---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 09/16/07: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:40:16 AM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Corvair Engines From: "Ron Lendon" 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. -------- 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:49:56 AM PST US From: William Dominguez Subject: Re: Zenith-List: 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 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 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:41:08 PM PST US From: William Dominguez Subject: Re: Zenith-List: 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 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 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:02:28 PM PST US From: "Gary Ray" Subject: Zenith-List: 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 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:17:31 PM PST US From: "Craig Payne" Subject: RE: Zenith-List: 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith-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/zenith-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith-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.