Larry; it's always refreshing to read an engine success story. Most of them
seem to read like mystery movies or horror stories when cases are cracked and
the insides are exposed, especially when the engines are older and have passed
through several sets of hands since being taken off of a certi
I found time today to remove the rods from the crank and do an
amateur measurement of the crank with a digital micrometer. Crank is
standard and right at "new spec's with zero abrasion or wear on any
of the bearing locations. I'm guessing this crank could have gone
another 2400 hours witho
Larry, was our teachers on “pick it up, or else” sisters jw
> On Jan 17, 2017, at 07:11, Larry Flesner via KRnet
> wrote:
>
> At 12:02 AM 1/17/2017, you wrote:
>> I do not see an
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Subject: KR> engine update
Larry: I see your problem immediately. Your hangar is too clean for you to get
any serious work done. I do not see *any* tools on the floor, *n
anized.
Paul Visk Belleville Il.
618-406-4705
Original message From: Larry Flesner via KRnet
Date: 1/17/17 7:11 AM (GMT-06:00) To: KRnet
Cc: Larry Flesner Subject: Re:
KR> engine update
At 12:02 AM 1/17/2017, you wrote:
>I do not see any masking tape with handwritten
At 12:02 AM 1/17/2017, you wrote:
I do not see any masking tape with handwritten labels on any wires
or cables on the firewall, no yellow note-pad with items to remember
to take care of in reverse order when re-assembling,
Larry: I see your problem immediately. Your hangar is too clean for you to get
any serious work done. I do not see *any* tools on the floor, *no* old gasket
scraps, dripped oil, pieces of snipped safety wire, errant washers, used and
bent cotter pins, or any other evidence of actual progress o
Larry,
Great progress!Regards, Bill Jacobs Daytona Beach, Fl.
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I can't believe the progress I made this weekend in about 8 hours of
time. The only help I had was to drive out the piston pins and lift
the case off the mount. I hope to split the case in the next few days.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32133949/IMG_8995.JPG
Larry Flesner
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Dear Mark,
You have shown all of us what persistence is, as EAA says, The Can Do Spirit.
I, like you, think Roy has a real winner with his 5th bearing, machining and
engine building skills. I hope you will be flying consistently for many years
to come with no more engine distractions.
Larry H.
Ladies and Gents,
Last evening was a beautiful time to go for a flight here in Wisconsin so I
took to the air about 6 PM and climbed to 8,500' and played around on top of
the clouds for an hour and a half. Being on top in a KR rates among the highest
forms of entertainment in my play book. Be
Mark,
Based on the dates below, looks like you missed deer hitting season ! well,
there's always next year. ; )
Seriously I am proud of you for your perseverance in getting back into the air.
You are a real inspiration, heck I think you have had your share of misfortune,
I believe it is now ti
>Maybe the correct spelling would be 'mic'd'. I've been using micrometers
>for
>over 30 years and that is how I've always seen it written, as well as
>writing it myself.
>Happy flying soon! :-)
>Mark W.
Sounds good to me. Thanks for clarifying that for us. I hate incorrect
grammar, spelling an
:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf
Of Mark Jones
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 11:29 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> Engine Update
>How do you "mice" an engine? :-)
>Is that something I should consider doing to my 0-200? :-)
>Larry Flesner
I would highly recommend it. :-)
If
>How do you "mice" an engine? :-)
>Is that something I should consider doing to my 0-200? :-)
>Larry Flesner
I would highly recommend it. :-)
If you do not know what it is here is a definition: Miced is a little
different from "mice" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrometer
Mark Jones (N886MJ
I know where there is an old engine block in a friends barn that I think has
been "mice"d in every cylinder !. But we haven't tested it yet. :-D
Bobby Burington
--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Larry&Sallie Flesner wrote:
> From: Larry&Sallie Flesner
> Subject: Re: K
> checked for tolerances, plastigauged, miced, measured, tested and retested.
>Mark Jones (N886MJ)
++
Mark,
How do you "mice" an engine? :-)
Is that something I should consider doing to my 0-200? :-)
Larry Flesner
Yesterday, I arrived Falcon Automotive at 10:00am and walked out of his shop
last night at 8:30pm. I must say that working with Mark P for a full day is
truly and inspiration. Mark P is one knowledgeable Corvair mechanic. I learned
so much from working with him yesterday. Together we built the c
For those of you following my progress since my forced landing upon leaving the
2006 KR Gathering, the following is how things have progressed. After getting
the plane home on a trailer, I proceeded to rebuild my carburetor by doing a
through cleaning and installing a new gasket and diaphragm. I
> From: Rick Human [mailto:rahu...@ev1.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:25 AM
> To: Mark Jones
> Subject: Re: KR> Engine Update
>
>
> Mark - so you will know - note - message is cut-off
>
> Rick Human
> Houston, Texas
>
> - Original Message ---
I can think of a lot of problems this could cause, but given the
fact that the other 5 cylinders had good compression, why would
this cause complete power loss? Rough running absolutely, but
total engine out?
Bob
st.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On
> Behalf Of bob
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:42 AM
> To: KRnet
> Subject: Re: KR> Engine Update
>
>
> I can think of a lot of problems this could cause, but given the
> fact that the other 5 cylinders had good compression, why
Behalf Of bob
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:42 AM
> To: KRnet
> Subject: Re: KR> Engine Update
>
>
> I can think of a lot of problems this could cause, but given the
> fact that the other 5 cylinders had good compression, why would
> this cause complete power loss? R
> BTW: I did not have a total power outage. The power suddenly dropped to
> idle and I was able to get surges of power up to 1500 rpm but could not
> keep it there. Upon landing, I taxied in.
