, the next flight might not be until spring given the recent weather here. Tom Kuffel Whitefish, MT tom while pulling a mixture control to kill most aircraft engines is a design feature,,, it is done by a separate control, and can't be done by accident while adjusting the throttle in an emergency or normal routine. if he wanted a way to kill the engine if the mag switches failed... have him fix up a control that will shut the fuel off either at the tanks or just before the carbs. it would take a bit longer to kill the engine because of the fuel in the float bowl.. but it would be better than killing the engine on short final only to find that because of wind, you needed a bit more power to make the runway. maybe because he has agreed to 1400 rpm at idle... this may be too late to be of help... if he created a stop on the throttle quadrant that would keep the engine at a good idle speed... and have a way to disable the stop by depressing another control at the same time. then he could, only after overcoming the throttle stop, be able to pull the throttle to stop the engine. the idle stop screws would be the best way to control the idle speed... as cable stretch would alter the settings if using a throttle stop. boyd young mkIII 912 ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 08:13:36 AM PST US From: "b young" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle John, web site for balancer is RPXTECH.com G.Aman >>>>>>>>>>>> Garry.... does the balancer change any between flights,,, and therefore take a little time to rebalance upon start up... or is it quite stable between flights. boyd ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 08:35:56 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Type certificate for KOLB MARK II TWINSTAR/ Rotax 582 From: Richard Girard Zoltan, No Kolb aircraft is type cerificated. They are either flown as ultralights under FAR 103, or they are licensed in the experimental categor y under FAR 21.191(h) or 21.191(i)1. Rick Girard 2010/12/6 zetebete > Hallo Boys! > > Can somebody send me a type certificate by copy for my KOLB MARK II > TWINSTAR/with Rotax 582/? > > It would be the best from Deutschland or USA. > > Please to help for a poor kolb pilot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Thank=92s. > > Zolt=E1n Tibor Hungary > > KOLB Twinstar > > zetebete@t-online.hu > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unabl e to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 08:37:07 AM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants That's good info Herb. I used silicone to plug all the unused holes in my suzuki engine. They were subject to the same mud plugs. I would hesitate to use great stuff. -once made a vehicle rust out twice as fast by injecting it into all the hollow panels. Turns out it wicks moisture -and salt. :( For a temporary fix on the prop hub a patch of duct tape stays on fine. Not very high tech looking. I don't use the back up disk on my two blade warp hub so I found a rubber plug that fit the center hole perfectly Sometimes it pays to save old stuff. BB On 6, Dec 2010, at 9:59 AM, Herb wrote: > > replying to my own message. Just googled non acetic acid silicone...Dow corning makes several...listed as non corrosive or non acetic acid... Home Depot or Lowes...etc...Herb > > At 08:51 AM 12/6/2010, you wrote: > >> Might try the non acetic acid silicone sealant...I am guessing that that was why you have corrosion? Never bought any so not sure of brands etc...The Long ez guys use it to make fiberglass lay ups which they mold around their engines for cooling baffles...Herb >> >> At 08:43 AM 12/6/2010, you wrote: >>> John- For plugging/blocking stray holes, try spray foam in a can. Marketed under "Really Great Stuff", or a similar name. Available at Home Depot, Lowe's, or a hardware store. Expands to fit, can be trimmed with a saw or knife, weighs nothing, and won't hurt anything if it falls out. Cheap, too. >>> >>> Bill Sullivan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Bill S/Gang: >>> >>> Think that would work in bolt holes in the prop hub? >>> >>> I used silicone seal to fill holes in the gear box. Hesitated to use it on steel after some severe corrosion using it on a 4130 tail wheel strut. >>> >>> john h >>> mkIII >>> Titus, Alabama >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> Month -- >> Some AWESOME FREE Gifts!) >> www.aeroelectric.com >> www.buildersbooks.com >> www.homebuilthelp.com >> >> http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> -Matt Dralle, List Admin. >> Email Forum - >> >> http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List >> - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - >> http://forums.matronics.com > > ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 09:06:56 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Merry Dawn is a few steps closer to being airborn again From: "Jimmy Young" Cristal that's great. Glad to hear you are doing well and have the drive in your heart to continue flying and maintaining your Kolb with all you have going on. Still look forward to meeting you one day. Best wishes! -------- Jimmy Young Missouri City, TX Kolb FS II/HKS 700 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=322477#322477 ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 09:54:45 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle From: zeprep251@aol.com John, The balancer tells you how much weight to add and where to add it.I put on ly a few grams under the prop attach bolts (washers in my case)or nuts.I ha ve the info in the certificate holder in the airplane so I can't recall exa ctly how much weight total we added,but it was a few grams.We left the refl ector tape on on as well,,just a small spot..The chart in the plane is a se gmented circle showing degrees and the weight added at those locations. G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: b young Sent: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 11:13 am Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle John, web site for balancer is RPXTECH.com G.Aman >>>>>>>>>>>> Garry.... does the balancer change any between flights,,, and therefore take a little time to rebalance upon start up... or is it quite stable be tween flights. boyd ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 