---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 07/11/14: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:53 AM - Prop Strike (Colin Hudson) 2. 05:27 PM - Re: Prop Strike (Jimmy Young) 3. 07:10 PM - Fw: warp drive prop strike today (Malcolm Brubaker) 4. 07:11 PM - Re: Re: Prop Strike (Larry Cottrell) 5. 07:23 PM - Re: Uncaged bearing - the dreaded "tink-tink" sound (WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com) 6. 07:52 PM - Re: Re: Prop Strike (Malcolm Brubaker) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:53:20 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Prop Strike From: Colin Hudson .Guys here's a picture of what can happen if you don't secure your fuel caps good. This was a rather expensive lesson for me. In the future I'm going to attach lanyards to my fuel caps. While flying my plastic fuel cap came off and went through my Sensenich wooden prop on my Mark 3 Xtra. I was lucky there was a grass strip near by. Surprisingly the vibration wasn't too bad. Had that chunk departed, it would have caused an unbalanced condition. As it was, it just made a loud change in the prop noise. Colin Hudson N424AL M3Xtra Jabiru 2200 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:27:36 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Prop Strike From: "Jimmy Young" You might want to consider a Warp Drive for your replacement prop. If you had one, you would have discovered you lost the fuel cap at your next re-fueling stop. Jimmy Young Missouri City, Tx Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=426516#426516 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:10:30 PM PST US From: Malcolm Brubaker Subject: Kolb-List: Fw: warp drive prop strike today this happened on take off the pliers were sat on top of the jab 2200 mk3 ex tra,- and found in the grass. the runway is 100 ft wide. - the other- prop-- is not as bad but both blades are still junk.- he flew for 20 minutes like this and did not know he had a problem till the post flight i nspection .=0A=0A=0ASent from Yahoo Mail on Android ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:11:43 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Prop Strike From: Larry Cottrell That is true, I managed to leave a heavy pair of side cutters on my wing while testing my engine inside the hanger. The cutters hit the ceiling, but didn't hurt the warp. Larry On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Jimmy Young wrote: > > You might want to consider a Warp Drive for your replacement prop. If you > had one, you would have discovered you lost the fuel cap at your next > re-fueling stop. > > Jimmy Young > Missouri City, Tx > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=426516#426516 > > -- *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:23:36 PM PST US From: WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Uncaged bearing - the dreaded "tink-tink" sound Wakataka, Thanks for the warning. That's the first time I've heard of that happening to the Main Ball Bearing. I have heard of the Wrist Pin Needle Bearing Cage breaking, allowing all those little needles to fall out of place and crunch time. I had a 377 and changed those bearings to the uncaged type. Now I have a newer 447. Bill Varnes Original Kolb FireStar Audubon NJ Do Not Archive In a message dated 7/10/2014 1:02:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wakataka@charter.net writes: the balls in one of the main bearings falling down the back side of the race after the plastic bearing cage has gone away. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:52:22 PM PST US From: Malcolm Brubaker Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Prop Strike the tips of my warp are getting kinda chewed up from grass and weeds but it is still allot- stronger than a wood prop i liked my- GSC prop- my c urrant- warp has no nickle edge. the one on my 2ed kolb had a nickle edge - and i put a screw driver threw it at idle and it left only a small nick on the flat side =0A=0A-=0AMalcolm & Jeanne Brubaker =0AMichigan Sport P ilot Repair =0Ahttp://michigansportpilotrepair.com=0ALSRM-A, PPC, WS=0AGrea t Sails - Sailmaker =0Afor Ultralight & Light Sport=0A(989)513-3022=0A- =0A-=0A-=0A-=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Larry Cottrell =0ATo: "kolb-list@matronics.com" =0ASent: Friday, July 11, 2014 10:11 PM=0ASubject: Re: Ko lb-List: Re: Prop Strike=0A =0A=0A=0AThat is true, I managed to leave a hea vy pair of side cutters on my wing while testing my engine inside the hange r. 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