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1. 01:01 PM - tire and wheel (Bill Flick)
2. 02:46 PM - Re: tire and wheel (Bill Naumuk)
3. 04:32 PM - Re: [Probable Spam] tire and wheel (Larry McFarland)
4. 05:50 PM - Re: tire and wheel (Jerry)
5. 07:16 PM - Autogas, Quick Drains, and Digitrack (Klaus Truemper)
6. 09:09 PM - Re: Autogas, Quick Drains, and Digitrack (Jerry)
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what size nose wheel and tire on 601 hds? has 480x8 tire and wheel i
have says italy-15x1.5 the tire seems a little tight in the nose fork.
thanks ralph 601 hds corvair
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| Subject: | Re: tire and wheel |
On 08/17/2011 03:55 PM, Bill Flick wrote:
> *what size nose wheel and tire on 601 hds? has 480x8 tire and wheel
> i have says italy-15x1.5 the tire seems a little tight in the nose
> fork. thanks ralph 601 hds corvair*
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Bill-
If your tire is rubbing, you have correct tire. Is the distance
from outside to outside of the lower part of the fork 123mm? If not 123
+/- 2mm the fork itself is undersized.
--
Bill Naumuk
Zen/Vair 601MG
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Hi Bill,
I recommend you use a set of Michelin S-83 3.50 x 8.00 tires for the running
gear. Image link below.
http://www.macsmachine.com/images/wheelfairings/full/fairingbrkts.gif
The tube and tire setup on the Matco wheel is a good fit and at 25.5 psi,
rolls nicely.
These are good for HDS loading, mine at 1300 lbs max.
Obtained or ordered from motorcycle shops as a "motorscooter tire" for
around $40.00 each.
Good value.
Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
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[mailto:owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bill Flick
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 2:56 PM
Subject: [Probable Spam] Zenith-List: tire and wheel
what size nose wheel and tire on 601 hds? has 480x8 tire and wheel i have
says italy-15x1.5 the tire seems a little tight in the nose fork. thanks
ralph 601 hds corvair
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On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Bill Flick wrote:
what size nose wheel and tire on 601 hds? has 480x8 tire and wheel
i have says italy-15x1.5 the tire seems a little tight in the nose
fork. thanks ralph 601 hds corvair
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Bill,
Here is a link to the original wheel that was shipped with HDS kit.
http://www.matcomfg.com/VALVEHALF8625ZENITH-idv-2878-44.html
Here is a link to the original tire that was shipped with HDS kit.
http://www.matcomfg.com/TIRE48086PR-idv-3095-38.html
Sounds like you may have original tire but a different wheel.
Here is a link to a drawing of the original wheel.
http://static.veracart.com/matco/item_pdfs/2627/document1.pdf
Hope this helps.
Jerry 601 HDS
P.S. Like Larry I have converted to the Michilen tires.
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| Subject: | Autogas, Quick Drains, and Digitrack |
Hi,
It seems that autogas attacks O-rings in quick drains,
something avgas will not do. Possibly, the addition of
ethanol to autogas started some years ago accelerates
the deterioration process.
As a fix,
- quick drains should be used where O-rings are easily
replaced. Yes, there are some models where the entire
quick drain must be replaced, as proved to us recently
by an A&P in Goodland, KS. The occasion was the discovery
of a badly damaged O-ring in one of the quick drains
of our plane. Fortunately, we have a version where
O-ring replacement can be done.
- monitor the deterioration by watching the up-travel
of the fitting when fuel is sampled. When the amount
of up-travel is significantly different from that with
a newly installed O-ring, replacement of the O-ring
should be done.
Equivalently, the distance from the lower fitting of
the quick drain to the wing or tank can be measured,
and a significant increase indicates deterioration.
>From now on, we will check for this condition once a
year during the annual inspection.
Given our recent experience, replacement of the
O-rings every 3-4 years can be expected.
I would be interested to learn whether others have
had similar experience and/or have found better fixes.
Another Digitrak experience:
The Digitrak autopilot calibrates everything when
the unit is first turned on, typically on the ground.
If the airplane is moving forward in a slight turn
at that time, the autopilot later is unable to
hold a heading, and will always start a turn when engaged.
When that happened to us for the first time, it
was quite disconcerting and looked like a failure
of the system.
The fix is simple. Turn off the autopilot, fly straight
and level as smoothly as possible, and turn on the
autopilot. Within a few seconds the calibration is
done, and from then on the autopilot functions correctly.
Last but not least: We had a great trip to Rocky
Mountain National Park, escaping the record heat
in Texas. If you like to see some pictures of this
magnificent park, go to
passionforflight.blogspot.com
Happy flying,
Klaus
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| Subject: | Autogas, Quick Drains, and Digitrack |
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Klaus Truemper wrote:
Last but not least: We had a great trip to Rocky
Mountain National Park, escaping the record heat
in Texas. If you like to see some pictures of this
magnificent park, go to
passionforflight.blogspot.com
Happy flying,
Klaus
Klaus,
Rocky Mountain National Park is fantastic. I live in Arizona and
visited there over the 4th to escape the heat here. The elk were
fantastic.
Jerry
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