---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 01/31/10: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:14 AM - Back with you guys! (Michel Therrien) 2. 07:05 AM - Re: Back with you guys! (Larry McFarland) 3. 07:55 AM - Chat reminder for "Digesters" (George Race) 4. 09:14 AM - Re: Back with you guys! (Michel Therrien) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:14:21 AM PST US From: Michel Therrien Subject: Zenith-List: Back with you guys! Hi! I've been away from the list since a few years. I have flown my CH601-HD for more than 400 hours now with the Subaru engine. About three years ago, I bought a Franklin 4a-235-b31 engine that has been sitting in my garage since. Well, don't know why, but I got a spur of motivation to work again on the plane. So, I hope to install the new engine this year. Can't believe how expensive are aircraft engine accessories! The Subaru still runs well. For the first few years, I have valve issues (valve seats were burning). Since this has been resolved, it requires nearly no maintenance, except for my reduction drive that needs a shaft resleeve every 100 hours or so (the lower front bearing becomes slack). This setup may be for sale eventually (along with boxes of spare parts including a complete 2nd engine block). Anyway, I don't know how much good stuff I missed from this list, but I'll try to keep up to date and contribute. Cheers! do not archive ---------------------------- Michel Therrien CH601-HD, C-GZGQ http://mthobby.pcperfect.com/ch601 http://pages.infinit.net/mthobby __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:48 AM PST US From: Larry McFarland Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Back with you guys! Hi Michel, It has been a while. Could you elaborate more on the shaft re-sleeve? I've not heard of that one before now. I've only 150 hours on my 601HDS/Subaru and it's been rather trouble free, save replacing one belt and consumables after 5 years. Are you burning mostly 100LL? Larry McFarland at www.macsmachine.com Michel Therrien wrote: > > Hi! I've been away from the list since a few years. I have flown my CH601-HD for more than 400 hours now with the Subaru engine. > > About three years ago, I bought a Franklin 4a-235-b31 engine that has been sitting in my garage since. Well, don't know why, but I got a spur of motivation to work again on the plane. So, I hope to install the new engine this year. Can't believe how expensive are aircraft engine accessories! > > The Subaru still runs well. For the first few years, I have valve issues (valve seats were burning). Since this has been resolved, it requires nearly no maintenance, except for my reduction drive that needs a shaft resleeve every 100 hours or so (the lower front bearing becomes slack). This setup may be for sale eventually (along with boxes of spare parts including a complete 2nd engine block). > > Anyway, I don't know how much good stuff I missed from this list, but I'll try to keep up to date and contribute. > > Cheers! > > do not archive > > ---------------------------- > Michel Therrien CH601-HD, C-GZGQ > http://mthobby.pcperfect.com/ch601 > http://pages.infinit.net/mthobby > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:55:04 AM PST US From: "George Race" Subject: Zenith-List: Chat reminder for "Digesters" Live Chat Room every Monday evening around 8:00 EDT www.mykitairplane.com Click on the Chat Room link at the top of the page. George ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:14:54 AM PST US From: Michel Therrien Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Back with you guys! I have a Dave Johnson reduction drive which has a bearing in front of the lower pulley. After a while, no matter how tight the fitting of the bearing is on the shaft, it starts to slip on the shaft. I also tried with the shaft/bearing assembly compound from Permatex... my machine shop believes that this is because it is a ball or roller bearing while the engine includes a different bearing design and the is a small movement of the shaft relative to the bearing assembly (shaft clearance in the engine is about .002 if I remember. ---------------------------- Michel Therrien CH601-HD, C-GZGQ http://mthobby.pcperfect.com/ch601 http://pages.infinit.net/mthobby --- On Sun, 1/31/10, Larry McFarland wrote: > From: Larry McFarland > Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Back with you guys! > To: zenith-list@matronics.com > Received: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 10:04 AM > Larry McFarland > > Hi Michel, > It has been a while. Could you elaborate more on the shaft > re-sleeve? > I've not heard of that one before now. I've only 150 hours > on my > 601HDS/Subaru and > it's been rather trouble free, save replacing one belt and > consumables > after 5 years. Are you burning mostly 100LL? > > Larry McFarland at www.macsmachine.com > > > > > Michel Therrien wrote: > > > > > Hi! I've been away from the list since a few > years. I have flown my CH601-HD for more than 400 > hours now with the Subaru engine. > > > > About three years ago, I bought a Franklin 4a-235-b31 > engine that has been sitting in my garage since. Well, > don't know why, but I got a spur of motivation to work again > on the plane. So, I hope to install the new engine > this year. Can't believe how expensive are aircraft > engine accessories! > > > > The Subaru still runs well. For the first few > years, I have valve issues (valve seats were burning). > Since this has been resolved, it requires nearly no > maintenance, except for my reduction drive that needs a > shaft resleeve every 100 hours or so (the lower front > bearing becomes slack).This setup may be > for sale eventually (along with boxes of spare parts > including a complete 2nd engine block). > > > > Anyway, I don't know how much good stuff I missed from > this list, but I'll try to keep up to date and contribute. > > > > Cheers! > > > > do not archive > > > > ---------------------------- > > Michel Therrien CH601-HD, C-GZGQ > >http://mthobby.pcperfect.com/ch601 > >http://pages.infinit.net/mthobby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Email Forum - > FAQ, > - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - > List Contribution Web Site - > -Matt > Dralle, List Admin. > > > > __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! 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