---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 02/28/06: 14 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:45 AM - Re: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine (Kip and Beth Gardner) 2. 05:58 AM - Re: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine (Gene Beenenga) 3. 06:28 AM - Re: Sun-N-Fun (Sealion330@cs.com) 4. 06:29 AM - Re: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine (Hans Vander Voort) 5. 08:05 AM - paging Dean Elliot (Steve Eldredge) 6. 09:21 AM - Re: Sun-N-Fun (Jim Ash) 7. 10:11 AM - Alliance, OH fly-in (Oscar Zuniga) 8. 04:50 PM - Re: Alliance, OH fly-in (Kip and Beth Gardner) 9. 05:00 PM - Re: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine (Kip and Beth Gardner) 10. 06:19 PM - wood preserver (Norman Neff) 11. 06:58 PM - Re: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled e... (HVandervoo@aol.com) 12. 09:37 PM - Re: Alliance, OH fly-in (Gary Gower) 13. 10:23 PM - I've been robbed (Rcaprd@aol.com) 14. 10:30 PM - Re: I've been robbed (Cory Emberson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:45:39 AM PST US From: Kip and Beth Gardner Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Kip and Beth Gardner John, If you want to give me a call some time, I can go over this with you. We have 4 of us here locally that are in various stages of disassembly and reassembly. I can give you some specific recommendations on cleaning up stuff & long-term storage. Also, one of our EAA chapter members owns a performance machine shop & can do things like rebore cylinders, recondition rods, rebuild heads, balance, etc. He does top-notch work for a very resonable price. You need to be careful of is to not strip out threads while trying to remove rusty stuff. There are also a couple of things that go easier if you do them in a particular sequence. Anyway, if you want to talk about it, give me a call at 330-494-1775 (home, evenings). You might also want to consider coming up for our Corvair Fly-In June 2-4. William will be here & we hope to have a good assortment of flying Corvair-powered planes and cars. There is preliminary info on William's web site & our chapter will be putting out detailed info in a few weeks. Regards, Kip Gardner -- North Canton, OH ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:58:28 AM PST US From: Gene Beenenga Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Gene Beenenga Kip, Just thought you might like to know, I am planning on coming June 2,3. will probably throw my engine in, just in case there is time for comments on my rear mounted starter. Please give me whatever particulars I need to know on finding your hanger. Gene Beenenga -----Original Message----- >From: Kip and Beth Gardner >Sent: Feb 28, 2006 7:44 AM >To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine > >--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Kip and Beth Gardner > >John, > >If you want to give me a call some time, I can go over this with you. >We have 4 of us here locally that are in various stages of >disassembly and reassembly. I can give you some specific >recommendations on cleaning up stuff & long-term storage. Also, one >of our EAA chapter members owns a performance machine shop & can do >things like rebore cylinders, recondition rods, rebuild >heads, balance, etc. He does top-notch work for a very resonable >price. > >You need to be careful of is to not strip out threads while trying to >remove rusty stuff. >There are also a couple of things that go easier if you do them in a >particular sequence. > >Anyway, if you want to talk about it, give me a call at 330-494-1775 >(home, evenings). > >You might also want to consider coming up for our Corvair Fly-In June >2-4. William will be here & we hope to have a good assortment of >flying Corvair-powered planes and cars. > >There is preliminary info on William's web site & our chapter will be >putting out detailed info in a few weeks. > >Regards, > >Kip Gardner >-- > >North Canton, OH > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:28:17 AM PST US From: Sealion330@cs.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Sun-N-Fun hi fellow pieters, I was at sun n fun last april and building my fuselage in the woodworking tent. I don't plan on working there this year because I need to attend welding, sheet metal, and fabric classes. I have finished the fuselage,tail feathers, one wing, most of the motor mount, and center section. The 36in center section will be a wet one with a drain at the front and rear. Holding off on the landing gear as I am not a welder and not sure how to go about it. My corvair engine is torn down and most of the new parts have been delivered. Looking forward to seeing some of you pieters next month. Gardiner Mason. PS I will be camping out under my cessna 140. N3533V at the vintage AC site, so please stop by. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:29:31 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine From: Hans Vander Voort --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Hans Vander Voort John, Flying to Brodhead is definitely on my to-do list, just don't know if it is going to be 2006. More likely I will be there at 2007. I am still chipping away at my 40 hour test phase, flew only 3 times this month due to weather. Last Saturday was finally again a nice day, flew for an hour, as did two piper J3's we did some loose formation flying, great fun. I do have my mind set to get my 40 hours out of the way before May. I Intend to make it to Hondo this year, That will be my first real cross country. I took us last year (a group consisting of a Kitfox and a Taylorcraft L2) 6 hours, due to heads winds and frequent fuel stops. Return trip was done in 4 hours. This year the group will be bigger, Two Piper J3's, a Aeronca L3, a Kitfox and my Pietenpol. The same group will go to Reklaw as well. In 2007 I could make it to Brodhead / Oshkosh, it will take a few days to get there but is something that is in the plans. On cleaning and storing your disassembled engine, you can clean it in a variety of different ways. If you use soaps try to avoid soaps with a high phosphate content (aluminum does