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Its below freezing here and I was wondering if it would be better to try to warm up the tank filler before trying it. What temperature was it when you removed yours? Did you notice any buckling or b ...

How is everyone removing the screw-in tank fillers on the 601XL rebuild? I got to removing the nose skin on my wing and came to removing the screw in tank filler under the filler cap. The threads ar ...

I am starting to run control cables in the fuselage of my 601XL. What size should I drill the holes in the plastic cable guides? Should they be as tight as I can get them? Or is a little space bett ...

I am working on the landing gear of my 601XL, and wondering what is the best way to mount tires on the rims. I have the talc powder called out in the instructions that came with the wheels, to go bet ...

Has anybody purchased or received a set of the new main landing gear rubber pads on the 601XL? They are supposed to replace the cut rubber heater hose pieces in the fuselage channel and clamp around ...

I purchased a Nicopress type tool from Lowe's, and it didn't come with a gauge tool to check the compressions. Can someone please measure the gap on their 1/8" Nicopress Tool gauge with a vernie ...

I am in the rigging stage for my 601XL, and can't find any references to what the cable tensions are supposed to be in the plans or manual. What are all the cables supposed to be tensioned to and whe ...

In putting the tail section together on my 601XL, I realized that I am getting close to rigging up all the cables. I have been trying to find the best solution for the Nicopress tool for the cable sl ...

Can somebody tell me how to access these files? I looked all over the "Forums" and can't figure out where these Zenith .dwg pictures are. Maybe I don't understand how all of this stuff wor ...

Larry,

Those of us that live in the Heartland of the United States wish to purchase products made in the United States to support our neighbors and citizens of the United States. I gladly burn Ame ...

I don't believe I would place much credibility in this newspaper article about alcohol in auto fuel. The writer is much prejudiced toward his oil company's associations with alcohol suppliers. Our O ...

I am about finished with my fuselage on my 601 XL, and getting ready to start installing the landing gear. I copied the Gear/Brake Lines section 6-G down from Zenith's builders web site. But I could ...

I am working on the firewall and engine mounts through the firewall on my 601 XL, and found the plans call for AN 365-624 Self Locking nuts for the engine mounts on the firewall. These are the low te ...

I am building a Zenith 601 XL, and flying a Piper Cherokee. The Cherokee is really low powered when the density altitude gets up there in the summer time, making it difficult to fly and carry any pas ...

I just finished trimming and installing these longerons a week ago. In my manual is says to install the rear longeron (6B2-1), and then lay the front longeron on top of the skin and move it fore and ...

I have looked at the information on the Zenith website, but then when I started looking for actual engines to purchase I started coming across a bunch of different models of each of these. The Lycomi ...

I am in the process of looking for an engine for my 601XL. Does anybody have a source of information on the different Lycoming, Continental and other aircraft engine models and specs? I have been lo ...

Its starting to get cold here in Iowa, and I just finished fitting the wing skins on my 601XL. After polishing them with Scotchbright, I caught a couple days with temperatures in the high 40's and 50 ...

I flew my Piper Cherokee from Iowa down to Mexico, Missouri for the Zenith open hanger day yesterday. It turned out to be a beautiful day and they had a tremendous turnout of people. The city also h ...

It seems that the drift is toward more alcohol based fuels in auto engines here in Iowa. And more states are requiring alcohol in auto fuels to the point where it is difficult to find any straight ga ...