12:03:41 PM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants Try the auto parts store; look for 'sensor safe'. (meaning non-corrosive) Charlie On 12/6/2010 8:59 AM, Herb wrote: > > replying to my own message. Just googled non acetic acid > silicone...Dow corning makes several...listed as non corrosive or non > acetic acid... Home Depot or Lowes...etc...Herb > > At 08:51 AM 12/6/2010, you wrote: > >> Might try the non acetic acid silicone sealant...I am guessing that >> that was why you have corrosion? Never bought any so not sure of >> brands etc...The Long ez guys use it to make fiberglass lay ups which >> they mold around their engines for cooling baffles...Herb >> >> At 08:43 AM 12/6/2010, you wrote: >>> John- For plugging/blocking stray holes, try spray foam in a can. >>> Marketed under "Really Great Stuff", or a similar name. Available >>> at Home Depot, Lowe's, or a hardware store. Expands to fit, can be >>> trimmed with a saw or knife, weighs nothing, and won't hurt anything >>> if it falls out. Cheap, too. >>> >>> Bill Sullivan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Bill S/Gang: >>> >>> Think that would work in bolt holes in the prop hub? >>> >>> I used silicone seal to fill holes in the gear box. Hesitated to >>> use it on steel after some severe corrosion using it on a 4130 tail >>> wheel strut. >>> >>> john h >>> mkIII >>> Titus, Alabama >>> >>> >>> >> ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 01:34:25 PM PST US From: "b young" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants For a temporary fix on the prop hub a patch of duct tape stays on fine. Not very high tech looking. I don't use the back up disk on my two blade warp hub so I found a rubber plug that fit the center hole perfectly Sometimes it pays to save old stuff. BB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if you get the aluminum duct tape,, available at hvac (heating vent air conditioning) locations... cut to fit, pull the backing and it stays put well and looks good. boyd young mkIII utah ________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________ Time: 02:01:42 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants if you get the aluminum duct tape,, available at hvac (heating vent air conditioning) locations... cut to fit, pull the backing and it stays put well and looks good. boyd young Folks: Thanks for all the recommendations. I like Boyd's idea of aluminum duct tape. It is light, can die cut enough to cover the holes, and should not affect balance. Darn mud daubers are a pain in the butt. They have several places around the cylinder bases on the crank case they love to build homes. On top of that, where they build their homes is difficult to access and remove. Clear, sunny, and cold. Still too cold to fly comfortably, unless I get serious, get out the Chillie Vest and long drawers. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama ________________________________ Message 22 ____________________________________ Time: 02:13:31 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants From: Richard Girard John, If your hub has the small, 1" hole a plastic cap off a Blitz fuel can fits perfectly. It's been in the hole of my trike's Power Fin for almost three years now, weighs little and I always have a gas cap handy should I need it. Rick Girard On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 3:57 PM, John Hauck wrote: > > if you get the aluminum duct tape,, available at hvac (heating vent air > conditioning) locations... cut to fit, pull the backing and it stays put > well and looks good. > > boyd young > > > Folks: > > Thanks for all the recommendations. > > I like Boyd's idea of aluminum duct tape. It is light, can die cut enough > to cover the holes, and should not affect balance. > > Darn mud daubers are a pain in the butt. They have several places around > the cylinder bases on the crank case they love to build homes. On top of > that, where they build their homes is difficult to access and remove. > > Clear, sunny, and cold. Still too cold to fly comfortably, unless I get > serious, get out the Chillie Vest and long drawers. > > john h > mkIII > Titus, Alabama > > * > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________ Message 23 ____________________________________ Time: 03:06:02 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle From: zeprep251@aol.com Boyd, Sorry,After reading my first post it sounded like an accessory that bolted on .It's a procedure using this equipment.I thought my Jabiru was fairly sm ooth,but I could feel the difference after we balanced the prop. G.Aman MK3C Jabiru 2200A 600hrs -----Original Message----- From: b yIt's oung Sent: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 11:13 am Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 912 Idle John, web site for balancer is RPXTECH.com G.Aman >>>>>>>>>>>> Garry.... does the balancer change any between flights,,, and therefore take a little time to rebalance upon start up... or is it quite stable be tween flights. boyd ________________________________ Message 24 ____________________________________ Time: 04:22:49 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants John, If your hub has the small, 1" hole a plastic cap off a Blitz fuel can fits perfectly. It's been in the hole of my trike's Power Fin for almost three years now, weighs little and I always have a gas cap handy should I need it. Rick Girard Rick G/Gang: I have the large hole covered with a prop spinner. It is the unused bolt holes exposed on the forward side of the prop hub that need plugging. I need to pull the prop and extension, clean everything up good, then take care of plugg/covering to prevent the little rascals from homesteading again. I also need to make a cover for the aft end of the tailboom. Probably out of hardware cloth or screen wire. Something that is easy to slip on and off. Probably end up with something that is two piece, protected with duct tape to prevent scuffing up the paint when removed and installed each day I fly. After the rodents have gotten in and done their dirty deeds, it is too late. All it takes is one trip in and they can destroy seat belts, shoulder harness, seat covers, wiring, and plastic brake lines. