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John, I hesitated to mention this because I had rough running issues at
high idle only after carb overhaul but not above high idle rpm. However
the principle seems to be the same for idle jet or lar ...

Guys,

Per the request for photos, This is a second attempt to send a
(compressed) photo of our small tail wheel trailer used to tow our Kitfox
between our houses and local public use airports.
...

Guys,

I tried to send a photo of the tail wheel trailer and a photo of the rig
(motor home, plane and enclosed trailer) on the ramp at Monument Valley
airport in replies to Pete's response to see ...

Some food for thought. A very small flat bed trailer can be purchased for
under $200 (Harbor Freight - sale price).

I have been towing my model IV between our house and the local public use
airpo ...

If you attend one of the 912 Rotax courses, there is mention that the 912
oil header tank's inlet tube , which goes thru the tank top, is designed
to swirl the hot engine oil downward around the sid ...

Guy,

Just as I suspected based on the craftsmanship throughout, you have custom
coolant pipes and custom oil cooler mounting hardware.

Thanks for the detailed response and links.

The kind wo ...

BJ,
You're too kind. Thanks for the nice words. Re:

1. The oil cooler is an Earl's 21608AERL 16 Row Oil Cooler -8 AN Black
I bought off Amazon. It's much larger than is typically us ...

Guy,

I made the mistake of opening the link to the photo of the FWF
installation in your last post. All I can do is sigh and wish I had your
skills and attention to detail.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL IN ...

When early Kitfox fabric (wing envelopes) were installed I seem to recall
that a strong adhesive was not applied to the wing rib surfaces prior to
installing the fabric envelope. repairs were a dif ...

I recently had carbs gone thru by aa experienced Rotax shop.
Float bowl gasket did not FULLY seat, allowing fuel dampness under bowl.
912 80 hp Engine ran very rough up to maybe 2500 rpm, probably ...

Guy,

Sorry you are having so many opportunities for problem solving.

The LP Aero Plastics windshield installed about 9 years ago in my Kitfox
IV 1050 needed some trimming pretty much all around ...

Guy,

Hope your trip out to OSH goes great.

I'll have our Kitfox IV, trailer we tow it in, and small Roadtrek motor
home, set up on display in the plane preparation area next to the Red Barn
an ...

Guy,

Bob Jones here.

I'll be at OSH Monday thru Thursday.

If all goes as currently planned, I'll be out across from the RED Barn
with our plane, the enclosed trailer, and a Roadtrek motor h ...

Cal, This is just a coincidence. I ran across suggestions from Bill Mapass
for welding the tabs onto the inner edge of a Douglas Kitfox wheel in the
proper position.

This is not an exact quote - ...

You got me energized so I went to Baby Plane. There is a decal on the
wheels. DWT 6061

Thanks BJ,
Any chance you would have the part # for the Douglas wheels? And did you
get alum. or st ...

I don;t have part number at hand. I will go to plane today and see if
there is a PN on one of the wheels. If so I'll e-mail you back. I'm pretty
sure I left a Douglas decal on the wheels but doubt i ...

Cal,

If you don't find any, I bought new Douglas wheels and had McBeans at
Kitfox weld the brake disc attachment lugs onto the wheels. Not cheap.

BJ Kitfox IV

Am looking for a set of 8" ...

Talking with Shell oil engineers at Sebring LSA EXPO shortly after Shell & To tax introduced Sport Plus 4 oil for our 912s, an ashless dispersant was added to hold lead in suspension within the o ...

OK guys, a little help please.

I do forums at S N F, OSH, Sebring and Copper State among others on having
fun combining touring the US by motorhome and Kitfox, I also usually
dispaly the set-up, ...

fascinating post

Your event makes me think about going beyond basics that have demonstrated
proven reliability over time

BJ Kitfox IV 912

Hi Roger,

Aeroquip 666 is supposed to b ...