not like it) High phosphate soups cut grease real good but "eats" also aluminum. (most store bought degreasers are high phosphate) If you do use it, do not let it sit overnight and always rinse with clean water afterwards. Best is to find a engine shop nearby and let them "hot tank" it. For storage I recommend to lubricate everything in motor oil and wrap it in old rags. Store it in a dry place. Keep on building Hans john e fay Sent by: To owner-pietenpol-l pietenpol-list@matronics.com ist-server@matron cc ics.com Subject Pietenpol-List: Need information on 02/27/2006 05:15 cleaning and storing disassembled PM engine Please respond to pietenpol-list@ma tronics.com --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: john e fay Hans, I was looking at your website the other night. Is there any chance you'll be able to bring your new Piet to Brodhead this summer. I would love to see it up close, especially with the William Wynne corvair engine. I need some advice from you and any others that have experience along this line. I have a corvair engine. I have just received William Wynne's new video about how to disassemble it. I have a little class of 5 high school boys who are going to work with me the next two weeks to take it apart to prepare it for an eventual rebuild. But I do not expect to rebuild it for a year or two. How do you recommend we clean the various parts, and what is the best way to store the parts for a year or more? Any good advice would be appreciated. I am a total novice on motors. I have never taken apart an engine before, or even opened one up. John Fay in Peoria ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:05:19 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: paging Dean Elliot From: "Steve Eldredge" Dean, I've got a question for you on your hat order, but I don't have your email... Sorry for the intrusion on the list. Steve E Do not archive ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:21:47 AM PST US From: Jim Ash Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Sun-N-Fun --- MIME Errors - No Plain-Text Section Found --- A message with no text/plain MIME section was received. The entire body of the message was removed. Please resend the email using Plain Text formatting. HOTMAIL is notorious for only including an HTML section in their client's default configuration. If you're using HOTMAIL, please see your email application's settings and switch to a default mail option that uses "Plain Text". --- MIME Errors No Plain-Text Section Found --- ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 10:11:41 AM PST US From: "Oscar Zuniga" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Alliance, OH fly-in --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" For those who may be thinking about taking their Corvair engines to the fly-in in June, note the following from William Wynne's website: "It was erroneously reported that this will be a College style workshop. Although Grace and I are planning on flying up weather permitting, I just want to attend and enjoy the day amongst friends. There will be plenty of time for exchanging ideas and checking out parts, but I'm really looking forward to an aviation event where I'm not turning wrenches for 12 hours. We'll have more on the event as we get closer." Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 04:50:49 PM PST US From: Kip and Beth Gardner Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Alliance, OH fly-in Cc: pietenpol-list@matronics.com, "Oscar Zuniga" --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Kip and Beth Gardner Oscar, Yes, thank you for pointing this out to the list. We ARE NOT going to be doing any major engine work at this event, more on the order of a couple short forums by William & then concentrating on seeing what shows up in the way of planes & cars for folks to look over, etc. I'm asking William to have at least one forum be an on-the-ramp event where he looks over & comments on the work of any planes that the owners are willing to let him do that. Those of us locally who are working on engines will have them &/or parts on display foir people to look over & any hands-on forum that William does will probably use those engines as 'props'. William HAS said he will be happy to look over parts, etc. but this is as much a pleasure trip for Grace & him as an 'appearance'. At 12:06 PM -0600 2/28/06, Oscar Zuniga wrote: >--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" > >For those who may be thinking about taking their Corvair engines to >the fly-in in June, note the following from William Wynne's website: > >"It was erroneously reported that this will be a College style >workshop. Although Grace and I are planning on flying up weather >permitting, I just want to attend and enjoy the day amongst friends. >There will be plenty of time for exchanging ideas and checking out >parts, but I'm really looking forward to an aviation event where I'm >not turning wrenches for 12 hours. We'll have more on the event as >we get closer." > >Oscar Zuniga >San Antonio, TX >mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com >website at http://www.flysquirrel.net -- North Canton, OH ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 05:00:51 PM PST US From: Kip and Beth Gardner Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled engine Cc: pietenpol-list@matronics.com, Hans Vander Voort --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Kip and Beth Gardner Hans & everyone else, My first recommendation for cleaning up parts is a 50-50 mix of kerosene and MEK. Using a hard bristle brush (NOT a wire brush on aluminum), this cuts through built-up grease & varnish like you would not believe & leaves parts absolutely clean. I've also used a steam gun with detergent on some parts, but be sure you wash them completely free of detergent residues when you are done. This gets things realy clean also, but not as pretty. Personally, I don't like the way parts look when they are hot tanked - the examples I've seen, at least on the aluminum parts, look 'etched' & I can't say what effect this has on the chemistry of the metal, etc. I store things the same way Hans does, a light oiling and wrap in rags. The one exception, which I took William Wynne's advice on, was to liberally spray the ground crank with WD-40 & then wrap it in plastic. I re-spray it about once every 6 months. Will be sending it off for nitriding soon, so I'll clean it up as William recommends also. Kip Gardner >On cleaning and storing your disassembled engine, you can clean it in a >variety of different ways. >If you use soaps try to avoid soaps with a high phosphate content (aluminum >does not like it) >High phosphate soups cut grease real good but "eats" also aluminum. (most >store bought degreasers are high phosphate) >If you do use it, do not let it sit overnight and always rinse with clean >water afterwards. >Best is to find a engine shop nearby and let them "hot tank" it. > >For storage I recommend to lubricate everything in motor oil and wrap it in >old rags. >Store it in a dry place. > >Keep on building -- North Canton, OH ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 06:19:40 PM PST US From: Norman Neff Subject: Pietenpol-List: wood preserver I'm planning on spraying my woodwork with clear dope as Mr Pietenpol suggested ., or clear acrylic lacquer with glycerin added [my idea] anyway as I was considering a wood preserver I found the following which is going on everthing I have thats made of wood house; garage , shed ,plane for what it's worth---- norman www.boatbuilding.com/article.php/ChemotherapyforRot/print --------------------------------- Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 06:58:59 PM PST US From: HVandervoo@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Need information on cleaning and storing disassembled e... Kip, Good info, MEK is nasty stuff though, better use some protection! WD 40 stands for Water Dispersant 40 days, it removes water and protects for 40 days. Basically an Alcohol and mineral oil mixture, the alcohol aids the water to evaporate and leaves behind a thin oil residue for protection I would still use motor oil, after you thoroughly dry all parts, it last longer as it leaves a thicker film. Another tip, go to a Marine store and buy some fogging oil, comes in a spray can and is purposely made for preservation purposes. You spray it in to the carburetor of a running engine until it quits, then you can store the engine for 6 months. Keep on building. Hans ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 09:37:42 PM PST US From: Gary Gower Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Alliance, OH fly-in Hi Oscar, I think is a fair thing... He deserves it once in a while. Is like having a close friend that is a professional singer, invited to your house and making sing for your friends, he wants just to have a good time. The price of beeing famous, he needs dark glasses in the flyin :-) :-) Saludos Gary Gower Do not archive. Oscar Zuniga wrote: --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" For those who may be thinking about taking their Corvair engines to the fly-in in June, note the following from William Wynne's website: "It was erroneously reported that this will be a College style workshop. Although Grace and I are planning on flying up weather permitting, I just want to attend and enjoy the day amongst friends. There will be plenty of time for exchanging ideas and checking out parts, but I'm really looking forward to an aviation event where I'm not turning wrenches for 12 hours. We'll have more on the event as we get closer." Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net --------------------------------- Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 10:23:57 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: I've been robbed This is off topic, I know, but I just need to vent. This evening when I got home from work, I find out I've been Robbed !! That's never happened to me before. They cut the lock off my garage with bolt cutters, and stole my brand new mig welder / argon tank, my Dad's old 1/2" Sioux drill, some other electric tools, Air conditioner unit removed and stashed behind the garage - probably with intent on coming back to get it. I keep going outside with a flashlight & ball bat, to have a look around. I hope I can find the s.o.b. before the police do. This really pisses me off more than you can imagine !! There's nothing worse than a thief or a liar !! Police came over and gave me some suggestions, and will be watching the pawn shops. I'm going to go around to the pawn shops myself, and see if I can find anything. Also going to put up one of those motion detector lights on the back of the house. I don't know what else to do. Just thought I'd let ya all know that yes indeed, there are thieves out there !! Chuck G. NX770CG ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 10:30:20 PM PST US From: "Cory Emberson" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: I've been robbed So sorry to hear that! Been there myself. do not archive _____ From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Rcaprd@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:23 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: I've been robbed This is off topic, I know, but I just need to vent. This evening when I got home from work, I find out I've been Robbed !! That's never happened to me before. They cut the lock off my garage with bolt cutters, and stole my brand new mig welder / argon tank, my Dad's old 1/2" Sioux drill, some other electric tools, Air conditioner unit removed and stashed behind the garage - probably with intent on coming back to get it. I keep going outside with a flashlight & ball bat, to have a look around. I hope I can find the s.o.b. before the police do. This really pisses me off more than you can imagine !! There's nothing worse than a thief or a liar !! Police came over and gave me some suggestions, and will be watching the pawn shops. I'm going to go around to the pawn shops myself, and see if I can find anything. Also going to put up one of those motion detector lights on the back of the house. I don't know what else to do. Just thought I'd let ya all know that yes indeed, there are thieves out there !! Chuck G. NX770CG