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1. 08:59 AM - fyi sea foam (b young)
2. 09:08 AM - Re: fyi sea foam (pcking)
3. 11:27 AM - Re: fyi sea foam (John Hauck)
4. 06:24 PM - Re: Re: Life Insurance (Charlie England)
5. 07:55 PM - Re: Re: Life Insurance (B Young)
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I think there has been a tacit agreement not to mention sea foam on the lis
t,,,, I know what happened last time but I hope what I have to share is us
eful, and that I will be forgiven.
a while back I shared with the list about the carb float bowl vent tube tha
t had kinked..... going back to the same incident,,, while trying to figu
re that problem,, an older gentleman offered me a bottle of sea foam free o
f charge and told me it would fix everything with the way the engine was ru
nning... I=99m thinking snake oil here..... I calculated what I nee
ded for the fuel in my tank and poured it in, figuring that it would not hu
rt. now this is the interesting bit... I=99ve been flying my mk iii
for 16 years now, and I fly quite regular. for the first five to 6 years
or so I never noticed any differences in the engine, operating temperature
s, but in the last 10 years or so I had noticed about a 10 deg clime in my
EGT and also higher EGT temps when flying WOT in straight and level fligh
t, my EGT would clime to the limit programmed on my EIS and flash my master
warning light,, even my wife has noticed... in order to lower the EGT, I
could make the engine work harder by pulling the plane into a climb, or r
educing the throttle setting. because everything has always run and start
ed so smooth, I guess I had figured that the temp difference was due to the
thermocouples changing over time... during the past couple of annual insp
ections, I removed the jets and gave them a shot of carb cleaner. they lo
oked clean, and I reassembled and noticed no change. now after removing th
e kink in the carb float bowl line, the 912 purred like it has for over 8
60 hours... but to my surprise,,, no my big surprise, over the next hou
r or two,,,, my exhaust temps were back down to the same numbers as they we
re in my first 5 years. after noticing this I did a WOT run at straight
and level without bumping the limit on my EIS...... all I can figure is t
he snake oil,,,,,,,,, opps sea foam did some magic. last weekend I v
isited with a mechanic of 50 years or so and asked what he knew about the
stuff.. he gave it high praise, indicated it works like a fuel injector c
leaner. he mentioned that in addition to the varnish in mo gas, even the
dye in the fuel would coat the jets and build up over time. carb cleaner
would MAYBE clean it out if left to soak for long enough time,,, acetone
would work faster but still needed to soak. sea foam worked better and t
he man hours involved to clean things up was a lot less. now if somethi
ng is plugged so it wont run smooth, disassembly is still needed, followed
by a tank treated with sea foam,, or other fuel injector cleaner. moral t
o the story,,,, every year or two a tank of fuel mixed with a little snak
e oil,,,, ooooh aa aaa ahhhh agghhhh sea foam. will be in my
to do list.
oh and by the way,,, the young man that stayed around and helped with the
kinked line,,,, I handed him a 20 and told him to take the sea foam donor
to lunch on me and tell him thanks. for the benefit that I received, it w
as a very inexpensive stop.... now if someone tells me that sea foam is $
30.00 a bottle I will feel like a cheep scape. I don=99t know what
it cost or where to get it. but something tells me I will by the end of t
he day.
Boyd Young
912 powered MKIII with normal EGT=99S
Brigham City Utah
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Subject: | Re: fyi sea foam |
Boyd,
Walmart or any auto parts store carries Sea Foam on the shelf.
PCKing
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From: b young
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 11:55 AM
Subject: Kolb-List: fyi sea foam
I think there has been a tacit agreement not to mention sea foam on
the list,,,, I know what happened last time but I hope what I have to
share is useful, and that I will be forgiven.
a while back I shared with the list about the carb float bowl vent
tube that had kinked..... going back to the same incident,,, while
trying to figure that problem,, an older gentleman offered me a bottle
of sea foam free of charge and told me it would fix everything with the
way the engine was running... I=99m thinking snake oil here.....
I calculated what I needed for the fuel in my tank and poured it in,
figuring that it would not hurt. now this is the interesting bit...
I=99ve been flying my mk iii for 16 years now, and I fly quite
regular. for the first five to 6 years or so I never noticed any
differences in the engine, operating temperatures, but in the last 10
years or so I had noticed about a 10 deg clime in my EGT and also higher
EGT temps when flying WOT in straight and level flight, my EGT would
clime to the limit programmed on my EIS and flash my master warning
light,, even my wife has noticed... in order to lower the EGT, I could
make the engine work harder by pulling the plane into a climb, or
reducing the throttle setting. because everything has always run and
started so smooth, I guess I had figured that the temp difference was
due to the thermocouples changing over time... during the past couple
of annual inspections, I removed the jets and gave them a shot of carb
cleaner. they looked clean, and I reassembled and noticed no change.
