---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 06/26/13: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:32 AM - Re: Re: Caterpillar Club (Pat Ladd) 2. 02:57 AM - 912 (Ted Cowan) 3. 05:02 AM - Re: thrust (Lee) 4. 05:51 AM - Re: 912 (Gary Aman) 5. 06:07 AM - Re: thrust (Richard Pike) 6. 06:43 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 16 Msgs - 06/25/13 (Bob Green) 7. 11:32 AM - Re: Re: thrust (Dennis Rowe) 8. 02:02 PM - Re: Re: Caterpillar Club (kinne russ) 9. 02:35 PM - Fuel pump replacement - 912 (Watkinsdw) 10. 02:45 PM - Re: Fuel pump replacement - 912 (John Hauck) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:32:10 AM PST US From: "Pat Ladd" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Caterpillar Club Never heard of Switlick. I was under the impression that Irvin Co. was the starter of the Caterpillar Club and in fact it had to be an Irvin chute involved. I see that both Switlick and Irvin claim the honour. I have only known one member of the club. He was a guy from whom I bought an Olympia 2 glider back in 1965. He was a top class gliding competitor and while thermalling a glider below him surged up and stuck its wing up through the floor of his glider and out through the canopy and then broke off. He took to his chute and it is rumoured that he could be heard over 3 counties cussing the other competitor all the way down until he landed. The other glider landed hard in a wood but the pilot got away with it.. Incidentally about a week ago a light a/c at a local field had trouble and tried to get into a school playing field. He couldn`t make it but he had a chute fitted to the plane which he pulled. The whole plane descended into a couple of back gardens and the pilot was OK. I think this is the first time this has happened in the UK. Pat ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:57:47 AM PST US From: "Ted Cowan" Subject: Kolb-List: 912 A friend has a titan tornado and put a used 912 ul on it. Runs great except for egts. firstly; was pitched to take off at 5800 rpm. Was okay but when backed off to 5000, egts climbed. One side real high, to 1550 plus I guess. Has black exhaust. Pulled plugs and left bank had black plugs while right had nice brown to white. Set up carb okay, with vaccum system. Engine was in tractor configuration now in pusher. Could the needles or jets be different for tractor: Ted Cowan. slingshot, 912 zoom zoom. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:02:03 AM PST US From: "Lee" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: thrust Thanks everyone for the responses to the prop thrust question. It looks like I am in the market for a used 66 to 68 inch IVO prop. keep in mind funds are low, but if anyone has one for around $200. I am interested. thanks, Lee ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:51:20 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 912 From: Gary Aman Ted, Might check the diaphragms.JBM has replacements if you find a leak. It sho uldn't care if it pushes or pulls.It may have been out of whack before he g ot the engine. G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: Ted Cowan Sent: Wed, Jun 26, 2013 5:57 am Subject: Kolb-List: 912 A friend has a titan tornado and put a used 912 ul on it. Runs great excep t for egts. firstly; was pitched to take off at 5800 rpm. Was okay but when backed off to 5000, egts climbed. One side real high, to 1550 plus I guess. Has black exhaust. Pulled plugs and left bank had black plugs while right had nice brown to white. Set up carb okay, with vaccum system. Engine was in tractor configuration now in pusher. Could the needles or jets be different for tractor: Ted Cowan. slingshot, 912 zoom zoom. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:07:27 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: thrust From: "Richard Pike" [quote="rowedenny"]Richard, do you have the light or medium Ivo blades? Dennis "Skid" Rowe Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA [quote] Just the light ones. -------- Richard Pike Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) richard (at) bcchapel(dot)org Kingsport, TN 3TN0 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=403454#403454 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:43:49 AM PST US From: Bob Green Subject: Kolb-List: RE: Kolb-List Digest: 16 Msgs - 06/25/13 Gliderx5 and Bro Pike: I enjoyed the video of the takeoff and landing performance. A question: Is that lexan you have for the door? I noriced it seems to be flexible but very functional. Thanks for any response. Bob Green MKIIIX N830PB ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:32:18 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: thrust From: Dennis Rowe This thread has me excited to try a 68 inch two blade Ivo I got from a friend several years ago and never thought it would be enough blade to absorb my 70hp. If it works, I'll buy a two blade hub for my Powerfin and give that a try. Dennis "Skid" Rowe Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA On Jun 26, 2013, at 9:07 AM, "Richard Pike" wrote: > > [quote="rowedenny"]Richard, do you have the light or medium Ivo blades? > > Dennis "Skid" Rowe > Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA > > [quote] > > Just the light ones. > > -------- > Richard Pike > Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > richard (at) bcchapel(dot)org > Kingsport, TN 3TN0 > Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. > Hebrews 11:1 > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=403454#403454 > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 02:02:01 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Caterpillar Club From: kinne russ That Vintage Parachute must have been fairly early in WW2. They've been using the T-28 for decades! -- saved a lot of lives in WW2. Been more research & improvements on that chute than any other in history, by far. I made 35 jumps with one, no problems. Great piece of equipment. Fully trustworthy. Russ do not archive On Jun 25, 2013, at 10:44 PM, Dennis Thate wrote: > > Vintage Parachute of WWII > > -------- > Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=403441#403441 > > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/232323232fp63554_nuequal_988_6_7_258_wsnrcgequal35477696_8349nu0mrj_211.jpg > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 02:35:55 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Fuel pump replacement - 912 From: "Watkinsdw" Just received a service bulletin from Rotax about replacement fuel pumps on the 912uls engine. When I printed it out, I learned that mechanical fuel pumps are considered to have a five year life. Oops... probably should have noticed that! Mine is a bit older. This is a Pierburg (sp?) and I was under the impression it was bullet proof. Am I the only one who has not been paying attention? Has everyone else with a 912 been replacing them at 5 years? Gulp! Dave W. Mk III classic Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=403486#403486 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 02:45:19 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Fuel pump replacement - 912 Am I the only one who has not been paying attention? Has everyone else with a 912 been replacing them at 5 years? Gulp! Dave W. Dave W/Kolbers: Did not know about the 5 year life of the Pierberg fuel pump. However, last year my old Pierberg developed an oil leak and I replaced it with the new recommended pump. john h mkIII Rock House, Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.