KR> N886MJ Update

2010-03-14 Thread Mark Jones
After a long winters nap, today N886MJ with it's newly rebuilt engine sparked back to life on the first turn of the starter. The engine ran flawless with only one oil leak which has been corrected. I will continue to perform ground testing in the evenings this week with hopes of taking to the ai

KR> N886MJ update

2008-10-12 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 02:31 PM 1/1/2007, you wrote: >I decided to hold off flying till I have more favorable winds and do a >little more static run ups with the cowl on. +++ I got in a quick 20 minute flight for you Mark. :-) I replaced the lower motor mount pads, wired my

KR> N886MJ update

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
Happy New Year everyone. So far it has started off good for me. Today after having my engine off the plane for about a month and installing a new rear case housing, new oil pump and new distributor, N886MJ came back to life. She is running very smooth at 800 rpm idle and accelerates perfectly wh

KR> N886MJ Update

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
I arrived at the airport today at 7am and worked steady till 3:45pm installing the wing, hooking everything back up, filling brake reservoirs, charging a battery which winded up needing replacing, and doing a multitude of other things to ready her for flight. However, I did not fly due to some e

KR> N886MJ Update

2008-10-12 Thread Bob Glidden
Man that thing sure is looking nice. Bob Glidden Eminence,Indiana KR2S N181FW (building) Corvair 110 glid...@ccrtc.com

KR> N886MJ Update

2008-10-12 Thread ifly...@aol.com
Hi Mark - Looks real good! Hope to see you flying soon.Bill

KR> N886MJ Update

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
I have not given an update in a couple of weeks. My last flight was June 4th and after I returned to the airport, I removed my air box, carburetor and carb to intake mount. The carb to intake pipe was designed for the EFS-2 and was made from 1 1/2 OD tubing. The EFS-3 has a much larger throat so