---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 10/05/17: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:39 AM - Re: video (John Gilpin) 2. 06:57 AM - wing center gap seal (Charlie England) 3. 07:18 AM - Re: wing center gap seal (Charlie England) 4. 08:35 AM - Re: wing center gap seal (Larry Cottrell) 5. 05:39 PM - Re: wing center gap seal (George Helton) 6. 07:10 PM - Re: wing center gap seal (Charlie England) 7. 07:37 PM - Re: wing center gap seal (Larry Cottrell) 8. 08:01 PM - Re: wing center gap seal (Charlie England) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:39:20 AM PST US From: "John Gilpin" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: video I wonder how my 503 would do with the 14,000 peaks..... I got to 13,200 near Telluride in my Firestar with a 503. With lower altitu de jetting so running very rich, so could have done better with proper tuni ng.... Still climbing slowly but me too cold to continue.... JG --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:57:25 AM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: Kolb-List: wing center gap seal I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) Twinstar I'm restoring. The project came with a new, uninstalled, fabric seal with a zipper down the middle. I've already recovered and painted (latex house paint) the wings, & failed to mask off any fabric to attach the seal. Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap around the motor mount at the top rear, and wrap around the leading edge tubes in front and extend back almost to the wing attach/pivot points on the bottom. After a quick look around the interwebs, it would appear that several different other methods have been employed over the years, including a plexi seal offered by Kolb. I also remember comments about using aluminum. So, my questions: How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the trouble to run it back past the front of the motor mount? What about under the leading edge? Does it help to carry it all the way to the wing attach points, or can it simply wrap around the leading edge tubes? For attachment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its entire length, or is it adequate to simply wrap it around the wing with attachments at the rear and under the leading edge (or at the wing attach)? Thanks for your insight, Charlie ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:18:21 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: wing center gap seal From: Charlie England On 10/5/2017 8:56 AM, Charlie England wrote: > I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) Twinstar I'm > restoring. The project came with a new, uninstalled, fabric seal with > a zipper down the middle. I've already recovered and painted (latex > house paint) the wings, & failed to mask off any fabric to attach the > seal. > > Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap around the > motor mount at the top rear, and wrap around the leading edge tubes in > front and extend back almost to the wing attach/pivot points on the > bottom. > > After a quick look around the interwebs, it would appear that several > different other methods have been employed over the years, including a > plexi seal offered by Kolb. I also remember comments about using > aluminum. > > So, my questions: > How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the trouble to > run it back past the front of the motor mount? What about under the > leading edge? Does it help to carry it all the way to the wing attach > points, or can it simply wrap around the leading edge tubes? > > For attachment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its entire > length, or is it adequate to simply wrap it around the wing with > attachments at the rear and under the leading edge (or at the wing > attach)? > > Thanks for your insight, > > Charlie And, I forgot to ask; which material gets your vote? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:35:44 AM PST US From: Larry Cottrell Subject: Re: Kolb-List: wing center gap seal I have always used the lexan gap seal and attempted to cover and block as much of the gap area that I can. MIne has a section of alum. bent to go over the leading edge tubes. I use a small bungee cord to keep it up tight against the tubes. the sides are secured to the wings with velcro. Most of the Mark III's make up a "hard" section that slides in between the wings that consists of a couple of ribs that the lexan is secured to. The installation of the HKS presented a problem because of the location of the muffler. Larry On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Charlie England wrote: > I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) Twinstar I'm restoring. > The project came with a new, uninstalled, fabric seal with a zipper down > the middle. I've already recovered and painted (latex house paint) the > wings, & failed to mask off any fabric to attach the seal. > > Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap around the motor > mount at the top rear, and wrap around the leading edge tubes in front and > extend back almost to the wing attach/pivot points on the bottom. > > After a quick look around the interwebs, it would appear that several > different other methods have been employed over the years, including a > plexi seal offered by Kolb. I also remember comments about using aluminum. > > So, my questions: > How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the trouble to run > it back past the front of the motor mount? What about under the leading > edge? Does it help to carry it all the way to the wing attach points, or > can it simply wrap around the leading edge tubes? > > For attachment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its entire > length, or is it adequate to simply wrap it around the wing with > attachments at the rear and under the leading edge (or at the wing attach)? > > Thanks for your insight, > > Charlie > -- *The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of others.* *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:39:17 PM PST US From: George Helton Subject: Re: Kolb-List: wing center gap seal I restored my original Firestar earlier this year which originally used the zipper in the middle type gap seal. I talked to Brian at Kolb and he assured me that their new Velcro on gap would work just fine. I took his advice and had Helen at Kolb make me one . It was extremely easy to install and works great. I also built a Twinstar many year ago. This new one would have great on it. That just my experience, I like easy and availability. I=99ll attach a picture George H. Firestar FS 100 14GDH Mesick, Michigan gdhelton@gmail.com On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 11:41 AM Larry Cottrell wrote: > I have always used the lexan gap seal and attempted to cover and block as > much of the gap area that I can. MIne has a section of alum. bent to go > over the leading edge tubes. I use a small bungee cord to keep it up tigh t > against the tubes. the sides are secured to the wings with velcro. Most o f > the Mark III's make up a "hard" section that slides in between the wings > that consists of a couple of ribs that the lexan is secured to. > > The installation of the HKS presented a problem because of the location o f > the muffler. > > Larry > > On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Charlie England > wrote: > >> I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) Twinstar I'm >> restoring. The project came with a new, uninstalled, fabric seal with a >> zipper down the middle. I've already recovered and painted (latex house >> paint) the wings, & failed to mask off any fabric to attach the seal. >> >> Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap around the motor >> mount at the top rear, and wrap around the leading edge tubes in front a nd >> extend back almost to the wing attach/pivot points on the bottom. >> >> After a quick look around the interwebs, it would appear that several >> different other methods have been employed over the years, including a >> plexi seal offered by Kolb. I also remember comments about using aluminu m. >> >> So, my questions: >> How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the trouble to run >> it back past the front of the motor mount? What about under the leading >> edge? Does it help to carry it all the way to the wing attach points, or >> can it simply wrap around the leading edge tubes? >> >> For attachment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its entire >> length, or is it adequate to simply wrap it around the wing with >> attachments at the rear and under the leading edge (or at the wing attac h)? >> >> Thanks for your insight, >> >> Charlie >> > > > -- > *The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of > others.* > > *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email > address before sending.* > -- Have a great day! ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:10:04 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: wing center gap seal From: Charlie England Well shucks; more to contemplate. :-) Looks like either option requires velcro, so I'll get a roll of wide stuff on order while I contemplate materials. Thank you for the pic, and the ideas. Charlie On 10/5/2017 7:37 PM, George Helton wrote: > I restored my original Firestar earlier this year which originally > used the zipper in the middle type gap seal. I talked to Brian at Kolb > and he assured me that their new Velcro on gap would work just fine. I > took his advice and had Helen at Kolb make me one . It was extremely > easy to install and works great. I also built a Twinstar many year > ago. This new one would have great on it. That just my experience, I > like easy and availability. Ill attach a picture > George H. > Firestar FS 100 > 14GDH > Mesick, Michigan > gdhelton@gmail.com > > > > On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 11:41 AM Larry Cottrell > > wrote: > > I have always used the lexan gap seal and attempted to cover and > block as much of the gap area that I can. MIne has a section of > alum. bent to go over the leading edge tubes. I use a small bungee > cord to keep it up tight against the tubes. the sides are secured > to the wings with velcro. Most of the Mark III's make up a "hard" > section that slides in between the wings that consists of a couple > of ribs that the lexan is secured to. > > The installation of the HKS presented a problem because of the > location of the muffler. > > Larry > > On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Charlie England > > wrote: > > I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) Twinstar > I'm restoring. The project came with a new, uninstalled, > fabric seal with a zipper down the middle. I've already > recovered and painted (latex house paint) the wings, & failed > to mask off any fabric to attach the seal. > > Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap around > the motor mount at the top rear, and wrap around the leading > edge tubes in front and extend back almost to the wing > attach/pivot points on the bottom. > > After a quick look around the interwebs, it would appear that > several different other methods have been employed over the > years, including a plexi seal offered by Kolb. I also remember > comments about using aluminum. > > So, my questions: > How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the > trouble to run it back past the front of the motor mount? What > about under the leading edge? Does it help to carry it all the > way to the wing attach points, or can it simply wrap around > the leading edge tubes? > > For attachment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its > entire length, or is it adequate to simply wrap it around the > wing with attachments at the rear and under the leading edge > (or at the wing attach)? > > Thanks for your insight, > > Charlie > > > -- > /The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are > intolerant of others./ > / > / > /If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my > email address before sending./ > > -- > Have a great day! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:46 PM PST US From: Larry Cottrell Subject: Re: Kolb-List: wing center gap seal The one inch will be plenty. When you get ready to take which ever gap seal you decide on, get yourself a couple strips of Lexan and slip it between the two halves, and it comes off nice and easy. Larry On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Charlie England wrote: > Well shucks; more to contemplate. :-) > > Looks like either option requires velcro, so I'll get a roll of wide > stuff on order while I contemplate materials. > > Thank you for the pic, and the ideas. > > Charlie > > On 10/5/2017 7:37 PM, George Helton wrote: > > I restored my original Firestar earlier this year which originally used > the zipper in the middle type gap seal. I talked to Brian at Kolb and he > assured me that their new Velcro on gap would work just fine. I took his > advice and had Helen at Kolb make me one . It was extremely easy to insta ll > and works great. I also built a Twinstar many year ago. This new one woul d > have great on it. That just my experience, I like easy and availability. > I=99ll attach a picture > George H. > Firestar FS 100 > 14GDH > Mesick, Michigan > gdhelton@gmail.com > > > On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 11:41 AM Larry Cottrell > wrote: > >> I have always used the lexan gap seal and attempted to cover and block a s >> much of the gap area that I can. MIne has a section of alum. bent to go >> over the leading edge tubes. I use a small bungee cord to keep it up tig ht >> against the tubes. the sides are secured to the wings with velcro. Most of >> the Mark III's make up a "hard" section that slides in between the wings >> that consists of a couple of ribs that the lexan is secured to. >> >> The installation of the HKS presented a problem because of the location >> of the muffler. >> >> Larry >> >> On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Charlie England >> wrote: >> >>> I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) Twinstar I'm >>> restoring. The project came with a new, uninstalled, fabric seal with a >>> zipper down the middle. I've already recovered and painted (latex house >>> paint) the wings, & failed to mask off any fabric to attach the seal. >>> >>> Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap around the moto r >>> mount at the top rear, and wrap around the leading edge tubes in front and >>> extend back almost to the wing attach/pivot points on the bottom. >>> >>> After a quick look around the interwebs, it would appear that several >>> different other methods have been employed over the years, including a >>> plexi seal offered by Kolb. I also remember comments about using alumin um. >>> >>> So, my questions: >>> How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the trouble to ru n >>> it back past the front of the motor mount? What about under the leading >>> edge? Does it help to carry it all the way to the wing attach points, o r >>> can it simply wrap around the leading edge tubes? >>> >>> For attachment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its entire >>> length, or is it adequate to simply wrap it around the wing with >>> attachments at the rear and under the leading edge (or at the wing atta ch)? >>> >>> Thanks for your insight, >>> >>> Charlie >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of >> others.* >> >> *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email >> address before sending.* >> > -- > Have a great day! > > > Virus-free .. > www.avast.com > > <#m_-7813683466236448516_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > -- *The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of others.* *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:01:04 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: wing center gap seal From: Charlie England Great! one inch is easier to get, cheaper, etc. I like the separator idea, too. Charlie On 10/5/2017 9:25 PM, Larry Cottrell wrote: > The one inch will be plenty. When you get ready to take which ever gap > seal you decide on, get yourself a couple strips of Lexan and slip it > between the two halves, and it comes off nice and easy. > > Larry > > > On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Charlie England > wrote: > > Well shucks; more to contemplate. :-) > > Looks like either option requires velcro, so I'll get a roll of > wide stuff on order while I contemplate materials. > > Thank you for the pic, and the ideas. > > Charlie > > On 10/5/2017 7:37 PM, George Helton wrote: >> I restored my original Firestar earlier this year which >> originally used the zipper in the middle type gap seal. I talked >> to Brian at Kolb and he assured me that their new Velcro on gap >> would work just fine. I took his advice and had Helen at Kolb >> make me one . It was extremely easy to install and works great. I >> also built a Twinstar many year ago. This new one would have >> great on it. That just my experience, I like easy and >> availability. Ill attach a picture >> George H. >> Firestar FS 100 >> 14GDH >> Mesick, Michigan >> gdhelton@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 11:41 AM Larry Cottrell >> > wrote: >> >> I have always used the lexan gap seal and attempted to cover >> and block as much of the gap area that I can. MIne has a >> section of alum. bent to go over the leading edge tubes. I >> use a small bungee cord to keep it up tight against the >> tubes. the sides are secured to the wings with velcro. Most >> of the Mark III's make up a "hard" section that slides in >> between the wings that consists of a couple of ribs that the >> lexan is secured to. >> >> The installation of the HKS presented a problem because of >> the location of the muffler. >> >> Larry >> >> On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Charlie England >> > wrote: >> >> I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) >> Twinstar I'm restoring. The project came with a new, >> uninstalled, fabric seal with a zipper down the middle. >> I've already recovered and painted (latex house paint) >> the wings, & failed to mask off any fabric to attach the >> seal. >> >> Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap >> around the motor mount at the top rear, and wrap around >> the leading edge tubes in front and extend back almost to >> the wing attach/pivot points on the bottom. >> >> After a quick look around the interwebs, it would appear >> that several different other methods have been employed >> over the years, including a plexi seal offered by Kolb. I >> also remember comments about using aluminum. >> >> So, my questions: >> How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the >> trouble to run it back past the front of the motor mount? >> What about under the leading edge? Does it help to carry >> it all the way to the wing attach points, or can it >> simply wrap around the leading edge tubes? >> >> For attachment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along >> its entire length, or is it adequate to simply wrap it >> around the wing with attachments at the rear and under >> the leading edge (or at the wing attach)? >> >> Thanks for your insight, >> >> Charlie >> >> >> >> >> -- >> /The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are >> intolerant of others./ >> / >> / >> /If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove >> my email address before sending./ >> >> -- >> Have a great day! > > > > Virus-free. www.avast.com > > > > <#m_-7813683466236448516_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > -- > /The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant > of others./ > / > / > /If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email > address before sending./ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.