Bill, Here are some things to consider if you have not already done so. COOLING ISSUES: One thing you may consider is cooling airflow. What direction does your...
Bill, I should add one more thing, after reading your symptoms again it occurred to me that it looks more like the left cyl is cutting out. Possibly a plug or...
Well, technically glider pilots do have a medical, but its a "self declared medical" by the pilot. If you don't think you are fit to fly according to the regs,...
Completely off-topic, but I met Rudy Opitz, the test pilot for the Me-163 program, at a flying wing conference in Elmira, New York in the 1990s. Here are some...
I have a Marvel- Schebler Carb for a Lyc. 0-145, 65 HP engine, looks like 30 mm venturi. I wonder if anyone has tried this carb on a large VW engine. Dan...
Yo group, The article on Rudy Opitz is the best fly-boy item I have read in years. Thank you for this Matthew. Bill Brown Anacortes, washington ***** Posted...
Engine picture of my engine before and after the fat fin mod have been posted on my Zenith web page. http://www.zenith.aero/profile/WayneClagg Keep your...
All weekend should be nice, have fun. I plan on getting some time on my engine also. Dan R. N47CV Mar 4, 2010 10:42:04 PM, AirVW@yahoogroups.com wrote: Engine...
I am having a great deal of difficultly installing my tail fin as when I shrank the fabric the 3/4" tube where the hinge is welded pulled in about !/8". Â If...
... I may be doing it wrong since I am teaching myself, but I use the temp of the iron as a maximum to heat the fabric to, once it looks and feels tight I stop...
According to the manual you are supposed to make your initial shrink at 250 degrees, then 300 and up to 350. Leonard said to stop at 250. A 1/8" deflection...
Never use max heat on the iron. You should calibrate it first with a thermometer. Aircraft Spruce has a cheap one that you just lay on the bottom and the...
I use a non contact laser thermometer set the iron to 250 and then only heat until fabric is tight not until the fabric is at 250 To: AirVW@yahoogroups.com ...
!/8 of an inch on two 5' rods is only .062" deflection over 10' of overall length. Believe me I checked my thermometer and checked my iron before I shrank the...
Hi, I've been having problems with getting a reading above 2500rpm on my Westach -checked the prop rpm with a laser tachometer which reads 2850rpm. Tried a...
Mark I have a MGL digital tach and I had similar problems. I had to install a resistor between the tach signal lead and ground. I have no idea what the value...
Dan, how did it go today? I wanted to let everyone know the fat fin test engine flew about an hour today with the same results as before. I took off with temps...
That sounds very good. My little 1835 cc engine is running so easy that it almost runs to cool. With a EW of 450 lbs and an gross of 710, it doesn't have to...
I would start with about a 470 ohm up to 1,000 ohm resistor. Anything in this range would probably work. Hal ... From: Wayne To: AirVW@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
John, I made a road trip to Erie Airpark, Erie IL this winter. Jim, the owner, is a hell of a nice guy and he showed me the basics for painting aircraft with...
The carburetor venture diameter is 1-1/4 in so the intake valve would be close to this size. Hal ... From: Kevin To: AirVW@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March...
Thanks Hal, I'm making up a Dyno 2000 chart for the A-65 to use as a yardstick and to see just how close the program can get to a known engine, Kevin...
I have a Cont- A-75 disassembled and getting ready to major it. I measured the OD of the head of the valves. Exhaust valve-- 1.455 dia. Intake valve -- 1.575...
I wish I would have known this ealier last week as I just finshed a top job on an A-65. Numbers from Kevin appear to be in the ball park as the C-85 has...
