1. As Mike says, disassemble the filter after releasing the hose clamp and pulling the filter housing off of the carburetor. Be careful not to drop any hardware into the accessory case😐. 2. Sounds like trouble.😕. However, once you cut your access holes ( approximately 10 cm ) through the seats and the floors ( nonstructu ral ), changing the rod ends is straight forward. Note that the torque on the MLG fastening clamp nuts is 20 NM, not as high as standard for a nut of this size ( source for this spec was a scribble on the side of a blueprint from Diamond ). I can't imagine why your rod end would turn more than a little unless the bolt which fixes it is broken - it is hardened steel and may have fractured ? Have a good look at the laminate which covers the rod end assembly, as it must have been stressed too. Call me if you need drawings or photos. 207 703 9887. Fear not. 3. I don't like mogas, especially if you have been running 100 LL exclusively- it seems to cause fouled plugs, perhaps because it is solving off the lead buildup.
Hopefully the men from down under will chime in...they are more experienced than I. Tom On Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 14:45 Michael Stockhill <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes to your first question. It has been a while and my Dimona is at my > summer home in Montana so I rely on my shoddy old memory. (I am down the > road from you in Mesquite.) My recollection is that I disassembled the > filter into its pieces, installed the flange on the carb,then reassembled > the filter. > > As for your third question, I have burned 100LL for the last 15 years. I > would be reluctant to burn auto fuel with alcohol as these things were > built way before such fuel was common. Who knows about compatability with > flex fuel lines, fuel pump and carb internals? At 4 gph and average run > times of about 1/3 of flight time or less, fuel is an incidental expense in > owning mine. > > Others will have further insights. > > Best > > Michael Stockhill > N191BZ > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 1:56 PM Kurt Redinbaugh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> I have H-36 #3660 here in Northern Nevada. I have three questions for the >> DOG: >> >> !. Is it humanly possible to install the starboard air cleaner without >> dropping the engine? >> I have big hands but cannot figure how to position the air cleaner so it >> will pass around the electric wiring and control linkages in order to seat >> on the carb. >> >> 2. The starboard forward bolt that holds the landing gear strap turns >> when I try to tighten the retaining nut. I have a set of the specified eye >> bolts and am asking if there are any video or pictures or other >> instructions for what to find when we cut into the floor boards. I am >> replacing the landing gear bow as the result of an accident in which the >> starboard wheel literally was broken off the bow. In the process the >> starboard forward bolt was torn loose inside the fuselage. >> >> 3. All the auto gas in the area has 10% ethanol added, including premium >> grade. Thus I'm asking if auto gas is okay to use or do I limit myself to >> !00LL avgas? I gapped the spark plugs at 0.4mm and this narrow gap seems >> likely to foul with lead. >> Many thanks for your help >> Kurt Redinbaugh >> Dimona 3660 N13EB >> 1-26B #298 N2776Z >> >