now after removing the kink in the carb float bowl line, the 912
purred like it has for over 860 hours... but to my surprise,,, no my
big surprise, over the next hour or two,,,, my exhaust temps were back
down to the same numbers as they were in my first 5 years. after
noticing this I did a WOT run at straight and level without bumping the
limit on my EIS...... all I can figure is the snake oil,,,,,,,,, opps
sea foam did some magic. last weekend I visited with a mechanic
of 50 years or so and asked what he knew about the stuff.. he gave it
high praise, indicated it works like a fuel injector cleaner. he
mentioned that in addition to the varnish in mo gas, even the dye in
the fuel would coat the jets and build up over time. carb cleaner
would MAYBE clean it out if left to soak for long enough time,,,
acetone would work faster but still needed to soak. sea foam worked
better and the man hours involved to clean things up was a lot less.
now if something is plugged so it wont run smooth, disassembly is still
needed, followed by a tank treated with sea foam,, or other fuel
injector cleaner. moral to the story,,,, every year or two a tank of
fuel mixed with a little snake oil,,,, ooooh aa aaa ahhhh
agghhhh sea foam. will be in my to do list.
oh and by the way,,, the young man that stayed around and helped
with the kinked line,,,, I handed him a 20 and told him to take the sea
foam donor to lunch on me and tell him thanks. for the benefit that I
received, it was a very inexpensive stop.... now if someone tells me
that sea foam is $ 30.00 a bottle I will feel like a cheep scape. I
don=99t know what it cost or where to get it. but something
tells me I will by the end of the day.
Boyd Young
912 powered MKIII with normal EGT=99S
Brigham City Utah
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If it works, it works.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of b young
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:55 AM
Subject: Kolb-List: fyi sea foam
I think there has been a tacit agreement not to mention sea foam on the
list,,,, I know what happened last time but I hope what I have to share
is useful, and that I will be forgiven.
a while back I shared with the list about the carb float bowl vent tube
that had kinked..... going back to the same incident,,, while trying
to figure that problem,, an older gentleman offered me a bottle of sea
foam free of charge and told me it would fix everything with the way the
engine was running... I=99m thinking snake oil here..... I
calculated what I needed for the fuel in my tank and poured it in,
figuring that it would not hurt. now this is the interesting bit...
I=99ve been flying my mk iii for 16 years now, and I fly quite
regular. for the first five to 6 years or so I never noticed any
differences in the engine, operating temperatures, but in the last 10
years or so I had noticed about a 10 deg clime in my EGT and also higher
EGT temps when flying WOT in straight and level flight, my EGT would
clime to the limit programmed on my EIS and flash my master warning
light,, even my wife has noticed... in order to lower the EGT, I could
make the engine work harder by pulling the plane into a climb, or
reducing the throttle setting. because everything has always run and
started so smooth, I guess I had figured that the temp difference was
due to the thermocouples changing over time... during the past couple
of annual inspections, I removed the jets and gave them a shot of carb
cleaner. they looked clean, and I reassembled and noticed no change.
now after removing the kink in the carb float bowl line, the 912
purred like it has for over 860 hours... but to my surprise,,, no my
big surprise, over the next hour or two,,,, my exhaust temps were back
down to the same numbers as they were in my first 5 years. after
noticing this I did a WOT run at straight and level without bumping the
limit on my EIS...... all I can figure is the snake oil,,,,,,,,, opps
sea foam did some magic. last weekend I visited with a mechanic
of 50 years or so and asked what he knew about the stuff.. he gave it
high praise, indicated it works like a fuel injector cleaner. he
mentioned that in addition to the varnish in mo gas, even the dye in
the fuel would coat the jets and build up over time. carb cleaner
would MAYBE clean it out if left to soak for long enough time,,,
acetone would work faster but still needed to soak. sea foam worked
better and the man hours involved to clean things up was a lot less.
now if something is plugged so it wont run smooth, disassembly is still
needed, followed by a tank treated with sea foam,, or other fuel
injector cleaner. moral to the story,,,, every year or two a tank of
fuel mixed with a little snake oil,,,, ooooh aa aaa ahhhh
agghhhh sea foam. will be in my to do list.
oh and by the way,,, the young man that stayed around and helped with
the kinked line,,,, I handed him a 20 and told him to take the sea foam
donor to lunch on me and tell him thanks. for the benefit that I
received, it was a very inexpensive stop.... now if someone tells me
that sea foam is $ 30.00 a bottle I will feel like a cheep scape. I
don=99t know what it cost or where to get it. but something
tells me I will by the end of the day.
Boyd Young
912 powered MKIII with normal EGT=99S
Brigham City Utah
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Subject: | Re: Life Insurance |
On 5/20/2016 4:41 PM, mikemac wrote:
>
> I have life insurance but not covered if I am pilot in command. I fly 103 but
would be willing to go sport pilot if that would make a difference.
> Just looking for a company that would not make recreational flying an exception
to my coverage.
Just got an advert from AOPA. They're offering accidental death (only)
coverage for members under age 70, as a supplement for regular life ins.
Max coverage of $200K for ~$50/month. Not cheap, but if you really need
it....
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Subject: | Re: Life Insurance |
Last I heard some companies would cover you if you declare your flight
status and pay an extra fee for the rating... Ask
Boyd
On May 20, 2016 3:45 PM, "mikemac" <mmacpherson@homesale.com> wrote:
>
> I have life insurance but not covered if I am pilot in command. I fly 103
> but would be willing to go sport pilot if that would make a difference.
> Just looking for a company that would not make recreational flying an
> exception to my coverage.
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=456411#456411
>
>
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