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Hi Marco-
The Jab seized up due to a broken valve head...at altitude with
floats on. Made a landing, and got her back home, and pulled the
engine. About a week later, I ordered a Rotec radial e ...

Hoping this one will let me get back to posting on the Kitfox group

Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV, taildragger, Speedster
Rotec 2800 radial
Prince prop

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Lynn Matteson

On Apr 6, 2017, at 8:48 AM, fox5flyer wrote:

fisherflyer wrote:
> Thanks for the encouragement.
> Just turned 65 in Feb.
> I've h ...

Hi Jim-
I didn't have the hole either, so I drilled a hole in that area, as
described in someone's post quite a number of years ago....I don't
recall who it was. Anyway, I drilled a hole for a ...

You been hittin' that New Years eve liquid a bit early there, Mike?

Lynn

On Dec 26, 2014, at 10:33 PM, Michael Gibbs wrote:

<michaelgibbs@cox.net>

Isn't Arizona closer to the m ...

I hear you, Lowell....how about makin' it somewhere centrally
located....like Michigan, for example. : )

Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
JabiLynn 2200, #2062
Prince prop 64 x 3 ...

I agree that TeamKitfox is labor intensive to deal with, but I got
some great advice there (finally) about mounting my almost-finished
Zenair floats to my plane. What I don't like about it is th ...

Hi Pat-
This is the first email that I've received from the Matronics Kitfox
list in ages, but it is still working as far as it goes....just VERY
low in frequency of posts. Everyone has gone ov ...

I have my Zenair floats built to the point of needing rigging
information.....anybody out there familiar with the method, formula,
etc., for Zenith 1150A (amphibious) floats on a Kitfox IV?

L ...

Hi Pat...

I've been trying to figure out where that shot was taken. Definitely
not Oshkosh, as you cannot refuel yourself up there. I don't
recognize the background scenery. Lawyer, hell, I n ...

Hi Michel-
I can't really "recommend" them as yet, but I've just ordered a basic
kit of Zenair floats, and haven't taken delivery as yet. And I don't
know if I'll even get off the wa ...

And as a followup to the landing story, this was the trip where just
prior to that, I was seeing 177 mph ground speed on the GPS. We were
heading down to Sun 'n' Fun, but quit trying after the w ...

Hi Pete-
Not FROM Texas, but I've been there! I and a buddy put down at SCX
because weather conditions were getting bad and we were flying higher
and higher to get away from it. We saw the air ...

When landing at SCX in Tennessee, with 19-35 knot crosswinds, I hit
the right-side wheel bad enough to gouge and bend the Douglas wheel,
but the *tubeless* Chengs stayed on and didn't lose any a ...

Easy, big boy, easy....

Nobody says that the pistons are off-center....where did you get THAT
idea?? It is the piston pins that are offset in SOME pistons, used
in SOME applications, in SOME ...

26W???? That's practically my backyard....do I know you, Mike? I fly
in there from time to time with my orange Kitfox IV, and have done so
on wheels and skis. I didn't know there was a Kitfox b ...

Why not try your local ball bearing and seal dealer? Ask for a seal
with the dimensions: 15 mm ID, 24 mm OD, and a width of 7 mm.

Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, # ...

Hi Ron-
Yes, it has worked out well for me. When I first looked at the TBI-40
at Oshkosh in 2009, Paul (from Rotec) told me that the -40 would
probably be a bit too much throat area for my 2200 ...

In addition to what Guy and Lowell have said, there is another way to
go...see if Pete at USJabiru still sells the Skyfox cowl made for the
Kitfox IV and the Jabiru engine. That is what I bought ...

In addition to what Guy and Lowell have said, there is another way to
go...see if Pete at USJabiru still sells the Skyfox cowl made for the
Kitfox IV and the Jabiru engine. That is what I bought ...