KR>Re: electric fuel pumps / failures
On your 172 unless someone wired it wrong the 1 wire coming off the solinoid is a ground wire. When the master is turned off everything but the clock (unless it is a wind up) is off. On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 07:52:33 AM CST, Flesner wrote: On 11/30/2021 8:19 PM, Mark Langford wrote: > Nothing wrong with two switches, other than stuff like accidentally > turning them both off at the same time, or your fuel pressure > increasing dramatically because you have two pumps running in series > (and causing some other problem). ++ Every system has its plus and minus compared to any other system. In my case I run a fuel pressure regulator that precludes high fuel pressure and turning off both ignition systems would cause such an immediate effect that I doubt if your fingers would leave the switch before turning it back on. An exhaust backfire might not be too kind on your exhaust pipes. We used to do that with the old pickup truck growing up on the farm. Turn off the ignition, coast down the road, turn the ignition back on for a backfire that sent the wildlife running. Back then turning off the ignition didn't lock up the steering wheel. We each go with what makes us comfortable and hope for the best. Larry Flesner -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -Change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Bouyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/ -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -Change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Bouyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/
Re: KR> Bolt hole reemer
I use numbered drill bits. I never use a reamer for holes. On Friday, December 18, 2020, 04:00:48 PM CST, GARRY COWLES via KRnet wrote: What size reamer did builders finds useful Sent from my iPhone ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> Champion spark plugs
I also received 2 sets from lee. there where exactly what he said they were. Thanks lee. hope you got the check?? On Friday, May 29, 2020, 02:50:05 PM CDT, John Bouyea via KRnet wrote: I just received 2 sets of plugs from Lee. Quick, easy & he saved my mechanic and me some bucks over new. Highly recommended. Thanks Lee. John Bouyea KR2S – Boat in Progress & For Sale N133RM KR-2S – restoration completed and flying OR81/ Hillsboro, OR -Original Message- Subject: KR> Champion spark plugs ... Champion REM 38E spark plugs for sale &15 ea or eight for 100 bucks five dollar shipping. Hit me up off-line I know a lot of you have planes that need these plugs they’re brand new massive plugs out of Lycoming engines. let me know. Lee Van Dyke ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> BRS chute
If you look at a Cirrus it is totaled when you pull the chute. They bury all the lines under the glass. I had 5 engine out ( Actually 1 was prop and flange left the plane) 3 over Missouri 1 in the Florida panhandle and 1 at home in lake Dallas. Every time I either landed on a runway or a pasture. I pushed the nose over to just above stall speed and road it to the ground. Every time the plane came home in 1 piece and I had it flying within a month. 3 off those where VW engines and 1 Was an lyc 85 hp. My last engine was a rebuilt 0-200. One thing i can say and I will bet Mark agrees that when that prop stops it is nothing like pulling the power back to practice. On Friday, April 3, 2020, 12:44:57 PM CDT, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: Dr. Hsu wrote: > Also, I asked f anyone have tired or already installed BRS on your KR2? I > can't believe no one has done that at all, considering so many safety risk > factors associated with the design concept (competing design objectives or > requirements...)? I think most KR folks would answer "too heavy, too expensive, and I'd rather glide it to the ground". Having done more than my share of dead-stick landings in a KR, I can tell you that it normally works out pretty wellat least you are in control of the plane. When you pull the handle on a chute, you have no idea where or what you will land on, and your plane will probably die in the process. If you fly it all the way to the ground, chances are good that you can land on a runway, a road, or a field, and the plane lives to fly another day. Structural failures are almost unheard of in KRs.it's usually the engine. Why kill an airplane when it's the engine's fault? Mark Langford m...@n56ml.com http://www.n56ml.com ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> Anti flutter
I can tell you with my KR2 with balanced elevators and an 0-200 that I was able to achieve a very quick elevator flutter at 215 mph. I was at 5000 ft and started to chase down a Mooney at 3000 ft and was not paying enough attention to my airspeed. When it hit I pulled all the power of and pulled up and it stopped. Lasted about 2 maybe 3 seconds. There were 3 planes chasing each other and when it happened I told the other 2 I was headed for the nearest airport. We spent an hour checking all we could in the back expecting to find some type of cracking. we found nothing. That was a real dumb move. I don't know what happened to my KR, I sold it and it went to Oklahoma and was never re-registered. On Friday, April 3, 2020, 11:16:15 AM CDT, n357cj via KRnet wrote: Hey Mark, Hope your family is well. I remember a fair amount of discussion on this the first time went went through this. The end point as I recall was that we would not acheive the speeds tha would cause rudder flutter and the speeds wer questionable for the elevator but just is not that difficult for to do at this point in time. I cut the elevator horns off of Dr. Dean's as they were 6 or 7# each. I just couldn't do tha knowing tha I could internal balance with js a couple pounds... Joe Horton - Original Message - From: "KRnet" To: "KRnet" Cc: "Mark Jones" Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 11:00:25 AM Subject: KR> Anti flutter Quick question. I have a balanced elevator. And will balance ailerons. Just wondering if the rudder really needs balancing. Trying to save weight. So far this build is 64 lbs lighter than my first build at this stage. Mark Jones “Wunderbird N771MJ” www.flykr2s.com flyk...@gmail.com ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> Subaru 2 cents
I had 4 VW engines 2 subaru engines 1 con 75 and finely 1 0-200. I told myself I was done with VW and Subarus I lost 3 VW engines on the way to oshkosh, VWs all in Mo. area, Subaru in the pan handle of Florida. O-200 ran for 2 years with no problems. I sold the plane. I owned Less Palmers for a few years and Bud Willson for a year. I got my 47 Bellanca Cruiseair flying this year (rebuilt Engine) I am selling my C310 next Febuary. Told my wife I am going to find another KR taildrager to fly. On Sunday, December 29, 2019, 08:37:02 AM CST, Mike Sylvester via KRnet wrote: Good morning guys, Every so often we get into the discussion of whether or not the Subaru is a good alternative to the airplane engine. As far back as I can remember I've had a wrench in my hand and I still consider myself a fair mechanic. We all would like to think that we could work out the issues flying behind a Subaru offers but several years ago I realized that the chances that I could find the "magical fix" that several thousand other pilots before me hadn't been able to do was just not worth the fight. I decided to go with the Cont. O-200 and after trips from Talladega Al. to Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois and all over the southeast I have no regrets. My advice, spend a few extra bucks on a proven engine. You'll save $$$ in the long run. Just my opinion, your ideas may vary and that's OK. Mike Sylvester kr2s builder Birmingham,AL. Cell no.205-966-3854 ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> N886MJ engine failed
I will be surprised if the FAA does anything with the engine. I have been down a few times with VW engines and all they said was it is an Experimental and unless someone was seriously injured they really did not care to even look at it. On Monday, June 3, 2019, 9:37:45 AM CDT, Patrick via KRnet wrote: Craig, Any results from the FAA teardown of the engine? Patrick On 2019-05-26 23:09, Craig Williams via KRnet wrote: > Too early to tell why the engine failed but the aircraft did not fair > well in the off airport landing. Details to follow. Training kicked > in at just the right moment. > > Craig ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> Jim Morehead
