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When you say Ultralight if you mean no N number, I would expect not. You would need to check with the Bahamian government but I believe few countries allow that. I know Canada does not. Even with a ...

That's a relief -- thanks.

So far I haven't used gasohol in my Kolb. I know of only one station in 2
states that sells it; fortunately it is only 5 miles away so I buy all my
aircraft fuel there ...

That's a scary thought!!! I hope it isn't related to the ethanol use, but
it could well be.

Why don't you cut your bad float into pieces and soak the pieces in
various test solutions: ethanol, ...

I had a Cuyuna 430R on a Quicksilver MX until 2 years ago. It had the EGT
probe at the "Y" also. I relocated it to 2" from the piston, which may be
1.5" from the exhaust gasket ...

I'll be there in my 1948 Bonanza, arriving with B2OSH Sat, leaving Thu.

Jim Dunn
Firefly
N. Idaho

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I will be at AirVenture "Oshkosh" camping with my plane all w ...

re: Note: The pumps above do not feature an anti-siphoning valve and fuel will flow through them in event of pump failure.

This is not a warning; it is a good thing. On a gravity feed carbureted ...

I put one of these in my 220HP 4-seater experimental. I don't use it much (prime & emergency), but it should transfer 5 gallons in 10 minutes. With no moving parts, it should last forever.

I ...

Is this for use in flight, or on the ground to refuel?

Jim
N. Idaho

Roger, thanks for the comprehensive report. You mentioned 100 degree EGT
split between cylinders. Was it 100 at full power and 100 at cruise, or
what?

I ask because I just noticed that my 503 i ...

Lonesome Bill, why would you bail them out. Couldn't you use a nice
peaceful vacation?
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Gee, it's awful quiet here on the List with all the kids in Florida on
spring break ...

I don't think you'd have any problems running the Pennzoil "Aircooled" 2 stroke oil in an outboard. The Aircooled product is made to lubricate under the much tougher conditions (i.e. higher ...

That's a great sculpture and picture! Is this at your home, or from someone else?

We've had a lot of snow here in North Idaho this year. Up until last weekend, it has just been extra work and inconvenience for me. But last Sunday the snow came off my hangar and crushed the traile ...

Six months ago I called the Distributor for Exxon/Mobil in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and the owner confirmed they do not add ethanol locally for Exxon/Mobil stations. He did say thay added 10% to the regu ...

From http://www.csgnetwork.com/octaneratecalc.html

Gasoline pumps typically post octane numbers as an average of two different values. Often you may see the octane rating quoted as (R+M)/2. One va ...

I was tired of the spills and hassel every time I fueled my Firefly. After I bought a 100 gal gasboy tanker for fueling my cross-country bird with regular unleaded, I decided to give regular unleaded ...

Thanks for everybody's inputs. All advice is appreciated.

Since it snowed 9 inches this morning, I probably won't be able to make any changes real soon. I will install the adjustable U-joint ASAP ...

Baron -- Thanks. I've sent an email off-list.

Is the Universal designed to either increase or decrease incidence over the standard, or will it only decrease angle of incidence? I am wondering if I should increase the angle of incidence on the po ...

> Probably have too much incidence right wing, or not enough in the left wing.

Ailerons can be dropped a tad to correct the nose up pitch trim.

Call Kolb and get a new adjustable universal fo ...