Charles,
I live near Spokane, WA and very close to the Deer Park Airport. I have a KR-2 with an 0-200 engine, built by Marty Roberts and is ready for a new owner. Please stop by and take a look. You can even take it home. Joseph Ferraro > From: [email protected] > Subject: KRnet Digest, Vol 352, Issue 182 > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 21:00:30 -0700 > > Send KRnet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mylist.net/listinfo/krnet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. KR builder or flying in my area (Charles Brown) > 2. Update (Dan Heath) > 3. Re: Update from the archives - Polyester fuel tanks > (Mike Taglieri) > 4. Re: Update (Virgil N. Salisbury) > 5. Re: Update from the archives - Polyester fuel tanks > (Gavin Magill) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 21:51:06 -0700 (PDT) > From: Charles Brown <[email protected]> > Subject: KR> KR builder or flying in my area > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > High out there, is their any KR builders or planes flying in my area that I > can take a look at? I live in Randle Wa. Draw a line between Mt Rainer, Mt > Saint Helens and Mt Adams put a dot in the middle and you find Randle. > closest airports are Packwood or Morton. Sense I am in the middle of > Washington I can travel any direction. I would realy appreciate it. Happy 4th > of July. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 19:52:16 -0400 > From: "Dan Heath" <[email protected]> > Subject: KR> Update > To: "'KRnet'" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <000001cb1c9d$19310fc0$4b932f40$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I have been fighting my new brakes, getting them properly "bled". For some > reason, they don't pump up from the bottom like the Rosenhan did. PS: I > have a full set of Rosenhan (Matco) wheels, brakes, axles, and spacers for > the Diehl gear, for sale OFF NET. > > > > So, knowing that I am going to make the forward deck removable, and move the > fuel to the wings, I decided to bite the bullet and "git er done". Today, I > cut off the old deck and it appears that I am going to have to cut the tank > to get it out. This tank has a Princeton Probe fuel sender, and all the > stuff that a header tank needs, and will go to some lucky builder, cheap, > when I get it out. > > > > The next step is to remove the wings and cut them open , once I get the new > tanks built. The plan is to fly to the Gathering on the VW, with new fuel > tanks, and change it out for the Corvair, soon after I get back, in hopes of > flying to the Corvair college in November, on Corvair power. So, needless > to say, I will have a complete 2276 VW with all the trimmings, and I mean > ALL, from in front of the firewall, to the tip of the spinner, with very few > exceptions. As good as this engine is running now, if I did not already > have the Corvair, I would just keep on flying it as I am not looking forward > to all this work in the 95 degree weather that we will have between now and > Gathering time. > > > > So, I am sorry to say that, the time for building has begun again. I must > be a sick puppy. > > > > Daniel R. Heath > > [email protected] > > See N64KR at <http://krbuilder.org/> http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on > the pics > > See you at the 2010 - KR Gathering in Richmond, Ky - I39 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:11:15 -0400 > From: "Mike Taglieri" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: KR> Update from the archives - Polyester fuel tanks > To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <B0FB29BB6D6A4C61906DE852BD08BE6D@home0101010> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > > For the main tank, I've been wondering if the molded polyethylene tank used > in the Sonex could be used in a KR, since it seems roughly the same size. > Polyethylene is extremely durable, and is used in some dirt-bike gas tanks. > Unfortunately, the Sonex website says they won't sell any parts to someone > who isn't a registered buyer of their ~$600 plans. I assume this is to > prevent someone from copying someone else's plans and building a Sonex on > the sly, but it doesn't make much sense to prevent people who are obviously > building something else from buying certain parts. > > However, Sonex's engine division is willing to sell engines and engine parts > to non-Sonex builders. Their VW based engine is nothing special, but their > "Aerocarb" seems to be an updated version of the Posa carb, but with good > quality control and parts availability. > > Mike Taglieri [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Knox" <[email protected]> > To: "'KRnet'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 12:08 PM > Subject: RE: KR> Update from the archives - Polyester fuel tanks > > > Sorry Jeff, not trying to degrade your Knowledge or the owners > qualifications at all. I am sure you will find this a problem of one- Low > levels of Ethanol unobserved, Two- poor quality construction IE pin holes or > delamination of the glass. We are working on a Bonanza that never burned > auto fuel at any time, that is leaking in several places because of pin > holes and