----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Bob;
I have a maintance free battary in my 172 and it has a two year warranty and I took it and turned it upsidedown and left it for one hour and no acid came out of it. I have had the acid to come out of the aircraft battery when on its side. --- Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As to the batteries, I use the tractor batteries in > my motorcycle and they are the same size as my coupe > battery. BUT, the non spill caps won't fit in the > holes so you're very suseptible to gettiing battery > acid spill which in turns causes 'serious' corrosion > problems. I painted the inside of my battery box > with acid resistant paint the last time I had to > replace the battery, but that only slows it down, it > doesn't prevent it. > > Bob Saville > > Jim Howell wrote: > > > ----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > Chuck, the 6 inch tubes, or 5" tubes, can be > ordered > > at any tire store, (Tractor Supply Store) will > stock > > them, some have the brass air stem, and the others > are > > the standard air stem, but the 4" is something > that I > > can not find in a trailer. Some of your tailwheel > > tubes can be found as fork lift tubes. > > I think the first year that a car used 12v was > 1954 > > Chev. go to the parts store and ask for a 1954 > Chev > > voltage reg., then match, usually anything that > was > > using a 12v system in 1946, "farm tractors", again > > (Tractor Supply Store), just make sure that it is > not > > a 6v regulator, the job of the regulator is to > stop > > charging then the battery is full of charge, or > top > > capacity, 12v., I have used the small tractor > > batteries in the planes, they have the same > > conections, the same size, and are $17.95, at Auto > > Zone. > > --- Chuck Stransky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Regarding your e-mail (Regulator-standard > parts). > > > I'm looking for a source > > > that sells 6.00 x 6 and 5.00 x 4 tires and > tubes, > > > new or good used and a > > > voltage regulator that will work in a coupe. > Can > > > you point me? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Jim Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: Life Choices/Country Life > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 6:55 AM > > > Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Regulator - Standard > Parts: > > > > > > > > > > ----[Please read > > > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before > following > > > any > > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > John; > > > > > > > > I really do not know, but I will bet you > are > > > right, > > > > I do not have hull insured airplanes, and have > not > > > for > > > > thirty years, in most cases if you will lay > these > > > > parts next to each other, the numbers are the > > > same, > > > > like the fuel sending unit, all bearing and > seals > > > are > > > > the same, and there is not a sto number on > these > > > > parts, I personal use trailer tubes, they are > the > > > > same. Oh, just remembered, a mag drive bearing > for > > > a > > > > lycoming O-540, is a vacum cleaner motor > bearing > > > that > > > > cost $1.53, and the Lycoming people will send > you > > > the > > > > same bearing, make and number with no sto for > > > $88.00. > > > > I guess the experts can give you a argument > about > > > > these ways of doing things, but so what. If > one > > > of > > > > these parts would of caused a problem for a > crash > > > the > > > > insurance would have a bitch. But if I would > have > > > > insurance, I still would not hesitate using > some > > > of > > > > these parts. > > > > Well so much for this, > > > > Have a good morning: > > > > --- Life Choices/Country Life > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I agree with you, Jim, that lots of aviation > > > parts > > > > > are actually auto parts. > > > > > But don't you void insurance if they aren't > > > STO'd > > > > > or whatever, unless you're in the > experimental > > > > > category? > > > > > John Trowbridge > > > > > Houston > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Jim Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 7:22 PM > > > > > Subject: [COUPERS] Regulator - Standard > Parts: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > Jim Howell > > > > Uptight39 Mohawker > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! 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