I was just looking at the trouble shooting chart from great plains,, and they too say poss lean, or too much pitch... running lean is an easy fix. I will try that first.
Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 6:38 PM Subject: RE: KR> Second and third flight. > Make sure that your mixture is not lean. On my KR with a VW I had it set on > the lean side and it would get pretty hot, but still sounded fine. > > I am up to 15.4 hours on my Midget Mustang so far and I have at least that > much time and about $800 into fixing all the little things that break during > the first few hours. That is just the way it works. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of Lee Van Dyke > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 4:46 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> Second and third flight. > > > Netters, > > Went out to the airport today 6AM to test the new prop with another flight. > Weather calm, temp 90 degrees. Started it up and got the temp up, taxied > out to active and waited for the traffic to clear. Several planes this > morning, decided to go, was cleared to T/O. Throttle to full 3200 RPM's, > rotated @ 90 climed out @110. I noticed right side CHT climbing to 460 +... > called the tower and let them know that I would be making a full stop, they > asked if I needed any help, (same controller as lest time). I said no that > temp was a little high and wanted to check it out. I leveled out @ pattern > altitude and the temp came down, not much. Touch down was pretty good not > baby butt smooth. I trimmed some baffleing and added some rubber up front. > Started it up again and taxied to active. Cleared for T/O to orbit the > airport. rotated @ 90 climbed out @ 110, temp started to climb again, once > I leveled off at altitude the temp dropped a little. I thought what the > heck, it's not gong any higher, why not stay up.. I flew for about 45 > minutes, and decided to land. Problem with the radio, I could hear, but > could not transmit. Wow what next. I started circling just outside > pattern, 3 times nothing, then I flew a down wind.... nothing,,, I made > another circle, nothing,, another,,,, then tower called my N #,,, yeh,,,, > wag the wings, he asked If I wanted to land,, wag.. ok cleared for down > wind,,, wag,,, cleared to land,,, wag,,, 120... downwind,, 100 base... 90 > final.... seemed a little fast for me, so when I flared,, I ballooned a > little,, (ok alot) airspeed droped to below 70... started to settle. left > wing down... not good... I got it leveled when I hit, but I dropped a > lilttle hard for the spring gear. The spring hit the top of the Stub wing. > A small patch will be needed... I the left aileron some repair,,, sad day > for the plane,,, I was happy with a 1 hour flight. I won't be able to fly > back to Oshkosh but I will be there. I will fly to the gathering... > > PS any help on CHT problem would be great.... the sensor is at the front > on that side... > > Snakebite > > Lee Van Dyke > Mesa AZ > l...@vandyke5.com > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > >
