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1. 05:16 AM - progress in Tasmania (Douwe Blumberg)
2. 01:58 PM - New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list member (Michael Cuy)
3. 02:09 PM - Fw: New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list member (Michael Cuy)
4. 09:37 PM - Where I'm at (dboarder)
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| Subject: | progress in Tasmania |
HI David and welcome!
First off, congratulations on your progress!
I had a ford built with insert bearings as well and feel it's a great
solution if done well. I personally think a super-simple tach option is to
simply use a westach electrical tach which simply runs off the "P" lead from
the mag and eliminates the tach cable. I have used one for five years now
and know of others who have been using them with complete success.
Available from Aircraft Spruce. Just be sure to put a small fuse inline
between the gauge and the lead. I think Toni Bingilis mentions them in his
firewall forward book (which EVERYBODY building should be required to own
his entire set).
If I remember correctly I welded a boss onto the a short metal tube in the
radiator hose run so I could get water temps coming out of the radiator and
entering the motor. I've also heard that the cap-type gauges can be reading
the temp of the brass rather than pure water temps.
Good luck!
Douwe
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| Subject: | New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list member |
*Infidels, Countrymen, Airplane nuts, and Pietenpol builders, *
*Years back Steve Eldredge from Utah started a Pietenpol builders e-mail
list and in the early 1990's when I was starting to build my Pietenpol
I found the list*
*incredibly useful and as the list transitioned into the Matronics
list even after I completed and had flown my Piet I still enjoyed the list
and helping others*
*when possible. *
*The airplane is a very cool design---I have loved every minute of
building, owning, and flying it----but the most valuable gem I have been
blessed with from this*
*list are some lifelong friendships that formed because of our common
interest in this little wood and fabric homebuilt design: **--Frank
Pavliga----who was the one*
*who got me into Pietenpols and Frank's awesome Dad Frank S. Pavliga, John
Hofmann, Glenn Thomas, Rob Busch, Bill Church, Ryan Mueller, Dan Yocum,
Jack Phillips, Kevin Purtee, Gary Boothe, Tom Travis, Jim Sury, Paul and
Rudy Siegel, Gary & Shad Bell, Don Emch, Dan Helsper, Simon & Susan
McCormack, **Jim and Josh Markle, Matt Paxton, Richard Schriebler, Chuck
Borsuk, Earl Brown, John Recine, Scott Dawson, DJ Vegh, Steve Williamson,
Grant MacLaren, Mark Chouinard, Greg Cardinal, Doc & Dee Mosher, Jack &
Susan Textor, Chuck Gantzer, Steve Chase, Santiago Morete & many more. *
*I completed my 1933 short-fuselage Pietenpol in 1998 and it is powered by
an A-65 Continental engine. I have the straight axel landing gear and no
electrics. I covered the plane in the light weight 1.7oz uncertified
Superflite fabric (comes from the exact same mill as the certified
fabric---just doesn't have the pretty black PMA stamp every few feet) and
finished it in Randolph nitrate and butyrate dope with matching Randolph
enamel on the metal parts. *
*My plane came in at 632 pounds empty and I use a wood 72P-42" prop. I
have a 3-piece wing and no fuel in the wing---I made the center section
into a baggage compartment which works like a charm. Fuel is a nose tank
behind the firewall that holds 17 gallons. *
*I could not have built the airplane without the sound building advice I
got from other Piet builders who had built Pietenpols before me AND the
fantastic book series available thru EAA*
*by Tony Bingelis. These books are phenomenal and will save you hours and
hours of wondering how to do that next step. *
*How do I run my fuel lines? Tony tells you. What material do I make
my windshields out of? What is the difference between and AN-3 and an
AN-4 and how should they be installed*
*to FAA regulations and specs? The Tony Bingelis books tell you. *
*How tight should my prop bolts be and how do I balance my prop and make
sure it tracks properly to reduce vibration? My Uncle Tony tells you.
(okay....he's not really my Uncle *
*but I love calling him that.) *
*I saved a LOT of head-scratching and money and time by purchasing these
jewels---four books for under $100. Two tanks of avgas cost me that much
so really, this is a great investment and you don't always get sound advice
from "experienced" airplane people but you will from buying and reading the
Tony Bingelis homebuilder books. *
https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa-shop/homebuilders_corner/2251598800000__bingelis-set-of-4
*I've had the pleasure of flying this little airplane now for 18 years and
it has been a pure joy. I hope whatever your interest level is in
Pietenpols that you'll keep at it and finish yours someday. The guys who
own and fly them will tell you how worthwhile the effort is to build (and
it isn't easy by any means) this scratch-built airplane. *
*Ironically enough the guys who have "them all"......the airline pilots and
military pilots out there.....do you know what kind of airplane many of
them gravitate to building?? The Pietenpol. One of my friends flies the
CAF's B-24 and B-29, C-47, and A-26. Do you know what he's building in
his garage? A Pietenpol. *
*There are guys in this group who have combat time in F-16 Falcons and you
know what they are building?? There is a guy here building a Pietenpol
who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a heroic rescue in
Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
*There are SO many good resources for Pietenpol builders. One of my
FAVORITE places on the web to look at Pietenpol photos ( I mean reams of
photos) is a great web site made by Chris
Tracy---- http://www.westcoastpiet.com/ <http://www.westcoastpiet.com/>
You could spend hours and hours pouring over builders photos. A ton of
photos my plane are posted there along with an entire page of sketches
under Mike Cuy. *
*Lastly, there is a wonderful Facebook Pietenpol page that I really
like---- https://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/>*
*All the best, *
*Michael Cuy*
*Ohio *
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| Subject: | Fwd: New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list |
member
*Infidels, Countrymen, Airplane nuts, and Pietenpol builders, *
*Years back Steve Eldredge from Utah started a Pietenpol builders e-mail
list and in the early 1990's when I was starting to build my Pietenpol
I found the list*
*incredibly useful and as the list transitioned into the Matronics
list even after I completed and had flown my Piet I still enjoyed the list
and helping others*
*when possible. *
*The airplane is a very cool design---I have loved every minute of
building, owning, and flying it----but the most valuable gem I have been
blessed with from this*
*list are some lifelong friendships that formed because of our common
interest in this little wood and fabric homebuilt design: **--Frank
Pavliga----who was the one*
*who got me into Pietenpols and Frank's awesome Dad Frank S. Pavliga, John
Hofmann, Glenn Thomas, Rob Busch, Bill Church, Ryan Mueller, Dan Yocum,
Jack Phillips, Kevin Purtee, Gary Boothe, Tom Travis, Jim Sury, Paul and
Rudy Siegel, Gary & Shad Bell, Don Emch, Dan Helsper, Simon & Susan
McCormack, **Jim and Josh Markle, Matt Paxton, Richard Schriebler, Chuck
Borsuk, Earl Brown, John Recine, Scott Dawson, DJ Vegh, Steve Williamson,
Grant MacLaren, Mark Chouinard, Greg Cardinal, Doc & Dee Mosher, Jack &
Susan Textor, Chuck Gantzer, Steve Chase, Santiago Morete & many more. *
*I completed my 1933 short-fuselage Pietenpol in 1998 and it is powered by
an A-65 Continental engine. I have the straight axel landing gear and no
electrics. I covered the plane in the light weight 1.7oz uncertified
Superflite fabric (comes from the exact same mill as the certified
fabric---just doesn't have the pretty black PMA stamp every few feet) and
finished it in Randolph nitrate and butyrate dope with matching Randolph
enamel on the metal parts. *
*My plane came in at 632 pounds empty and I use a wood 72P-42" prop. I
have a 3-piece wing and no fuel in the wing---I made the center section
into a baggage compartment which works like a charm. Fuel is a nose tank
behind the firewall that holds 17 gallons. *
*I could not have built the airplane without the sound building advice I
got from other Piet builders who had built Pietenpols before me AND the
fantastic book series available thru EAA*
*by Tony Bingelis. These books are phenomenal and will save you hours and
hours of wondering how to do that next step. *
*How do I run my fuel lines? Tony tells you. What material do I make
my windshields out of? What is the difference between and AN-3 and an
AN-4 and how should they be installed*
*to FAA regulations and specs? The Tony Bingelis books tell you. *
*How tight should my prop bolts be and how do I balance my prop and make
sure it tracks properly to reduce vibration? My Uncle Tony tells you.
(okay....he's not really my Uncle *
*but I love calling him that.) *
*I saved a LOT of head-scratching and money and time by purchasing these
jewels---four books for under $100. Two tanks of avgas cost me that much
so really, this is a great investment and you don't always get sound advice
from "experienced" airplane people but you will from buying and reading the
Tony Bingelis homebuilder books. *
https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa-shop/homebuilders_corner/2251598800000__bingelis-set-of-4
[image: Inline image 1]
*I've had the pleasure of flying this little airplane now for 18 years and
it has been a pure joy. I hope whatever your interest level is in
Pietenpols that you'll keep at it and finish yours someday. The guys who
own and fly them will tell you how worthwhile the effort is to build (and
it isn't easy by any means) this scratch-built airplane. *
*Ironically enough the guys who have "them all"......the airline pilots and
military pilots out there.....do you know what kind of airplane many of
them gravitate to building?? The Pietenpol. One of my friends flies the
CAF's B-24 and B-29, C-47, and A-26. Do you know what he's building in
his garage? A Pietenpol. *
*There are guys in this group who have combat time in F-16 Falcons and you
know what they are building?? There is a guy here building a Pietenpol
who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a heroic rescue in
Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
*There are SO many good resources for Pietenpol builders. One of my
FAVORITE places on the web to look at Pietenpol photos ( I mean reams of
photos) is a great web site made by Chris
Tracy---- http://www.westcoastpiet.com/ <http://www.westcoastpiet.com/>
You could spend hours and hours pouring over builders photos. A ton of
photos my plane are posted there along with an entire page of sketches
under Mike Cuy. *
*Lastly, there is a wonderful Facebook Pietenpol page that I really
like---- https://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/>*
*All the best, *
*Michael Cuy*
*Ohio *
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Hi Pieters,
Thanks for your replies.
Engines work the same Down Under, however, I have seen a Detroit two-stroke diesel
Screaming Jimmy run backwards, complete with clouds of white smoke. And no,
water doesnt travel down the drain anti-clockwise, but the sun does.
The WW2 Jeep motor is based on the Willys 4 used in the Whippet. Interestingly,
almost as many Jeeps were made by Ford (under licence) during WW2.
For those contemplating using an A Ford engine may I humbly suggest you broaden
your search to include the Model B (1932-34). These are scarce (certainly here)
as they came out in the Depression and competed with the new, for Ford, V8.
Almost identical to the the A engine but with good internal modifications, most
notably a counter-balanced crankshaft. Makes for a smoother running engine
capable of extra revs. They also ran a bigger throat Zenith carby, which can be
used on an A engine - but also scarce.
All the Fords imported into Australia were manufactured in Canada and assembled
locally. The engines have a C stamped in front of the engine number. The one
Im using is CAO7628 which indicates a May 1928 build.
Im reliably informed that all Canadian built engines were painted grey, not the
Ford green of the US built.
Despite considerable research, I cannot find any reference to this colour. Maybe
one of the Canadian Pietenpol builders may be able to shed some light.
Respectfully,
David Boarder
Launceston Tasmania Australia
The ox is slow, but the earth is patient.
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