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama ________________________________ Message 25 ____________________________________ Time: 05:14:22 PM PST US From: "George Bearden" Subject: Kolb-List: Merry Dawn > My battery is also corroded. I'll be saving up some more change to get my replacement parts. I have a feeling that many aircraft batteries are damaged by sulfation, and may not really need replacement. I stopped at a yard sale down my street a month or two ago. Bought a TV stand (oak, nice!) and asked about a red-top battery sitting there. It looked like it had been lightly used (but you can't really tell). The guy told me it was no good, but I could have it if I wanted. Apart from the $7.00 the recycler gives for batteries, I had different aspirations. I took it home and put my battery rejuvenator on it. At first the battery would not take a charge at all. Now it is taking and holding a charge. Not sure the % capacity yet, haven't done more tests. Process not finished. One of my 4x4 buddies had an expensive yellow-top that was new, but had sat with no charge for some years. I put a rejuvenator on that, coupla months later I gave him back a like new battery. My cousin was moving and I was helping. He was going to leave a deep cycle battery sitting there. I took it, rejuvenated it, and it works like new. It had very few actual working hours on it, it was just sitting for a few years with no charge that allowed the sulfur compound that was deposited on the plates from solution during the discharge process to change form with time into a form of sulfate that is much more stable and resistant to the charging current. This builds up over time until you have no 'bare' plate left to carry on the chemical reaction and produce current. There are several ways to eliminate or discourage the formation of sulfate, but the older methods are a little harsh on the battery and/or not suitable for domestic life in the suburbs. Selected chemical bonds can be 'excited' by certain frequencies of of.. uh.. excitation. The desulfators use spikes of electricity that are safe for electronic circuits, yet 'ring' the molecule's bonds (not sure which ones) at a harmonic frequency. So without a huge current, out-gassing, adding water, or any hassle one can safely re-claim certain batteries. This won't help a worn out battery, a damaged battery, shorted, with warped plates, etc, but a good battery that has simply been allowed to sit discharged is a good candidate. I used to go to a motorcycle shop that threw away a lot of batteries. They sit too long in crates, on ships, on the floor, etc. I have a buncha good batteries for my various projects and vehicles. I have- uh, twelve pieces of equipment around here, including my vehicles, that use batteries. My diesel PU and 5th-wheel each use two batteries. The rejuvenators cost between $25-$75 on-line. My setup: I have 100 watts of photovoltaic on my RV. Most of the time the RV is parked. I attach the bad battery to the charging circuit. I attach the 12v powered rejuvenator to the battery also. I let the mix work for a month or so. The manufacturer of the device says that doing it this way is the fastest way to fix a battery. It charges during the day, and the rejuvenator is said to operate on one plate, then at night the rejuvenator operates on the opposite plate, living off the residual charge in the battery. Thus both polarity of plates get whacked. They have these circuits in many RV power supplies now, stock. GeoB ________________________________ Message 26 ____________________________________ Time: 07:08:13 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants From: zeprep251@aol.com John, A lot of cold air and exhaust fumes blew up my tail boom,so I made a plug o f 6" thick foam rubber, 7"in diameter with 4 slits cut for the cables at 12 ,6.10 and 2 o'clock approx,placed it about a foot up the pipe.Seems to work OK. Cut it on a band saw. G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: John Hauck Sent: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 7:22 pm Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants John, If your hub has the small, 1" hole a plastic cap off a Blitz fuel ca n fits perfectly. It's been in the hole of my trike's Power Fin for almost three years now, weighs little and I always have a gas cap handy should I n eed it. Rick Girard Rick G/Gang: I have the large hole covered with a prop spinner. It is the unused bolt h oles exposed on the forward side of the prop hub that need plugging. I need to pull the prop and extension, clean everything up good, then take care of plugg/covering to prevent the little rascals from homesteading agai n. I also need to make a cover for the aft end of the tailboom. Probably out of hardware cloth or screen wire. Something that is easy to slip on and of f. Probably end up with something that is two piece, protected with duct t ape to prevent scuffing up the paint when removed and installed each day I fly. After the rodents have gotten in and done their dirty deeds, it is too late . All it takes is one trip in and they can destroy seat belts, shoulder ha rness, seat covers, wiring, and plastic brake lines. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama ________________________________ Message 27 ____________________________________ Time: 07:28:20 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:non corrosive sealants John, A lot of cold air and exhaust fumes blew up my tail boom,so I made a plug of 6" thick foam rubber, 7"in diameter with 4 slits cut for the cables at 12,6.10 and 2 o'clock approx,placed it about a foot up the pipe.Seems to work OK. Cut it on a band saw. G.Aman Gary A/Folks: That may be a good idea. No telling what is being blown up the tailboom and into the cockpit. The important thing for me is to insure the rodents won't chew through the foam to get into the cockpit. I have to be careful. I do not want to trap condensation, rain water, etc., inside the tailboom (a very intergral part of the aircraft). Need to do something positive though, before the rodents start looking for new nesting areas. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-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/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-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.