KR> Back in the AIR

[Phillip Matheson]

After finding a sticky exhaust valve, I completed a top overhaul, (Done by 
VW Engines Aust) thanks guys, and my 2nd Annual inspection,(203 hours) and 
test flight late yesterday. While I had the heads off, and found larger 
carbon depots in the heads, they also supplied new rings.

Now all I need to do is to get it to run hot enough?
It rarely gets to, or over 300f.

I will be reducing the air outlet next to see what happens, but I'm waiting 
on a new CHT probs.

SO, I'll just fly around today, bedding in the new rings.


Phil Matheson
SAAA Ch. 20  http://www.saaa20.org/
VH-PKR
Australia

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KR> back in the air / 0-200 starter

[Myron (Dan) Freeman]

(snip)>? ? ?Dan, I saw that you were having to really tug on it to get it
engaged.? ?



Yeah, I really do need to make some changes to it, it shouldn't be that hard




(snip)>  My first thought was that you might want to adjust the bolt that
pushes the electrical contacts so it makes contact a bit easier.



Yes, I already tried that but it didn't seem to help at the Gathering but I
ll get to work on it here at home and see if it will help now that I've got
more time and resources.



(snip)> Mine has always worked quite easily.



Yes, It shouldn't be that hard to engage. I'll work on it again tomorrow and
see what I can come up with.



Regards, 

Myron (Dan) Freeman 

Indpls, Ind. 46203-3570 

Home of the Indy 500, 

the World's most famous 

auto race. 

mfreem...@indy.rr.com 

KR> back in the air / 0-200 starter

[Myron (Dan) Freeman]

(snip)> Dan, First what type e-mail software are you using?



"Incredimail" set to plain text.



(snip)> Your e-mails are very hard to read. Everything is run together.



I don't know? It looks fine on the KRnet that I get back and I have never
got a complaint from anyone about it.



(snip)> My cable runs nearly straight back from the starter to the top
center of the dash.



Well mine is run from the starter over to the left side of the firewall,
around the header tank and back up to the center of the dash. Too many kinks
 It would be better if it were straight on like yours but that's the way it
was when I bought it so I may have to change it.



Regards, 

Myron (Dan) Freeman 

Indpls, Ind. 46203-3570 

Home of the Indy 500, 

the World's most famous 

auto race. 

mfreem...@indy.rr.com 





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KR> back in the air / 0-200 starter

[jscott.pi...@juno.com]

Dan,

I saw that you were having to really tug on it to get it engaged.  My
first thought was that you might want to adjust the bolt that pushes the
electrical contacts so it makes contact a bit easier.  The starter gear
is probably already fully engaged.  I also noticed that your starter
cable was pulling from one side of the starter pull arm rather than a
clevis pulling straight on the starter arm.  That can also be
problematic.

My starter cable has a "T" handle and is mounted in the lower left panel
with a gentle "S" in the cable before it feeds through the center of the
fire wall.  It has always worked quite easily.

Jeff Scott
N1213W  700+ hours and counting.


On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:28:26 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) "Myron (Dan)
Freeman"  writes:

> As I found out at the Gathering this year the Continental pull starter
can
> be a real pain to use and I'm considering the possibility of replacing
it
> with an electric solenoid type starter even though my current starter
has
> recently been rebuilt, either that or re-routing the pull cable so it
works
> easier than it currently does if that's possible. It takes a very 
> strong  pull to get it to work.
> 
> 
> 
> Do you have that kind of problem with yours?

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KR> back in the air / 0-200 starter

[Larry Flesner]

:
>As I found out at the Gathering this year the Continental pull 
>starter can be a real pain to use and I'm considering the 
>possibility of replacing it with an electric solenoid type 
>starter  either that or re-routing the pull cable . It takes a very 
>strong pull to get it to work. Myron (Dan) Freeman

+++


Dan,

First, what type e-mail software are you using.  Your e-mails are 
very hard to read.
Everything is run together.

On the starter,  I think the pull type starter, when set up 
correctly,is probably one of
the more reliable starters except of course  one of those new $700 types.

My cable runs nearly straight back from the starter to the top center 
of the dash and
my throttle is on the left sidewall.  That setup works great for me.