more people dye in the care of a doctor than any other time. I just had a knee replaced and the doctor told me if I came in with a scratch on me they would not operate. Before the surgery they looked me all over for any cuts. I was told that any infection would go straight to the knee. It is really to late but I believe there is a lawsuit there. On Thursday, May 16, 2019, 2:44:37 PM CDT, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote: That's sad to hear. I have a special empathy for Jim's passing since I had the pleasure to staying with he and Rae at their beautiful home at Cameron Airpark. The pleasure too of taking his beautifully built KR-2 for it's first flights. It was an excellent flyer and needed no tweaking, his work had been so meticulous. Jim and vivacious wife Rae were the picture of health when I met them. Later, Jim let a doctor talk him into doing a knee replacement. He was physically of normal weight, probably 165. He had normal movement and had no complaints of any pain but perhaps he later developed a stiff knee. I've got some slight arthritic build-up in my thumb joints and occasionally my right shoulder acts up a bit, especially with the atypically wet and chilly winter we've had in San Diego - one which still goes on. As I write this it's in the 50's and raining . . . middle of May! I think stiff joints happen to all of us as we age and some of us with good insurance may be too quick to take advantage of the unholy alliance between insurance and the medical industry. Jim was one of those. I found and find it hard to believe the healthy person I met needed a knee replacement but not long after I met him he went in for the knee replacement and that was his undoing, and that of Rae as well. When I saw them at the McMinnville Gathering they both seemed to have aged thirty years and their lives had been ruined. Perhaps Rae had suffered even more than Jim since following the initial disaster of having the operation it had fallen on her to tend to everything, having to physically do for Jim everything that he couldn't do for himself. In some cases doctors can be of value but in many cases they do far more harm than good. Same for dentistry. Those who adhere religiously to the "standard of care" promoted by the AMA and ADA are consciously or unconsciously participating in what is in many cases simply a money extraction system. They frequently do not have their patients' best interest at heart. In Jim's case, he had a slight infection on his arm from some yardwork scratch yet the surgeon, simply to avoid adjusting his schedule, proceded with the surgery anyway. Jim and Rae "knew" it would have been prudent to wait until his arm infection had healed before exposing his body's immune system to the stress of a knee operation, but the surgeon's wish to not alter his schedule prevailed in their decision and their lives, Jim and Rae's, turned into a horror that can only be imagined. We can learn from what happened to Jim and Rae. What I suggest we learn, for those who might be tempted to blindly trust the medical/dental cartels, is to have more confidence in the innate wisdom of our own good sense supplemented with carefully sifted information available through mankind's most recent technological miracle - the internet. Blind belief in anything, especially industrial medicine, can be deadly. Doctors can sometimes work miracles . . . emphasis is on the word "sometimes". In Jim's and Rae's case, they wrought disaster. Mike Stirewalt KSEE 1 Cup Of This (Tonight) Will Burn Your Belly Fat Like Crazy finallyfitnow.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5cddbd4cbe20a3d4c530cst02vuc ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> New KR.
I did it in about 5 weeks. Went to the airport every day and flew for at least an hour. Weekends I flew longer. plus small tweaks. On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 6:58:39 PM CDT, Mike Sylvester via KRnet wrote: Stephen Teate, From experience it takes a lot longer than you think to burn up forty hours. Especially with weather and mechanical tweaks and life also gets in the way. Some people have been known to fly to the Gathering with only like 10 hours on a fresh engine and about the same on tailwheel experience. Not recommended... Nor shall I divulge his name I am so proud of your accomplishment that I am sitting here clapping my hands. Congrats. Mike Sylvester kr2s builder Birmingham,AL. Cell no.205-966-3854 ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> Airventure Cup Race begins at MVN this year!
