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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:09 am Post subject: MKIII Update

Morning Gang:



Happy Easter!



Trying to get my old mkIII updated and ready to fly to Lakeland.



Attached a couple photos of the new, shiny engine on the airframe with 

exhaust installed.



A major break was discovering the Airquip engine oil outlet fitting 

was going to clear the root tube without using bushings to raise the 

engine.  I did not know if there was going to be enough clearance 

until we set the engine on the airframe.  So..........the engine will 

remain the same altitude with the 70" prop as it did with the 72"prop. 

This will give me 1.75" inches clearance from the tail boom.  the 70" 

runs much quieter than the 72".  Cruises the same and sacrifices a tad 

of climb performance.  Not much.



Should be able to get the engine installed today, minus coolant hoses 

which Paul P is sending me in the morning.



Got all the other jillion parts necessary to do an update.  Took a 

while to get it all together.



Ronnie Smith is sending me a replacement carb for the new one on the 

engine.



Got to get a new Hawker Odyssey battery.  Can get one locally.  I use 

a PC535, 13 AH, 13 lbs:



http://www.batterymart.com/p-odyssey-pc535-battery.html



Well.........this is getting exciting.  Always fun to get a new engine 

set up and ready for the first startup.



Times a wasting!



john h

mkIII



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John Hauck
MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

Bob Dalton

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 68
Location: Manteca, Ca

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:51 am Post subject: MKIII Update

John,



Looking good, hope everything works out so you can make all your upcoming

events.



Bob D.

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Bob Dalton
Manteca, Ca.
wiserguy@comcast.net

JetPilot

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1246

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:12 am Post subject: Re: MKIII Update

Looks great John.  I need to make one of those caps for the rear of cockpit, I just have the opening that goes to the prop.



Were you running just a .75 inch prop clearance with the larger 72 inch prop ?  Also why are you putting a new carb on, did you not like the ones that came with the engine ?



Mike

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:59 am Post subject: Re: MKIII Update

Hi Mike:



My mistake.



I meant to say fuel pump.  For years Pierberg supplied Rotax with 912 fuel pumps.  They went out of business and looks like an AC on there now.  Rotax has a recall on certain serial number engines that have these new pumps installed.  Mine was one of them.  It is an even swap with Rotax for the replacement.  Ronnie Smith is sending me one that should get here in a couple days.  Something about possible fuel overpressure.  



Sorry for the confusion.



Would like to swap Bing carbs for fuel injection though.

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John Hauck
MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: Re: MKIII Update

Mike B:



Forgot to answer this one.



Yes, I was running 3/4" prop tip clearance with the 72" prop.  I am a firm believer in keeping the engine as low in the airframe as I can.



Now I will have a whopping 1.75" clearance with the 70".

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John Hauck
MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

flyingfox(at)copper.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject: MKIII Update

Hey John,



I like the new landing gear.



Todd

On 4/8/07 11:09 AM, "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Morning Gang:

 

 Happy Easter!

 

 Trying to get my old mkIII updated and ready to fly to Lakeland.

 

 Attached a couple photos of the new, shiny engine on the airframe with

 exhaust installed.

 

 A major break was discovering the Airquip engine oil outlet fitting

 was going to clear the root tube without using bushings to raise the

 engine.  I did not know if there was going to be enough clearance

 until we set the engine on the airframe.  So..........the engine will

 remain the same altitude with the 70" prop as it did with the 72"prop.

 This will give me 1.75" inches clearance from the tail boom.  the 70"

 runs much quieter than the 72".  Cruises the same and sacrifices a tad

 of climb performance.  Not much.

 

 Should be able to get the engine installed today, minus coolant hoses

 which Paul P is sending me in the morning.

 

 Got all the other jillion parts necessary to do an update.  Took a

 while to get it all together.

 

 Ronnie Smith is sending me a replacement carb for the new one on the

 engine.

 

 Got to get a new Hawker Odyssey battery.  Can get one locally.  I use

 a PC535, 13 AH, 13 lbs:

 

 http://www.batterymart.com/p-odyssey-pc535-battery.html

 

 Well.........this is getting exciting.  Always fun to get a new engine

 set up and ready for the first startup.

 

 Times a wasting!

 

 john h

 mkIII

 

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject: MKIII Update

| Hey John,

|

| I like the new landing gear.

|

| Todd

Hi Todd:



Is it ok to talk about Kolb aircraft, or do I have to piss and moan 

about religion, dead bunnies, and busted easter eggs.  BTW  I did not 

get the first easter egg or dead bunny today.  I am disappointed. 

However, I did get a belly full of whining about "my" religion and 

somebody else's dead bunny and busted easter eggs.



Actually, those high speed, low drag, landing gear are quite old. 

Those came in my 1986 Firestar kit, 5" Azusa nylon wheels and little 

bitty tires.  Flew my first flight in the FS with them and immediately 

took them and the standard 1" aluminum gear legs off and replaced with 

something a little more substantial.



Not being blessed with a 50 by 100 ft hanger/shop to work in, I have 

to make do with what I have.  I build airplanes in a shoe box of a 

basement.  No way I could get the fuselage inside with the standard 

Hauck Gear installed.  So.........I use my Ernie Gear, named after my 

old Bassett Hound, Ernie Hauck.  They come in handy for more than just 

squeezing the fuselage into the basement.  When I transported the 

broken mkIII from Muncho Lake, BC, July 2000, I was able to load the 

fuselage in the enclosed 24' trailer by myself with my little Ernie 

Gear installed.  Of course, I had no choice because I had destroyed 

the Hauck Main Gear in the accident.



So that's the story and I am sticking to it.



Wonder if we will get another dead bunnie next year?



john h

mkIII



PS:  I like "spirituality" much better than "religion" anyhow.  Man 

makes too many rules to follow with his religions.  Spirituality has 

no rules and a direct link with the Man!!!  Hang in there folks. 

Better times are coming, and I'm going flying this week.

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John Hauck
MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

beauford(at)tampabay.rr.c
Guest

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: MKIII Update

It's gonna be the Christmas Armadillo....  I'm already all over it....

Beauford 

FF 076

Brandon, FL

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 | > Wonder if we will get another dead bunnie next year?

 

 john h

 mkIII

Steve Boetto

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 364

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: MKIII Update

John,

  

 I"ll give you 100 bucks if you land at SnF  with them little  Snoopy Legs.  

  

 steve

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: MKIII Update

| I"ll give you 100 bucks if you land at SnF  with them little 

Snoopy Legs.

| 

|

| steve

Steve:



No Snoopy Legs.  Only Ernie Gear.  Ole Ern would be PO'd if he knew 

you referred to his main gear in those words.  Bassetts don't like 

Snoopy stuff.



It's a deal.  $100 for each landing.  If I bounce 5 times, that's 

$500.  



john h

mkIII



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John Hauck
MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

Steve Boetto

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 364

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject: MKIII Update

In a message dated 4/8/2007 10:58:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com writes:

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		  It's a    deal.  $100 for each landing.  If I bounce 5 times, that's    

$500.  



	


 

 So we're talkin your reglar landin here?

  

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: MKIII Update

| So we're talkin your reglar landin here?

| 

| steve do not archive

 



Steve:



Gotta make a livin' somehow.



john h

mkIII



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MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

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