Darrel, Thanks, guess I'm back to the "C" box. My whole F/W fwd is complete anyway, just ready to drop in the engine. Actually, Major Modifications seems to...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 2:16 pm
Darrell, I really didn't mean to come up with a good idea. It just fell out as I was typing. Now that the idea is out there, how can we retrofit a finished ...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 11:32 am
Johannes, Thanks for the comments. Pulling an engine on each annual might have some benefits other than checking the starter. Checking engine ...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 11:33 am
John, I'm getting ready to order a "C" box. Tell me a little more about the "E" and what you think. I know the basic differences and the fact that the "E"...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 11:34 am
Paul, Thanks for your help in patching up my "beat to death statement". Sometimes we say things that just plain old "comes out wrong". With E-mail, it's hard...
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Darrel Morisse
dmorisse@...
Oct 1, 1999 12:11 pm
... Don, I just read in the EAA Experimenter that the E-box will not fit in the Kitfox cowling without major modifications. Darrel...
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Jonathon Brent
Jonathon.Brent.B@...
Oct 1, 1999 5:04 pm
Howard, Inst plumbing is on page 345 in the 1999/2000 Aircraft Spruce catalog. It can be had for free to US addresses (got mine free at the Reno races this...
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Howard Firm
howfirm@...
Oct 1, 1999 1:24 pm
You were right Andy.....The plastic plugs were in very tight but I did manage to get them out.... Howard Firm 508 12th St South Virginia MN 55792 ... From:...
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Lowell C. Fitt
lcfitt@...
Oct 1, 1999 1:30 pm
My Mod IV was delivered March 1993. That era fox came from the factory with Kreemed tanks. Look in the fuel filler hole and check for a whitish material ...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 1:39 pm
I'm down to the final steps and found that my windshield appears to have been abused (by me). What is the best "rubbing compound" for taking out scratches in...
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Darrel Morisse
dmorisse@...
Oct 1, 1999 1:52 pm
... Don, that's an excellent idea! Using a few #6 nutplates and machine screws would save a ton of work down the road. The first time I had to pull mine was...
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Robert L. Nuckolls, III
nuckolls@...
Oct 1, 1999 2:11 pm
... The 80 psi instrument may peg for short periods of time but it it wont hurt the gage. Bob . . . //// (o o) ===========o00o=(_)=o00o========= <...
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Ron Liebmann
rliebmann@...
Oct 1, 1999 2:16 pm
Hi Rick, It'll take me a few days but I'll find the pics and get them out to you.....Ron ... From: TurboFlyerRick <RansRMan@...> To:...
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John Allen
jwallen@...
Oct 1, 1999 2:58 pm
Had a C-box on my 1050 fox. I found that my prop flange was to close to the cowling and had to make a spacer. The extra length of the E-box worked out great...
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Darrel Morisse
dmorisse@...
Oct 1, 1999 2:58 pm
I don't see that it would be very difficult Don. First would have to pull the engine. Then drill out the rivets holding the shroud on and replace them with...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 4:42 pm
Darrel, I seem to remember that the shroud had some 90 degree angles attached on the firewall end. I'm not sure that these angles would fit "back" through the...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 4:42 pm
John, That's pretty good news. I don't mind modifying the cowling a little for the convenience you gain. Also, the existing starter shroud could be ...
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Jonathon Brent
Jonathon.Brent.B@...
Oct 1, 1999 5:04 pm
Steve, Let me second Don's 'there are no dumb questions'. I've asked a ton of them, and had my assumptions clarified many times (for the better). Anyway, on...
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S. and C. Smith
stepcars@...
Oct 1, 1999 5:05 pm
I had to get to mine so ended up drilling all the rivets out on the end closest to pilot seat and then bent all the aluminum tabs inward. I then fashioned an...
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S. and C. Smith
stepcars@...
Oct 1, 1999 5:07 pm
I didn't need to pull the engine to do my modification as mentioned in my other message but when drilling out the rivets don't let the drill go too far. There...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 6:59 pm
Jonathon, Yes, I opened the tanks this year.............At least, I think so. Time is running together Don Smythe...
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Bruce Harrington
aerowood@...
Oct 1, 1999 7:00 pm
Don, Calif. Power prices: "E" $1436 "C" $995 Diff $441 Ratios available: 2.62, 3.00 (prefered for 3 blade GSC), 3.40, 4.00. Bruce H. ... From: Smythe...
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Bruce Harrington
aerowood@...
Oct 1, 1999 7:05 pm
Don, "E" box vs. "C" box: It looks like for $441 you get a Sprague Clutch (like the 912), same weight, and enclosed starter which, tho at the front end, may be...
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Smythe Donald F NNVA
SmytheDF@...
Oct 1, 1999 7:37 pm
Bruce, Thanks, Decisions, Decisions........... Don Smythe...
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Brent E Bidus
brentbidus@...
Oct 1, 1999 7:39 pm
Does anyone have one piece doors that they made (not the bubble doors). In the skystar catalog it mentions one piece doors for model 2/3. I have a model 4,...
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S. and C. Smith
stepcars@...
Oct 1, 1999 7:41 pm
Sorry I got so sensative Don but I lost my job of 26 years this week, the only one I've ever had, and when it sounded like I was being a bother to the list it...
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Jeff Hays
jshays@...
Oct 1, 1999 7:56 pm
With regard to Lexan bending. It will if heated with a heat gun. You can do some pretty cool stuff with it, but have to practice a bit. Nice thing is it's...
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Johannes Czernin
jcz@...
Oct 1, 1999 8:04 pm
John & Don, Having the starter up on the front side of the engine with the E-type gearbox must sure be an advantage. The alternator John has mentioned is an ...
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S. and C. Smith
stepcars@...
Oct 1, 1999 8:38 pm
the bubble doors don't come predrilled so if you drill your lexan then you can use the same holes in the frame. Just remember that you probably would need...
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Jeff Hays
jshays@...
Oct 1, 1999 8:49 pm
The LP Aero directions are not terribly clear, however they do say with the bubble doors you can use 1/3 less fasteners. Jeff Hays....
