I think Dan was still making VW accessories but I do now know his current channel to market.
Any insights? Matt 'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic’. Arthur C Clarke On Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 9:59 AM Mark Langford <m...@n56ml.com> wrote: > I talked to Dan Diehl a few weeks ago, and he sounded just the like the > same Dan, still busy at his business, but unfortunately not doing an KR > parts, but focusing more on his "core" business. > > I called him last year to see if he had any insight into the tooling setup > to make exhaust systems like the one on Jim Faughn's KR2 that I fly. He > had a guy working for him who built the exhaust systems, and when he > retired to Mississippi Dan gave him the exhaust tooling so KR builders > could continue to replace "expired" exhausts like the one I have. > Unfortunately, the guy with the tooling died unexpectedly, and the tooling > was scrapped because nobody knew what it was or who to offer it to! I have > all the parts I need to fabricate a new exhaust system, but the prospect of > all that cutting, grinding, fitting, and welding is more than I care to > think about at the moment. And I'm lacking VW engine case to use as a > "weld fixture". Turns out that John Bouyea volunteered to end me his, so > that excuse is out the window, and I'll have to suck it up and build that > exhaust system soon! > > Jim Faughn's alive and doing great also, and stopped by at the KR > Gathering two years ago. I talked to him a few months ago also. > > Mark LangfordML@N56ML.comhttp://www.n56ml.com > Huntsville, AL > > On 6/3/2025 10:02 PM, Larry Flesner via KRnet wrote: > > > > My first ride in a Kr was 35 years ago at the Gathering in Rough River, > Kentucky with Dan Diehl. I stumbled across something on YouTube about > "ultralights" and in mentioned "Diehl". I didn't know Dan developed a > rather well performing ultralight called the XTC. Here is some info on > Dan's company. > > https://www.diehlaero.com/about-us > > Anyone in the Oklahoma area know how Dan is doing? > > Larry Flesner > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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