>
If you have a weak fuel to one or two cylinders, you would probably have
blow-torched a piston - been t
Ah,
I see in mails I read after sending below, you have a blowing inlet valve.
Depending on how open it sticks, it can have dramatic impact, as far more
exhaust will get blown back into the intake tract - the burnt gas volume
is several times the volume of the original charge ( hot gases expand
d
Behalf Of pe...@heroic.co.uk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:16 AM
> To: kr...@mylist.net
> Subject: RE: KR> Engine Update
>
>
> Ah,
>
> I see in mails I read after sending below, you have a blowing
> inlet valve.
>
> Depending on how open it sticks
Well, finally had time today to drive over and pickup my motor mount from
William Wynne's hangar. He has had it ready since Monday but work kept me from
getting it until today. I ordered it just before Sun n Fun knowing that it
would be after the flyin before it was ready. Clark's Corvair runnin
Mark Langford wrote:
>I hooked up my Karmann Ghia's tach to it today and ascertained that both EIS
>and Tiny Tach our way out in the weeds. The Tiny Tach reads about 5000 rpm
>at idle, about 7000 at 2000 rpm, and then it goes back down to 5000 at 3000
>rpm! The EIS is off by some wierd intege
Mike Warner wrote:
> My father had the same problem with the tiny tach on a motor home with a
> high energy ignition system. The problem was too much signal. He solved
> the problem by reducing the number of turns around the wire. I believe
> he was down to one loose turn to get the proper reading
Mark,
You should try a ferrite ring or EMI filter it might help with
interference.
>From: "Mark Langford"
>Reply-To: KRnet
>To: "KRnet"
>Subject: Re: KR> engine update
>Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:54:56 -0500
>
>Mike
NetHeads,
Yesterday was an interesting day. It was the first day of running my engine
on the airframe and dialing in the carburetor. I put the results in
webpage form at
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/first_runs/ . Anybody that's
sucessfully run an EIS or Tiny Tach on a Corvair or ot
It was the first day of running my engine on the airframe
Nice one Mark - congrats
Steve J
KRnet
Subject: KR> engine update
NetHeads,
Yesterday was an interesting day. It was the first day of running my engine
on the airframe and dialing in the carburetor. I put the results in
webpage form at
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/first_runs/ . Anybody that's
sucessfully
That's one sexy looking KR there Mark!
I have a feeling that on a 6 cylinder distributor and coil powered unit the
tach should be set to 6 pulses per revolution, the three pulses setting
would be for a 6 cylinder coil pack setup where the plugs spark on the
exhaust stroke as well a-la motorcycle CD
I have a new attitude now, and I suspect I'll be able to fly it to the KR
Gathering in September, although with no paint, wheel pants, or interior
installed...
>Mark Langford
Mark,
I think it's time for a big YEE HAA.
Looking
Peter Bancks wrote:
> I have a feeling that on a 6 cylinder distributor and coil powered unit
the
> tach should be set to 6 pulses per revolution, the three pulses setting
> would be for a 6 cylinder coil pack setup where the plugs spark on the
> exhaust stroke as well a-la motorcycle CDI unit.
T
Peter Bancks wrote:
> I have a feeling that on a 6 cylinder distributor and coil powered unit
the
> tach should be set to 6 pulses per revolution, the three pulses setting
> would be for a 6 cylinder coil pack setup where the plugs spark on the
> exhaust stroke as well a-la motorcycle CDI unit.
T
Mark wrote:
"Typical four stroke engines (such as cars and Corvairs) spin twice for
every
time they fire (one TDC is for compression stroke, the next one is for
exhaust stroke), so a Corvair six times per two revolutions, (averages
firing three times per revolution), so I have it set correctly for
Probably set up for magnetos or hooked to a common coil wire that is hot all
the time. Also could have had both ignition (main & secondary) switched on
at the same time.
Doug Rupert
Larry,
How did it handle as a 4 place and what was the climb rate compared to a
single place?
See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics
"There is a time for building and a time for flying, and the time for
building has long since expired."
Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC
See
Very clever way for Larry to claim increased capacity. Very good response.
Ray goree
Dan Heath wrote:
Larry,
How did it handle as a 4 place and what was the climb rate compared to a
single place?
See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org
Larry Severson wrote:
> Is there any specific height above the cylinders that the plenum needs to
> have for proper cooling aIr flow? 1", 4"???
Maybe, but I don't know what it is. I'd think that 3" or 4" would be best.
If you used 1", the air would be pretty hot by the time it got back to the
re
NetHeads,
I did a little engine update at
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/index.html#update . I'll publish more
details later, but I didn't want y'all to think I'd become a couch potato or
anything. Actual test runs may commence as early as the weekend, although
I've been saying that for about
/homepage.html
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Langford"
To: "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft"
Cc: "KRNet"
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:25 PM
Subject: KR> engine update
> NetHeads,
>
> I did a little engine update at
> http:
>Note: this engine, plenum,
Is there any specific height above the cylinders that the plenum needs to
have for proper cooling aIr flow? 1", 4"???
Larry Severson
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 968-9852
lar...@socal.rr.com
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