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1. 07:00 AM - time on 80 hp rotax (frank goodnight)
2. 07:31 AM - Re: time on 80 hp Rotax (John Hauck)
3. 08:22 AM - Re: time on 80 hp Rotax (frank goodnight)
4. 11:38 AM - Re: time on 80 hp Rotax (Jack B. Hart)
5. 12:07 PM - Re: time on 80 hp Rotax (John Hauck)
6. 01:15 PM - MK3x wings leading edge (Rick Lewis)
7. 02:32 PM - Re: MK3x wings leading edge (John Hauck)
8. 05:27 PM - Short Short field take off and Landing (David d.)
9. 10:56 PM - Re: MK3x wings leading edge (Ron @ KFHU)
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Subject: | time on 80 hp rotax |
Hi all and merry xmas with happy holidays!!
About to buy a 80 hp rotax , runs good but has 700 hrs.New in2004
hopefully some of you that fly these engines will share your thoughts with me,as
to what you think the value is, and assuming it's a good engine and I treat it
right
when will I need to worry about a overhaul.I know nothing about Rotax 4 strokes
other than
they have a good rep. And Kolbers seem to love both the 100 & 80 hp versions.
Any thoughts and info. will be well used and much appreciated.
Thanks Frank
firestar 2
HKS
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Subject: | time on 80 hp Rotax |
hopefully some of you that fly these engines will share your thoughts with
me,as
to what you think the value is, and assuming it's a good engine and I treat
it right
when will I need to worry about a overhaul. .
Thanks Frank
firestar 2
HKS
Frank G/Gang:
Give Ronnie Smith at South Mississippi Light Aircraft a call. He should be
able to answer your questions.
I have no idea about what its value is, so can't help you there.
When to overhaul? When it gets tired or tells you it has a problem. I'd do
a compression check initially, so I have a base line. Tachometer will also
tell you if the engine is getting tired. However, I don't think you will
have to worry about overhaul. Items that wear out soonest are carb parts
and spark plug connectors.
I have had an 80 HP and a 100 HP Rotax prior to the 912ULS (456.5 hours) I
now have. Both had between 1200 and 1300 hours on them when sold. Neither
had any problems and ran just as strong when sold as when new.
912 series engines are low maintenance. Change the oil and filter, spark
plugs, and clean the air filters. Check or change fuel filter. Check float
bowls once a month for any accumulated moisture.
No tinkering with carb adjustment except adjusting the fuel needles a notch
up or down in really cold weather if required. No experimentation with
jetting or spark plug heat ranges. It is nice to know the 912 is going to
perform well every time the airplane is pushed out of the hanger.
In 1994 I replace the 582 in my MKIII with a 912UL. That engine completely
changed the character/feel of my airplane.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Subject: | Re: time on 80 hp Rotax |
HI John
Thanks for your thoughts.
It's a bunch colder here in north Arkansas than it was in Brownsville ,TX.
I Fly quite a bit more because my hanger is only 12 min from my house --
it was hour and 10 min in south Texas.
Stay warm and dry and Merry Xmas.
Frank
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From: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
Sent: Wed, December 21, 2011 9:28:22 AM
Subject: RE: Kolb-List: time on 80 hp Rotax
hopefully some of you that fly these engines will share your thoughts with me,as
to what you think the value is, and assuming it's a good engine and I treat it
right
when will I need to worry about a overhaul..
Thanks Frank
firestar 2
HKS
Frank G/Gang:
Give Ronnie Smith at South Mississippi Light Aircraft a call. He should be able
to answer your questions.
I have no idea about what its value is, so can't help you there.
When to overhaul? When it gets tired or tells you it has a problem. I'd do a
compression check initially, so I have a base line. Tachometer will also tell
you if the engine is getting tired. However, I don't think you will have to
worry about overhaul. Items that wear out soonest are carb parts and spark plug
connectors.
I have had an 80 HP and a 100 HP Rotax prior to the 912ULS (456.5 hours) I now
have. Both had between 1200 and 1300 hours on them when sold. Neither had any
problems and ran just as strong when sold as when new.
912 series engines are low maintenance. Change the oil and filter, spark plugs,
and clean the air filters. Check or change fuel filter. Check float bowls once
a month for any accumulated moisture.
No tinkering with carb adjustment except adjusting the fuel needles a notch up
or down in really cold weather if required. No experimentation with jetting or
spark plug heat ranges. It is nice to know the 912 is going to perform well
every time the airplane is pushed out of the hanger.
In 1994 I replace the 582 in my MKIII with a 912UL. That engine completely
changed the character/feel of my airplane.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Subject: | time on 80 hp Rotax |
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
>Frank G/Gang:
.................
>I have had an 80 HP and a 100 HP Rotax prior to the 912ULS (456.5 hours) I
now have. Both had between 1200 and 1300 hours on them when sold. Neither
had any problems and ran just as strong when sold as when new.
.................
>
John,
Why did you decided to change to a new engine when the prior engine was
running so well?
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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Subject: | time on 80 hp Rotax |
Why did you decided to change to a new engine when the prior engine was
running so well?
Jack B. Hart FF004
Jack H/Kolbers:
1200 hours was a mid-time engine for the "recommended" TBO. Figured we
could get the best price for them.
I have to thank Bruce Chesnut, owner of The New Kolb Aircraft Company, for
both my 912ULS engines. It was Bruce's way of expressing his appreciation
for the exposure I have given Kolb since 1984.
If I had not gotten support from Kolb, I would probably still be flying the
original 912 I bought in 1993.
Back in the old days when I was preparing for my first flight to Alaska, I
seized the 582 on my MKIII shortly after returning from Oshkosh 1993. Homer
Kolb, and everyone else close me, expressed I should get a 912 (there was no
912UL and 912ULS back then) to make the Alaska flight. However, no one was
offering to help me buy one. I was broke from rebuilding the MKIII that I
had destroyed during testing the previous year. I rebuilt the 582, got a
credit card, which I called my 912 card, traded the 582 to Ronnie Smith,
South Mississippi Light Aircraft, for a 912. Ronnie gave me a good trade in
for the 582. The balance was charged to the 912 credit card and eventually
paid off. With the help of these folks plus many, many Kolb people, and
others, I was able to make that 17,400 miles flight. I will be forever
appreciative of these people who gave so generously to make that flight
possible. BTW: No one has ever bettered that record made more than 17
years ago:
17,400 miles in 41 days, 232.0 flight hours, two sets of spark plugs, and
two oil changes. This flight demonstrated the Kolb MKIII was not just
another ultralight, and the 912 was not just another ultralight engine.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Subject: | MK3x wings leading edge |
My intentions this summer was to cover my wings but everything else got in the
way so nothing happened. Now it's cold weather and I will be bringing my uncovered
wings back home to work on. That's really pittiful if you stop and think
about it. It took me only 3 weeks to build them and now it's been over a years
since I've touched them. [Embarassed]
I have had two mechanics ask me if I was planning on sheeting the leading
edge of the wings several inches back, before covering. I told them no but it
has gotten me to thinking about this. I can see some reasons for this but what
do you guy's think. It would be easy enough to do and would add very little
weight. This would also make and easy bonding area for the cloth.
--------
Rick Lewis
(VW Watercooled Engine)
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=361420#361420
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Subject: | MK3x wings leading edge |
I have had two mechanics ask me if I was planning on sheeting the
leading edge of the wings several inches back
Rick Lewis
Rick L/Kolbers:
Based on observation of others that have, it will not improve performance.
I don't know if it will degrade the wing's capabilities or not.
I have never used a sheet metal leading edge on a Kolb. Homer did a good
job designing the wing. I fly it like Homer intended.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Subject: | Short Short field take off and Landing |
I found this to be of interest. Not Kolbs but could be maybe??
http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=133255
David d.
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Kolb Mark IIIX 582 Blue head
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=361435#361435
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From: | "Ron @ KFHU" <captainron1@cox.net> |
Subject: | Re: MK3x wings leading edge |
Amazing!!! this is one of the things I have been thinking about, my latest iteration
of it is the have fiberglass cloth stretched over it, seems pretty simple
and easy, wet it first have it spread between two 1x1 planks of wood and stretch
it over the leading edges and secure the planks with bungi cords till it
cures. Should have a perfect fit. However I do remember a thread from a few years
ago when that was discussed and the consensus was to not do it as it would
contribute nothing!!! So I don't know which way to go on this topic.
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---- Rick Lewis <cktman@hughes.net> wrote:
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My intentions this summer was to cover my wings but everything else got in the
way so nothing happened. Now it's cold weather and I will be bringing my uncovered
wings back home to work on. That's really pittiful if you stop and think
about it. It took me only 3 weeks to build them and now it's been over a years
since I've touched them. [Embarassed]
I have had two mechanics ask me if I was planning on sheeting the leading
edge of the wings several inches back, before covering. I told them no but it
has gotten me to thinking about this. I can see some reasons for this but what
do you guy's think. It would be easy enough to do and would add very little
weight. This would also make and easy bonding area for the cloth.
--------
Rick Lewis
(VW Watercooled Engine)
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=361420#361420
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