Randy Smith wrote:
> Why did he not fly it home??
I know Randy was kidding when he said this. I don't think Lee's plane was
flying yet, although I could be wrong.
Lots of KRs have been totaled or substantially damaged by first flights on
"pickup". I could have easily become a statistic myself
No matter what you use for your fuel tanks, Ethanol is bad news for your fuel
system. ?If your tanks are glass, no matter what kind of resin you use, Ethanol
will disolve it in fairly short order. ?If you're not using ethanol, almost any
resin will work well. ?The tanks in my KR were built using
Where do all get your tail wheel spring?? I have a B&K 4X140 that has recessed
areas top and bottom in the mount.? bottom is one and one half wide, and top is
one and one quarter inch wide.? I has holes for two quarter inch bolts,?
the mount is at approx. 45 degree angle.?
Vinyl ester has slightly better durability for 100 LL aviation fuel. Epoxy
is satisfactory also for 100 LL. Both resins will dissolve slowly in the
Ethanol that our enlightened government requires to be added to automotive
gasoline. In the presence of water in the Ethanol laced fuel, the Etha
Why did he not fly it home??
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> On Nov 15, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Lee Parker wrote:
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> probably mine. I just sold mine to a gentleman in Irving Tx.
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> On Thursday, November 14, 2013 3:46 PM, "ppaulvsk at aol.com" aol.com> wrote:
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> I just saw a nice looking KR2 on a t
Pure-gas.org/has hundreds of gas stations by states with pure gas
On Nov 16, 2013 8:04 PM, "smwood" wrote:
Hi Larry,
I wholly agree about the pro's of Klegicell and I would love to have a set of
"skins" made with it. However, Dan Diehl's skins were made with Lastifoam.
It's a lot better than the urethane but not nearly as tough as klegicell.
I know this because I hangared with Dan for 18 years and
Amen!
On Saturday, November 16, 2013 8:23 PM, Mark Langford wrote:
Randy Smith wrote:
> Why did he not fly it home??
I know Randy was kidding when he said this. I don't think Lee's plane was
flying yet, although I could be wrong.
Lots of KRs have been totaled or substantially damaged by f
Pure-gas.org/has hundreds of gas stations by states with pure gas
On Nov 16, 2013 8:04 PM, "smwood" wrote:
> Vinyl ester has slightly better durability for 100 LL aviation fuel.
> Epoxy is satisfactory also for 100 LL. Both resins will dissolve slowly
> in the Ethanol that our
That's the problem. ?The fuel filter works great as long as you never get water
into your fuel system. ?When my KR was new, the seals on the recessed fuel caps
didn't seal. ?It sat out in the rain for 3 days, which ensured that all three
tanks had substantial amounts of water in them. ?While the
At 02:23 PM 11/16/2013, you wrote:
>Where do all get your tail wheel spring?
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My spring is a section of a 1930's era automobile spring I found in
the attic of a local blacksmith shop. I cut it to length, cold bent
it to shape, and dressed the ends to fit the
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As Oscar states below, a common practice many many years ago to make fiberglass
unusual shaped items such as air intake?boxes,?cabin air boxes,?fuel tanks etc
guys including myself used Dow Styrofom as the core or shape needed,
fiberglassed over it? and
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Pete and all, obviously many have used this type of foam over the years . It
provides as a filler to form a shape just as does the rigid urethanes most have
used for their wings. Yes urethanes sand fast and easy but again it too is
easily delaminated as many have found out over the years. The
The gascolater is found in many fuel systems, including my ford f250 diesel. It
gives you a chance to inspect and discard the worst fuel in your system easily
and routinely. Filters, especially modern spin-ons, are fit-it-and-forget-it.
If you are careful with your fuel, and moderately lucky, yo
At 07:30 AM 11/16/2013, you wrote:
>>So, what is the advantage of using a gascolator over a fuel filter that
>>filters out water.
>Dan,
>I have 446.3 flight hours with no gascolator and have had no
>problems. The way I look at it is that the
I've seen sitting here thinking for a minute, and this piece of brilliance
hit me. When flying airplanes, one should always stack the odds in your
favor. Whether crankshafts or gascolators, points of failure should be
minimized, although not at "all costs", or at the risk of introducing other
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So, what is the advantage of using a gascolator over a fuel filter that
filters out water. I eliminated my gascolator. Have I set myself up for
some real trouble?
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Dan
>So, what is the advantage of using a gascolator over a fuel filter that
>filters out water. I eliminated my gascolator. Have I set myself up for
>some real trouble?
Dan,
I have 446.3 flight hours with no gascolator and have had no problems. The
way I look at it is that the gascolator is just an
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