---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 05/12/09: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:34 PM - Where is everyone? (Jim Langley) 2. 07:47 PM - Re: Where is everyone? (Wayne Patterson) 3. 11:47 PM - I was wondering if it was broken.....some news and a tip! (James, Clive R) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:34:47 PM PST US From: "Jim Langley" Subject: Lightning-List: Where is everyone? I'm getting lonely.. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:47:23 PM PST US Subject: RE: Lightning-List: Where is everyone? From: "Wayne Patterson" Sun's out and shining in Perth, Western Australia. Checked out my Kitlogpro web recently? Wayne Patterson LOUGHTON PATTERSON GROUP PO Box 398 South Perth 6951 08 94742126 From: owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-lightning-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim Langley Sent: Wednesday, 13 May 2009 10:34 AM Subject: Lightning-List: Where is everyone? I'm getting lonely.... ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:47:12 PM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: I was wondering if it was broken.....some news and a tip! From: "James, Clive R" Was thinking of sending a test note. All my bits for the Esqual upgrade left Shelbyville today bound for Blighty! I posted this on the Jabiru owners site after my trip to Norway in a 3300 engined Jabiru 430: Some info applicable to the earlier Jabiru heads. I recently changed a set of gaskets as a few were leaking slightly only to have one blow within 3 flying hours. Somewhat perplexed whilst investigating I discovered the set screws were bottoming out in the holes even with the new gaskets so not gripping the gaskets fully. Addition of some plane (sorry plain) washers 1.5mm thick solved the problem. My suggested long term fix would be to use spring washers instead of the grip washers Jab supply as they are thicker than the thin grip washers.. Mind you I don't think soft iron plan washers will come loose either giving how well the set screws were held in when I started. The situation is marginal and the single bolts were the worse as the manifold plate is thinner on the side with the single bolt hole than where there are the two side by side. I think the engine was about # 300, the type with the 3 into one pipe. Talking with a Jab engine guy he's seen it once before on a similar vintage engine. The most annoying part was I was halfway across Belgium at the time and had to take a day out to get spare gaskets. I suppose I shouldn't have set off straight after changing the gaskets but we'd been waiting for a while for the right weather and after a permit inspection the leaks were found. Key pictures of the trip attached with GPS track, you'll note the divert back to Antwerp to return some tools and as a test flight before heading off on a 3.5 hour leg to Denmark. That never happened due to a front North of Hamburg so after two nights in Liege we had another delay, turned back three times before going into Groningen in Northern Holland. Last day was a belter, Holland over Germany to Denmark, 35 mins on the ground, past Copenhagen to Gothenburg in Sweden, 45 mins and then up the coast of Sweden over the South of Norway in to Stavanger. The last leg across Norway was a little 'whiter' that I had expected......I thought it was spring! <> <<0a-first leg diverted to Calais poor viz.JPG>> <<0-Coasting in beach at Calais.JPG>> <<1-RAR workshop Antewerp.JPG>> <<2-Front in NW Germany.JPG>> <<3-Shirley enjoying the sunshine.JPG>> <<4-Norwegian terrain after 30 mins.JPG>> <<5-Norwegian terrain after 40 mins.JPG>> <<6-deep coastal Fjord.JPG>> <<7-Stavanger comes into view.JPG>> <<8-Stavanger even closer.JPG>> Regards, Clive Clive R James Harding OIM, BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, 1 Wellheads Avenue, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 7PB Tel: +44 (0)1224 772982 Fax: +44 (0)1224 834896 e-mail: clive.james@bp.com INK saving ECO SANS FONT used, www.ecofont.eu BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with the company number 305943 and VAT number GB365678995 and whose registered office is Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex TW16 7BP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-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/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-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.