> a lot of old certified aircraft sitting on ramps and in hangers all over
the country that only have 1500 Total Time
Lots of old geezers too, maybe. Reminds me of 'Lou' bless his heart. Lou was
a retired guy, was in Naval aircraft of some sort. Flew a lot. Was a
navigator and pilot and I don't kn
> it is not recommended due to resonance vibration.
Seems odd to me that it would be resonance... Wouldn't that change with prop
pitch, blade length, rpm, etc?
> consider purchasing an enclosed trailer for your plane.
A thing that has passed through my mind is that sometimes, particularly now,
an older motor home can be a lot cheaper than an enclosed trailer. I was
looking at some that showed promise. You could gut the interior, build a
back door, and bu
> The tach indication was accurate when checked against an optical tach, and it
> was still functioning fine after more than 4 years & 400 hours without a
> change of batteries.
I have had very good service from mine. I have used it on a number of engines
while testing and never had an experie
> in south San Francisco, and I always freeze when I go there to visit him.
"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco"
(not Mark Twain)
> A day or two out you can be pretty confident that the forecast will be
pretty close
Six months of the year here in central California they are right on the
button. "Hot and dry". Think it has been years since we had a good summer
thunderstorm. Our last rains are generally this time of year, the
> I thought it was toast because when putting the charger on
> it the charger needle would not register any movement.
Generally that is a sign of sulfation on the plates.
> for 24 hours and voltage climbed from 5.4 or so to 13.85.
But you may still have a compromised battery. Sulfation effecti
> > I even picked up a dremel like rotary tool for $8
> The attachments are worth $8 though.
That's what I did with mine. Actually, it can do real work if you are not in
a hurry.
> you can get the Black & Decker RTX at Wal-Mart for about $25.
That's what I did too.
GeoB
Hey!
> Would you be interested in adopting me?
I wuz just teasing you. It sounds like you certainly earn your stuff. Do you
need a compuuter nerd? Does GIS?
:-)
GeoB
> I am a professional mechanical engineer, skilled in cabinet making,
> and own an automobile repair shop and have a complete wood shop in
> my basement. So I think I have the wherewithal to do the building.
> Any encouragement or discouragement or comments would be welcome.
Would you be in
> I was in Harbor Freight yesterday and they do have
> one that is a float for $9.95.
Yeah. They have one online that is a float, like mine, for $5.99.
GeoB
Thanks, Mike, great post.
Are you *sure* that cheap lil HF thingee is a float? I'll go check... I'm
such a cynic...
GeoB
Since it is all made in China anyway, might as well get the 1 amp trickle
charger from harbor Freight for $6 on sale. Gets the job done just as well.
GeoB
I work in an IT dept, and sometimes the old batteries get passed around. I
think that many of them will have life left even if they don't perform. I
think many of them need de-sulfating. I have a couple desulfator devices and
have saved MANY times the price of them saving batteries. Friend brought
> That would be true, we now have temps to 123 f,
As an ex-forest fire fighter, I can tell you that at that temp it is hard to
fight a fire. People keep passing out and falling down. I could do it then,
but not now.
1) you are wearing all kinds of protective gear working hot-line.
2) You have
Jeff,
> Now the engine is much smoother under the same conditions
You have a good base-line to compare fuel consumption? I am guessing that
it will be down a bit...
> Thanks for the detailed response.
Thank you for thanking me. :-)
> the exhaust gas would be intruduced into the inside of the air filter
The big problem that jumps out at me is that you are adding mass... The carb
doesn't know it isn't reg'ler air. Thus the carb will introduce fuel based
on th
> But when I read my GM manual, they use it to to cool combustion to reduce
NOx emissions,
Yes.
> they say it cools the fire enough to change the NOx emissions
Yes. Lowers peak combustion chamber pressure and temp.
> and is used only at higher throttle settings.
Not in all apps, if I recall.
> I am going to test knock sensors on my Corvair.
I have never fooled with knock sensors. I did read up on them several years
ago. What struck me was the assertion that a knock sensor from one model of
engine can't be expected to work properly on a different engine. It was like
they had to change
> Hopefully, the better breathing exhaust will make up for the
> HP lost to converting the engine back to stock. I always
> figured the higher compression pistons were worth 5 - 7 HP.
It has been my experience building 4x4 engines that breathing DOES give more
hp than higher compression. But th
> It turns out that the top ring was actually going slightly beyond
> the top of the steel bore and was hitting the aluminum in the head
> causing the ring to twist, creating the strange wear in the bottom
> side of the ring.
I imagine the ring groove is trashed. I have heard that this is a criti
With the center of gravity (centroid of mass?) being behind the landing
gear, it seems to me taildraggers are an accident waiting to happen. They
are inherently unstable. But if 100% of your landings are perfect and you
know they will continue to be, regardless of weather then maybe you don't
need
Naw, I'm pulling yer nails, Dude. It was my sister, I can't fly that good.
GeoB
-Original Message-
From: rahu...@peoplepc.com [mailto:rahu...@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 10:44 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> This is hard to believe
George Bearden wrote :
> To bad it is a model with virtual special effects and real plane noise.
Oh, no! Its real. I was there and saw it happen, just like that. I didn't
wanna say anything to youse guys cuz you wouldn't believe me.
:-)
GeoB
--- On Thu, 10/30/08, Dan Heath wrote:
From: Dan Heath
Subject: KR> This
I dunno, but when the airliners get stored they do it in the desert. Think
the driest they can find. I'm guessing, but maybe around 5% a lot of the
year in the western deserts w/o the summer monsoon.
Mojave Desert Rat,
GeoB
-Original Message-
From: John Gotschall [mailto:johng...@comcast.
Fella last week posted the links to some DIY stuff, I looked em all over.
One (IIRC) ran on 12v and had an adjustable frequency. Didja guys see that?
I haven't priced a commercial unit but this one looked very do-able. I read
the description and schematic, but that was 'then'. It has a 555 timer ch
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