We had a few Sonerai's around Dallas area. I had the opportunity to fly 2 of them. Most after they built and flew once or twice either sold them or moved them to the back of the hanger. That is a Gorgeous example. On Sunday, May 21, 2017 3:00 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: FYI, the Airventure Cup Race starts at MVN this year, the Sunday before the show opens, as usual. From their website at http://www.airventurecuprace.com/ : "The 20th Anniversary of the AirVenture Cup Cross-Country Air Race will take place at 9am on July 23, 2017, from Mt. Vernon, IL to Wausau, WI, with several intermediate turning points creating a course of 400+ nautical miles. The race is open to a wide variety of pilots and aircraft, from sport pilots to astronauts, and J-3 Cubs to Turbine Legends. Aircraft will be grouped into classes based on their experimental or production certification, engine size, induction type, and landing gear configuration to keep every aircraft competitive." "The AVC has become a highly visible component of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, and embodies the resourcefulness, inclusiveness, and volunteer spirit that are the hallmarks of both the Experimental Aircraft Association and AirVenture Oshkosh." Below is a link to a nice photo of Jeff Lange at last year's race. Jeff usually tries to talk me into flying in the race, and I've done it twice, and it was an honor to participate, but he probably knows I'm not about to run the VW wide open for several hours, so I haven't heard from him this year...yet. He's running a turbocharged Type 1 VW engine. I have to admit the race was a hoot, even though I was outclassed by 90% of the field. Both years I chased a Seawind with a huge engine, and the second year I managed to pass him just before the finish line. Below is a link to a gorgeous picture of Jeff in his Sonerai. Last year his speed was somewhere in the mid 190's which ain't bad either! See http://www.airventurecuprace.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13700162_10208378308187531_3324445164936899075_n.jpg -- Mark Langford m...@n56ml.com http://www.n56ml.com ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> Insurance for a KR-2
You really do not want to over insure. I will give an example. My neighbor built an RV7 and insured it for $126000. after her 6 attempt at landing WITH the wind she flipped it over on its back. She told the insurance company she did not want it fixed, They told here it would cost $4 to fix it. She sued and lost to the insurance company, it paid to fix it. She bought an RV10 and when they finished here 7 she sold it. It only sold for $78000 which was the value of the plane. The ins. company pays on insured value not book value. A friend wrecked to planes and the ins. company paid both without to many question but now he fly's with only liability because that is all he can get. You will fined That if you wreck a plane and ins. pays it off most company will tell you they will not insure you, you will need to go back to the 1 that paid the claim. They will sometimes insure you again only because they would like to get some off there money back. On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 7:43 PM, Dan via KRnet wrote: I believe my policies are agreed value just like I have on our boat but now that you bring it up I should give them a call and verify. Thanks, Dan -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry Flesner via KRnet Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 6:01 PM To: KRnet Cc: Larry Flesner Subject: Re: KR> Insurance for a KR-2 At 12:52 PM 2/8/2017, you wrote: >Keep shopping around. I have insured mine with 3 different underwriters >over the years, for $17000 hull value, and paid between >$900 & $1400 a year total for hull and liability. +++ Ask your underwriter what they will pay if the aircraft is "totaled". I read years ago that they pay based on aircraft value, not on the insured amount. Given that, I don't recall ever seeing a KR sell for $17,000, even the very nice ones with 0-200 engines. A nice KR with a VW engine, if you can find a buyer, is probably in the $10,000 to $12,000 range. You may be over insuring and paying more than necessary. I insure for liability only for $325 per year, given my commercial license, 1500+ total time, and 600+ tail wheel time. Given my age, 72, and the 13 years I took to build my KR, if I total mine I could have another one flying by age 85. :-) Live to you comfort level.. Larry Flesner ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> Sterba prop
You can't move the prop on a Mooney. I know that any of the O-320 and O-360 series engines the props can only go 2 ways. The prop is pined. The reason is the prop is set up for compression stroke on #1 cylinder. Every High horse powered engine I have owned the prop will only go 2 ways. On Friday, February 10, 2017 4:26 PM, Lee Parker via KRnet wrote: My prop is at 3 and 9 on the Lancair which makes it a little harder to hand prop. I talked to a guy at Hartzell who said that props were put at 2 an 8 back when most planes didn't have electric starters so they would be easier to start. I also talked with an RV owner who also said he did the same as me. I also did my KR but didn't see much difference. The VW is a very smooth engine anyway. I left the Mooney at the factory setting which, is not a good location for a smooth engine. From: Larry Flesner via KRnet To: KRnet Cc: Larry Flesner Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 9:58 PM Subject: Re: KR> Sterba prop At 07:05 PM 2/9/2017, you wrote: >At 06:48 PM 2/9/2017, you wrote: >> I reclocked my prop on the Lancair where the prop lines up with >> the crank throws. It made a big difference in the vibration + I meant to ask how that lined up the prop for hand propping. Did it put a blade in the 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock position to pull down? Larry Flesner ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> In-flight Fire
Tripacer has fuel in wings. That was an electrical fire. 95% of in flight fires are not survivable whether fuel is in the header or wing. I carry a small hellion fire extinguisher up front. I had a DME smoke a couple of weeks ago and my wife had the fire extinguisher out before I realized it. She pulled the pin before I stopped her. On Sunday, January 29, 2017 6:01 PM, Larry Flesner via KRnet wrote: At 04:21 PM 1/29/2017, you wrote: >Georgetown, DE, he had an in-flight fire seconds after leaving the runway. + That hits close to home having put 500 hours on the old TriPacer I had and reaffirms my decision to eliminate a header tank and put all fuel in the outboard wing tanks. I wish your friend a speedy recovery. Larry Flesner ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> 4-into-1 exhaust system help?
