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I used a white undercoat on the entire airplane. It seems like it took 5-6 qts. Kirker is a great cost / quality compromise. http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/ultra-glo-acrylic-urethane-enamel-paints ...

It sounds like you have the identical prop I'm putting on an O-235. What is your pitch setting? I set mine at 12 degrees but have no idea if I'm even in the ball park.

Today I decided I might as well bite the bullet and dig into the task ahead. I “unskinned” the wings on my XL, pushed the spar rivets out and removed the top spar piece as Parts 3&4 of the up ...

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will sell you any dimension and thickness you desire in any of the three levels of firmness they offer. They also had the best prices of anyone I found. I used 1 inch ...

What are the rules regarding usage of flat washers on the AN bolts? I assume you must have one under the nut so you don't scuff the metal it is tightening against (when you tighten it)? How about th ...

All of the discussion about 601-XL wing break-ups leads me to consider a BSR chute. Is there an aspect to such an event the might make the device non-deployable or ineffective?

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I'm not the voice of experience yet but I'm almost done wiring and I'll list some considerations I had. The major downside is cost. I have several 3 amp breakers on my panel and as you will note the ...

I have an electric primer valve. Do I need to put a diode across it to protect the system from the induced voltage spikes? Also I am using a Sky-Tec starter on a Lycoming O-235. As you know they c ...

I am an electronics hobbyist; therefore, I am not intimidated by the idea of wiring my XL. I still purchased the Homebuilt Help CD on wiring just to learn any peculiar aspects of aircraft wiring. On ...

Well darn. I thought it was my idea but in reality I could have seen it elsewhere and acted on it later. I have a bit of a problem trusting the "bicycle cables" that I installed in the can ...

When I was building my canopy I noted that a binding cable could potentially keep the release lever, on each latching mechanism, from snapping back far enough to latch on both clicks. I cut a 1 inch ...

Here is another place you might check out. Prices are similar or even better and service is fantastic. I've used Kirker for a couple of cars and now my 601.

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I'm considering putting an electric fuel pump in each wing of my XL. In each case a check valve would follow before going to the gascolator which would be in the engine compartment. An electric tog ...

I just got my O-235 hanging on the 601XL. Today I laid the top cowling on the engine and I am puzzled about the exact placement. If I lay it so that the rear edge of the cowling is even with the rea ...