---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 03/30/17: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:54 AM - Re: Re: propeller for the Jeepenpol (Clif Dawson) 2. 12:53 PM - Compass (j_dunavin) 3. 02:11 PM - Re: Compass (robert wiebe) 4. 02:38 PM - Re: Compass (Steven Dortch) 5. 02:47 PM - Re: Buddy looking for a Pietenpol ride (Steven Dortch) 6. 03:31 PM - Re: Compass (j_dunavin) 7. 04:50 PM - Re: Compass (dog67@aol.com) 8. 06:53 PM - Re: Compass (j_dunavin) 9. 08:06 PM - new aluminum high compression head for the Jeep engine (aviken) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:54:59 AM PST US From: "Clif Dawson" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: propeller for the Jeepenpol Another interesting little tool. http://mail2600.com/PropDesign/index.html Clif "Boy that was a smooth landing, now everyone get ready for the speed bump!" > Prop calculators: > (http://www.kitfox.eu/technical/propcalculator/propprog.html) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:53:11 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Compass From: "j_dunavin" I bought an older, says Mark 8, compass, WW2 navy area? Anyway I checked it against our sight compass at work and it works great! The only problem is that the liquid has become dark and the lettering is also very dark. What would be involved in refurbishing this thing? Do I need to send this in somewhere, or would it is possible to replace the liquid and clean up the lettering? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467843#467843 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:11:54 PM PST US From: robert wiebe Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Compass If this is the sperry (bulkhead mount) compass of which you speak, the dial will be painted in radium paint, which does "fade" but is still poisonous (radioactive). (Pretty much most to all of the instruments of this era will be radium painted.) I have replaced "dirty" compass fluid with the best kerosene I could find ( not lamp oil) but was informed once by a service tech that the reason for t he discolouration is from the seals breaking down. I always assumed it was from the paint. I have never had a leak but I would not rely on one of my c ollectibles as a primary instrument. But, Hey. Get a removable phone mount and use your iPhone for that. The story of the girls who worked in factories during WWII painting radium dials is interesting. They were told it was safe and used to lick their bru shes, as per training, to get a good point. A goodly number of them lost th eir jaws, etc. to cancer. No claims were ever paid out as I recall. There are instrument makers who will be happy to repair the unit for the pr ice of a mortgage payment. I had a watchmaker who painted dials for me (now passed on) but I never wanted to disassemble a liquid filled instrument fo r fear of not ever being able to seal it back up. - Robert =C2- From: j_dunavin To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 1:58 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Compass I bought an older, says Mark 8, compass, WW2 navy area? Anyway I checked it against our sight compass at work and it works great! The only problem is that the liquid has become dark and the lettering is al so very dark. What would be involved in refurbishing this thing? Do I need to send this i n somewhere, or would it is possible to replace the liquid and clean up the lettering? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467843#467843 S - WIKI - - =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- -Matt Dralle, List Admin. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:38:05 PM PST US From: Steven Dortch Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Compass Anything is possible! This is Experimental Aviation. Look the thing up online and perhaps you can find a good description of an overhaul! First can you get Seals? Or can you make them? The famous 'Whisky" in these old compasses is usually a really pure kerosene. So you will need paint that will resist kerosene. I have an old Carwil compass that became the early Airpath compass. To adjust the heading you have to place magnetized needles in little slots on the compass. Really strange. I got it up and working but now have a small leak, guess it is time to replace the seals. Luckily they are just like the airpath Seals. Blue Skies, Steve D On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 2:52 PM, j_dunavin wrote: > > I bought an older, says Mark 8, compass, WW2 navy area? > Anyway I checked it against our sight compass at work and it works great! > > The only problem is that the liquid has become dark and the lettering is > also very dark. > > What would be involved in refurbishing this thing? Do I need to send this > in somewhere, or would it is possible to replace the liquid and clean up > the lettering? > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467843#467843 > > -- Blue Skies, Steve D ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:47:32 PM PST US From: Steven Dortch Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Buddy looking for a Pietenpol ride Andre, I have sent him a message. I will try to get y'all connected. I feel like a drug dealer giving him his first free sample! LOL Steve D On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Andre B. Charvet wrote: > I have one in Titusville at X21. Where does he live? > Ben Charvet > > On March 28, 2017, at 11:37 PM, Steven Dortch > wrote: > > > > > > >I have a buddy in central Florida looking to get a ride in a air camper. > > > >Any one in the area? > > > -- Blue Skies, Steve D ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 03:31:57 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Compass From: "j_dunavin" I thought that radium paint also ment glow in the dark? This doesn't glow. In any case it is a panel mount, and I got it for pretty inexpensive. I love it though for the large dial in there! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467850#467850 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 04:50:02 PM PST US From: dog67@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Compass Instrument Pro in California does a great job with restoring older instruments. Kurt Steklis is a magician! His email is instrumentpro@yahoo.com Tell him we sent you - he's already done a handful of instruments for us with our Camel project Cheers Jonathan Apfelbaum -----Original Message----- From: j_dunavin Sent: Thu, Mar 30, 2017 1:53 pm Subject: Pietenpol-List: Compass I bought an older, says Mark 8, compass, WW2 navy area? Anyway I checked it against our sight compass at work and it works great! The only problem is that the liquid has become dark and the lettering is also very dark. What would be involved in refurbishing this thing? Do I need to send this in somewhere, or would it is possible to replace the liquid and clean up the lettering? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467843#467843 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 06:53:20 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Compass From: "j_dunavin" Awesome, thank you! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467853#467853 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 08:06:54 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: new aluminum high compression head for the Jeep engine From: "aviken" I had done some internet research in the past to find an aluminum head for my Jeep 134 engine the would do two things , increase hp and weigh less. I found that there were such animals but not many around any more. Hickey had made these in the 50's for midget racers of that era, but they were scarce and expensive. I did find that a fellow in Austrailia had built his version of aluminum head and according to a few years older add , they were soon to be back in production. I contacted the man and he seemed interested in providing me with such a head , but about that time he became ill and being like me an older fellow I wasn't sure that he would ever be able to complete the project. About a year ago I received an email from Ted that said He had been sick but thought he was improving and that he had about 4 different people wanting the head and he was going to check his supply of castings and try to build them . I received a message from him and a picture of my head almost ready. Shipping next week hopefully. 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