When it was time for my exhaust on the KR I Talked to a local muffler shop and then loaded it up on a trailer and took it to them. He said he would be glade to do it because it was something different. It only cost me $350 and everything fit. It was not stainless and I did have it wrapped and it lasted quit a long time. On Saturday, January 28, 2017 8:57 AM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: I gave up trying to find an exhaust system that even vaguely resembles what I have on N891JF. I'm going to have to build another one that replicates it, unless I want to remove the engine, completely reconfigure the firewall and intake system, etc. Building a new system, as painful as that sounds, is easier than the alternative. I was going to build it out of 321 stainless until I checked the prices. A 321 U-bend is $94, a 304 U-bend is $40, and a mild steel U-bend is $10. I need 8 U-bends (four are actually J-bends, but same price), just to think about getting started, we're talking $800, not to mention collector, tailpipe, flanges, etc, if built from 321 stainless. The existing one made it to 600 hours and was mild steel. I'll have N56ML back in the air before I put another 600 hours on this one! By contrast, my Corvair system was almost reasonable built from 321, because it is built so simply using only three U-bends for six cylinders. But it's not a complex 6-into-1 system either, just a pair of simple 3-into-1 pipes. I have everything I need to start on it, and that's what I'm doing all weekend, and probably next weekend as well. I built two mockup engines, one with the old exhaust to measure distances and angles from, and the other as the fixture to build the new system onto. We'll see how it goes. One thing I learned along the way is that Great Plains has no exhaust systems built, but they do have fixtures, so they are "to order" with a 30 day lead time. The configurations are shown on their website at http://greatplainsas.com/scexhaust.html , none of which are similar to mine. Also, gauge size is not mentioned on their website, but they are 18g (.049"), rather than the 16g (.065")like the original exhaust system, so I had to get all materials elsewhere. I did buy flanges from them, but am not enamored with them as the mounting holes are huge compared to the 8mm studs, so I'll have to carefully center the flanges to the ports before I start welding tubes to them. Mark Langford m...@n56ml.com http://www.n56ml.com ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
KR> KR for sale.
My wife says sell it. My KR is taken up to much room in someones hanger. If it does not sell by Feb. I will take it apart and sell off the parts. So far we have not been able to find the log books. still looking The airplane last flew 2 years ago. somewhere on youtube there are some flying pictures a friend posted.. The plane is located in fort worth texas at T67. I know the complete engine firewall forward is worth about $3000. So any offer over that will buy it. It has an Ej22 with a belt drive. It will start and run right now if you want to fly it home. N# is 202LP Les Palmer built the plane and I flew it to a couple of KR flyings. This plane is an over built KR 1. I have had it up to 210 mph Chasing a KR at a flyin I believe was in Indiana. You can contact me direct at crz...@yahoo.com or call me at 940-368-7973 Please serious inquires only. ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
