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Called a guy at Lockwood and he said the same thing. No big deal, just flush at soonest convenience. As to why it needs topping off .. I replaced the sprag clutch on my 912 last Winter and I'm slowl ...

Was running low and had to top it off with the green stuff. Now what? I'm reading that this can cause some serious corrosion issues. Been in the engine for about 2-3 months now. Didn't think it wo ...

Noel,

The TT2A Tiny Tach can be set for 1 spark / 2 revs. Hopefully, it'll do the trick.

Rick,

Glad to know I'm not the only one! What's odd is this whole nuttiness started after replacing ...

Brian,

Thanks, I found the service bulletin. Not sure which tach I've got, will have to check Monday. I don't recall seeing a resistor on the stator the last time I tore the engine apart, so I'm ...

Hey guys,

I tore my engine down for a sprag clutch replacement last Winter. Everything is running top notch now, except this damn tachometer. It reads steady from 0 to 4k, then beyond that it run ...

Fair enough .. the tie down pad must be off kilter a bit. Thanks guys

Carl

Hey guys,

Full disclosure, I'm relatively new to aircraft, so pardon the possibly stupid question. I've got a Kitfox 5 with 13 gallon tanks.

Yesterday, I had only 2 or 3 gallons in my tanks. F ...

Thanks guys.

Lowell, I think you're right on. I'm going to drill the rivets out and pop in some larger ones. I'll tell you how this happened (I think) .. I had the plane parked facing away from t ...

Hey guys,

I noticed something a little strange about my Kitfox 5. With the control sticks completely secured, the flaperons have roughly 10 degrees of wiggle room. It appears that the flaperon tu ...

Hey everyone,

I'm helping a mechanic do my first annual on the Kitfox 5 I bought last year. We're having a heck of a time finding airworthiness directives for it. I searched the FAA AD database t ...

Hey guys,

I contacted Kitfox for a dual vernier throttle to hook up to my Rotax 912ULS. The friction lock is driving me nuts .. They said their supplier recently discontinued manufacturing the dua ...

Hey guys,

I contacted Kitfox for a dual vernier throttle to hook up to my Rotax 912ULS. The friction lock is driving me nuts .. They said their supplier recently discontinued manufacturing the dua ...

Chris,

Yeah, $800 is outrageous for a starter! This is what I bought (and have yet to install):

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/skytecRX12.php
http://www.skytecair.com/Rotax.htm ...

Hah that's pretty clever! Thanks for the tip.

Anybody know how to yank lugged wires out of one of those black Ducati regulator plugs?

Hey guys,

I'm currently un-mounting a Rotax 912 ULS from my Kitfox. I noticed a couple of annoyances in the process of unconnecting everything ...

The magneto wires on my Kitfox feature a braid ...

Thanks for the help everybody! I'm going to grab one of those twist lock plugs once I empty the tanks out. Speaking of which, does anybody have recommendations for electric fuel pumps for re-filling ...

Hey everybody,

Full disclosure .. I'm a newbie pilot, owner operator, mechanic, etc etc.

I decided to try folding my Kitfox 5 taildragger wings back .. and was told by a former Kitfox 4 owner th ...

Well, I'm embarrassed to say that it just took cranking on mag B until it finally caught. Not used to these high compression engines!! Starts up pretty easily now, but I'm still replacing the batter ...

Excellent video - every aircraft owner should watch that .. a THREEFOLD increase in required starting torque simply due to cold weather!! That heater is pretty dang expensive for what it is, I just e ...

Roger,

Thanks for the advice. Hopefully I didn't damage the engine with the numerous cold start attempts ...?

Carl