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Thanks for the reply Walt. Yes, my aircraft is in std form with the levers as original and the Mx lever has the pull back lug still fitted. The Mx lever is placarded with the locations corresponding t ...

After guessing what mixture setting to run for years, I have decided it's time to fit an EGT so I have a better idea of what is going on when it comes to leaning the mixture. Up until now I have been ...

What typically happens is that because of the bending, the connecting rod become shorter and therefore pulls the piston further out of the cylinder. The oil control ring is close to the bottom of the ...

Remember, the alu foil capacitor is wound between primary and secondary windings within the coil - the worst place to put a capacitor. My guess is that the dielectric material and materials in the co ...

I had a similar problem and pulled the winding mechanism apart and found the problem.

If you remove the handwheel and look at the face which contacts the body of the mechanism it should have 2 half ...

These are great and won't elongate the pin hole like the previous version https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Yak-52-Yak-50-M14P-CJ-6-Nanchang-Housai-Exhaust-Pin-Wrench-3-in-1-Tool/263270645345?hash=item3d4c2 ...

Where did you pick up this little gem??

Is the Emergency air valve securely closed?

The rotor needs to be timed to the shaft which is why the 3 screws are in slots. Did you time the rotor??

Does any one know if the rear accessory case simply comes away from the intermediate case on a HS6 , or does it have to be pulled down / aft securing bolt removed to detach it ? The manuals indicate t ...

Hang on parallel was correct. 12V, made me doubt my shaky knowledge of this stuff.

For the record, if anyone with Jakes stumbles across this in the future, and for any other electric start SoS engi ...

I have a couple of spare tachos and I want to see if I can get any of them working, and wanted to ask anyone who may know how to set up a test bench.

I know they are driven by a 3 phase motor and n ...

This is good news for anyone with a Housai powered Chang but there are still a few problems locating parts such as cylinders. From what I have learnt over the years is that the majority of CJ owners i ...

Hey Rich......You just need to work the tab up and down and look for the location of the wear.

Regards,

Lance

It appears from your testing so far that you have eliminated it to #2 plug lead. The problem is that when the lead is installed inside the conduit it could be earthing and causing a loss of spark gett ...

The first place I'd start with is to do a compression test or a leakdown test. That will give you a good idea of the sealing ability of the rings/valves etc

Following that, pull the cylinder that i ...

A couple of things I have found with the HS6 engine re hard starting....

Primer atomizer nozzle blocked.......There are 4 small drillings inside the nozzle which can and do become blocked over time ...

Ernie,

The wrist pin needs to be pressed from the rear of the engine and removed at the front. I use a 3/8 socket extension...Put the large end in through the rear retainer and it will locate in t ...

Hi Doug,

Good advise!!

I have a new new air drier in with my spare parts which has never been fitted. I can't find any hardware to mount it which is the most likely reason it is not sitting on t ...

I recently did a little work on a friend's CJ and noticed through the Oil Cooler outlet (at the underbelly) that wasps or hornets had nested in the air passages in the Oil Cooler almost completely clo ...