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1. 05:40 AM - Re: Corvair Engines (Ron Lendon)
2. 10:49 AM - Re: Corvair Engines (William Dominguez)
3. 03:41 PM - Re: Corvair Engines (William Dominguez)
4. 06:02 PM - Re: 601XL Near Perfect Flight (Gary Ray)
5. 06:17 PM - Re: Re: 601XL Near Perfect Flight (Craig Payne)
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| Subject: | Re: Corvair Engines |
I just let the folks I work with and associate with know and two cores came my
way within 6 months. Best part was they were free for the taking. All the extra
HW was donated to the local CORSA gang once I had everything disassembled.
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Ron Lendon, Clinton Township, MI
Corvair Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder ;-)
http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=134649#134649
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| Subject: | Re: Corvair Engines |
I contacted my local Corsa chapter and they put me in contact with a local aircraft/Corvair
builder who in turn put me in contact with a guy who had several
cores, I ended up buying one.In conclusion, check your local Corsa club first.
William Dominguez
Zodiac 601XL Plans
Miami, Florida
Shane Norwood <phpd81p@gmail.com> wrote: This question has probably been asked
1000 times, but does anyone have any good resources for acquiring a Corvair engine
suitable for rebuild?
Thanks!
~Shane Norwood
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| Subject: | Re: Corvair Engines |
I contacted my local Corsa chapter chapter and they put me in contact with a local
aircraft/Corvair builder who in turn put me in contact with a guy who had
several cores, I ended up buying one.In conclusion, check your local Corsa club
first.
William Dominguez
Zodiac 601XL Plans
Miami, Florida
Shane Norwood <phpd81p@gmail.com> wrote: This question has probably been asked
1000 times, but does anyone have any good resources for acquiring a Corvair engine
suitable for rebuild?
Thanks!
~Shane Norwood
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| Subject: | Re: 601XL Near Perfect Flight |
I just finished a two hour flight of my local area, landing at small
airports that would have been difficult with my previous aircraft.
Winds variable at 4 kts, Visibility 50 miles, Smooth air conditions. It
was very satisfying when everything in my William Wynne Corvair powered
601XL was working perfectly.
My last tweak was to eliminate a very small vibration above 3000 rpm. I
did not experience any vibration today. A few strategically placed
washers inside my spinner did the trick so I will attach them
permanently.
I am very happy with this machine.
Now showing 55.3 hours Total Time
Over the last year I have been chasing several small problems. So what
did I learn if I was to do it again?
For me I would have been much better off ordering an engine from William
Wynne and not listen to the local experts. My initial ignorance added
to my build time and overall cost. Virtually all of the initial work
had to be redone.
Thanks to William Wynne I ended up with a very good Corvair Conversion.
The Heintz Family is a pleasure to do business with. Nice design, good
follow-up and building support.
I would not buy any used avionics. The ones I started with ended up
weighing more, doing less, or costing more when I had to replace them
plus the time to re-wire the replacement.
Keep it light, simple, documented and organized.
Now I plan on spending a lot more time in the air.
Keep building. The end result is worth it.
Gary Ray
Hanger E10 , @ KPTK SE Michigan
davgray@sbcglobal.net
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| Subject: | Re: 601XL Near Perfect Flight |
Glad to hear you are in the air and enjoying your plane.
> A few strategically placed washers inside my spinner did the trick so I
will attach them permanently.
How did you decide where to place the washers? I'm assuming you didn't have
access to dynamic balancing equipment.
-- Craig
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