Larry Flesner

KR> back in the air / 0-200 starter

[Myron (Dan) Freeman]

(snip)> For those of you with Continental pull type starters don't damage
the bushing for the plunger on the starter.

Larry Flesner



Hi Larry;



As I found out at the Gathering this year the Continental pull starter can
be a real pain to use and I'm considering the possibility of replacing it
with an electric solenoid type starter even though my current starter has
recently been rebuilt, either that or re-routing the pull cable so it works
easier than it currently does if that's possible. It takes a very strong
pull to get it to work.



Do you have that kind of problem with yours?



Regards, 

Myron (Dan) Freeman 

Indpls, Ind. 46203-3570 

Home of the Indy 500, 

the World's most famous 

auto race. 

mfreem...@indy.rr.com 



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KR> back in the air / 0-200 starter

[Larry Flesner]

Finally got the starter repaired and 211LF back in the air this
afternoon for a couple of high speed passes and a couple of
"stop and go" landings.

For those of you with Continental pull type starters, don't damage
the bushing for the plunger on the starter as I did when replacing
the "garlock" seal.  They don't make the part any more and you
can't buy a new one anywhere.  I found a used bushing from a
rebuilder for $35.  It really isn't an item that wears.  It's the separate
seal that leaks the oil.  With that repaired and a new O ring in the
quick drain I finally got back in the air after three weeks.  Sure
felt good 

"211LF, you are cleared for a low approach runway 11"

YEE HAAA

Larry Flesner

KR> back in the air

[Larry Flesner]

YEE  HAA  !!

After 10 weeks of not flying the KR, I finished the annual yesterday and
did an hour in the air with two half hour flights.  She didn't forget how
to fly !  The air was calm, very little wind, and near unlimited visibility.
My KR is the sweetest landing airplanes I've flown in my 1200+ hours.
Having not flown for a while, I was more conscious of what I was doing
then usual.  With the favorable wind conditions I realized during the flare
that I was using just the tip of my thumb and two finger tips on the stick
and what a slow, steady, and short range of motion it takes to land the
KR.   I've got 274 hours on her now and I'm  still grinnin'

The biggest item on the annual was a weak cylinder.  The intake valve
seat was no longer making good contact with the valve on all sides.
I picked up a used cylinder ( 20 hours since new) from the almost local
scrap yard for $395.  It required no additional work before installing.
I used the old piston with a new set of rings and all the associated
seals and gaskets.  The old cylinder appears to be the source of the
"miss" I was getting for the last 10 hours or so in the 2200 to 2400
range when throttled back a bit on letdown.  Other than the routine
items, I had to replace a rod end bearing on one of the aileron
pushrods,  bush my rudder hinges to eliminate some movement,
fix a slight leak on one of my fuel sending units, and do a total
re-calibration of the gauges.

It doesn't look like I'll get any of the "repainting" done in the short term
as I had hoped so that means the vinyl trim will have to wait also.
I had some foam and material at the upholstery shop for the last three
months to have some seat cushions made.  I finally shamed the old
guy in to working on them and he tells me his machine is "too big"
to handle the material I had.  Yea, right !  Anyway, it's back to
square one on the cushions.

Anyway, she's back in the air and ready for the "Rec Aviation fly-in"
this weekend at a local airport and our chapter spring picnic the
following weekend at a local residential air park with a 3000 foot
grass strip.   LET THE FUN BEGIN !!!

Larry Flesner

KR> Back in the air.

[Mark Jones]