delamination. Sorry, [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 8:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: KR> Update from the archives - Polyester fuel tanks > > This forum never ceases to amaze me. I can observe the damage first > hand, interview > the owner and report exactly what he has told me knowing that he takes at > least > ordinary diligence in his fuel testing, do the repairs in my shop, and > post what > should be some useful information to the group. Yet there is always > somebody > out there that will tell me I don't know what I'm looking at or that the > owner doesn't > know what he's doing. It often times makes me wonder why I bother to > post > anything to this forum. > > Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > > > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:55 -0800 "Larry Knox" <[email protected]> > writes: > > Mogas (Clear 92 Octane Unleaded) does not hurt any type of Glass or > Poly > > tanks. We carry and sell Mogas at the rate of several thousand Gal a > Month. > > The people that burn it have every kind of handmade tank you can use > and > > have never had a problem of any kind. The problem is ethanol whether > you > > knew you had it or not. I have used it and stored it for 15 years in > glass > > tanks in my spray business before we purchased this FBO 3 years ago and > > installed it here. We have never had a problem except one tank used by > an > > associate that had ethanol in it for less than a month. > > [email protected] > > > Jeff wrote: > > > > I thought I would write an update to this discussion we had in early > October > > regarding polyester fuel tanks. Especially since I referenced the > polyester > > tip tanks in the Cherokee 235 and Cherokee 6 aircraft as proof of > success > > using polyester resin for fuel tanks. This week I have a Cherokee 235 > in my > > shop and am rebuilding the tip tanks. The owner bought the Peterson > Autogas > > STC 5 years ago and has been running Mogas in the these tanks for the > last 5 > > years. The owner also states that he has carefully tested for alcohol > every > > time he has purchased mogas to use in his plane, so these tanks have > never > > been exposed to alcohol. > ____________________________________________________________ > Save $10 on Flowers and Gifts! > Shop now at www.ftd.com/16714 > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=33bUx63VUSUV8X00b1lamQAAJ1A9mk > 8a0luj1TJO2sh3zRLgAAIAAAAUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVBAAAAABodHRwOi > 8vd3d3LmZ0ZC5jb20vMTY3MTQ= > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:19:51 -0400 > From: "Virgil N. Salisbury" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: KR> Update > To: KRnet <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Don't forget to do a new W/B before takeoff with the Corvair, > Virg > > > Dan Heath wrote: > > I have been fighting my new brakes, getting them properly "bled". For some > > reason, they don't pump up from the bottom like the Rosenhan did. PS: I > > have a full set of Rosenhan (Matco) wheels, brakes, axles, and spacers for > > the Diehl gear, for sale OFF NET. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 14:58:18 +1200 > From: Gavin Magill <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: KR> Update from the archives - Polyester fuel tanks > To: KRnet <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi Mike > > Having just become part of a syndicate of pilot/builders who have purchased > a flying Sonex and also being a KR builder, I too have been having a very > close look at the way Sonex do a number of things and trying to work out > what could easily be transferred/adapted into my build. > > The fuel header tank would certainly be one of the parts relatively easily > converted over to a KR. It is secured in the Sonex with two Aluminum > straps which fit into purpose made channels in the external moulding of the > tank so this should be fairly simple to secure in the KR. I guess so long as > you can get hold of one of the tanks then it would be possible to adapt it > for purpose although one thing you would need to make sure is that the width > of your boat will accomodate the tank. > > Perhaps if you can befriend a local Sonex builder near where you live you > might be able to convince them to order a fuel tank for you rather than > forking out the $600 for a set of plans although I don't know how Sonex > would feel about that. It would certainly save a heap of time if you don't > want to fabricate a fuel tank yourself. > > Gavin Magill > Auckland NZ > > > > Mike Taglieri wrote: > > > For the main tank, I've been wondering if the molded polyethylene tank used > > in the Sonex could be used in a KR, since it seems roughly the same size. > > Polyethylene is extremely durable, and is used in some dirt-bike gas tanks. > > Unfortunately, the Sonex website says they won't sell any parts to someone > > who isn't a registered buyer of their ~$600 plans. > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > See KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > End of KRnet Digest, Vol 352, Issue 182 > *************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. 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