N886MJ took to the skies again today. Beautiful morning, no wind, clear skies 
and 45°. I taxied out and firewalled her. She jumped off the ground as if she 
had been begging to get back in the air. I was at WOT on takeoff and climbed 
out at 90 MPH. I was indicating an incredible 1800 FPM climb. I don't even 
believe that...my VSI must be out of whack. The engine felt stronger than it 
ever had. I had requested to the tower that I stay in the pattern  and I 
reached 500' AGL for my cross wind turn quicker than I ever had before. I was 
making the turn just off the end of the 5,800' runway. Anyway, as I turned 
downwind I was just about at pattern altitude and everything felt great. 
Halfway down downwind I called the tower and requested a turn out to the north 
with a climb to 4000'. Wow, I really got to 4000' fast and was tooling around 
there at 138 mph true airspeed. Then it happenedthe engine hiccupped and 
started running rough. I turned back toward the airport as I was about 7 miles 
out and only 10 minutes into the flight. The engine then seemed to smooth out 
and I called in a landing. The tower cleared me to land and I made a smooth 
one. I taxied back to the hangar and did a compression test on 1, 3 and 5. 
Number 1 & 3 both had a great 78/80 and number 5 had 74/80. I don't know what 
caused that hiccup. Water in the fuel maybe? The tanks were less than half full 
of 100LL and the temps here have varied from 20°  to upper 50's since I put the 
fuel in the tanks two weeks ago. No, I did not check my drains before flight. 
That is the one thing I forgot. Anyway, I flew for 20 minutes total. 

Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI 
Visit my web site: www.flykr2s.com
E-mail: flyk...@wi.rr.com

KR> Back in the air.

[Randy Powell]

Any chance of carb ice ???.,

Randy Powell
Wachapreague Va.

randywpow...@verizon.net
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N886MJ took to the skies again today. Beautiful morning, no wind, clear 
skies and 45°. I taxied out and firewalled her. . Then it happenedthe 
engine hiccupped and started running rough. . I don't know what caused that 
hiccup. Water in the fuel maybe?
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI
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E-mail: flyk...@wi.rr.com
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KR> Back in the air.

[D F Lively]

Mark & Randy:

If you had water in the fuel at those temperatures adiabetic cooling could form
Ice in Carb Venturi.

Don

Randy Powell wrote:

> Any chance of carb ice ???.,
>
> Randy Powell
> Wachapreague Va.
>
> randywpow...@verizon.net
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> From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 12:05 PM
> Subject: KR> Back in the air.
>
> N886MJ took to the skies again today. Beautiful morning, no wind, clear
> skies and 45°. I taxied out and firewalled her. . Then it happenedthe
> engine hiccupped and started running rough. . I don't know what caused that
> hiccup. Water in the fuel maybe?
> Mark Jones (N886MJ)
> Wales, WI
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> E-mail: flyk...@wi.rr.com
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KR> Back in the Air.

[Mark Jones]

I finished up all the repairs on my engine today including re-working the
front baffling on the air intakes. After doing a few minutes of ground test
runs, I decided to take to the air. The duration of my flight was just over
40 minutes with two full stop landings. My oil temps were 30 degrees lower
than before now at 190° Vs the 220° I was seeing prior to the engine repair.
Static RPM with my 54x54 Sterba remained at 3100. In flight at WOT I was at
3200. I hope this will improve as the new rings break in. I really thought I
would see more RPM in flight than that. The engine did run noticeably
smoother. My new (used) Narco Com 11A really talks great. I carried on a
conversation with a Mooney which was a good 60 miles away. The control
towers can't say I am weak and scratchy any more. Hopefully, I will get some
more test flights this weekend and be able to get some really good numbers.
LaterOh yea, 27 more days to the
Gathering...YH!!
!!!

Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI  USA
E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com
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http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj

KR> Back in the Air

[Ryan]

Mark,

What speed did you see at 3200 RPM ?

Ryan


KR> Back in the Air.

  a.. From: Mark Jones (view other messages by this author) 
  b.. Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:02:18 



I finished up all the repairs on my engine today including re-working the
front baffling on the air intakes. After doing a few minutes of ground test
runs, I decided to take to the air. The duration of my flight was just over
40 minutes with two full stop landings. My oil temps were 30 degrees lower
than before now at 190° Vs the 220° I was seeing prior to the engine re
pair.
Static RPM with my 54x54 Sterba remained at 3100. In flight at WOT I was at
3200. I hope this will improve as the new rings break in. I really thought I
would see more RPM in flight than that. The engine did run noticeably
smoother. My new (used) Narco Com 11A really talks great. I carried on a
conversation with a Mooney which was a good 60 miles away. The control
towers can't say I am weak and scratchy any more. Hopefully, I will get some
more test flights this weekend and be able to get some really good numbers.
LaterOh yea, 27 more days to the
Gathering...YH!!
!!!

Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI  USA
E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com
Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj