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Ralph B
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 Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: Valentines Day Flight |
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Guys and ladies, here are a few pics taking my Valentine for a flight.
Ralph
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Ralph B
Kolb Kolbra 912uls
N20386
550 hours |
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:36 am Post subject: Valentines Day Flight |
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> Guys and ladies, here are a few pics taking my Valentine for a flight.
Ralph:
Looks good to me!
How are you keeping the 80 horse temps up in the icy part of the country?
john h]
mkIII - T-Shirt weather at hauck's holler.
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Ralph B
Joined: 14 Apr 2007
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Location: Mound Minnesota
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: Valentines Day Flight |
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John Hauck
| Quote: | Ralph:
Looks good to me!
How are you keeping the 80 horse temps up in the icy part of the country?
john h]
mkIII - T-Shirt weather at hauck's holler. |
John and others,
I taped off the front of the radiator and half of the oil cooler with 3M non-residue duct tape. It was 9F at 2000' and the oil temp was too low at 157F. Last weekend I flew around the cities and it was 185F when it was 30F OAT.
There is also something else I noticed: Before flying (cold engine), I turned the prop and I noticed a few drops of coolant dripping out the bottom of the engine. Once the 912 warms up, it goes away. There is another 912 owner that notices the same thing. This only happens on cold winter days. Does anyone know if this is problem with the water pump? The engine only has a little over 300 hours on it, but it's an early 912.
Ralph B
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N111KX (Kip)
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: Valentines Day Flight |
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A real trooper of a lady there... 
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by0ung(at)brigham.net
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject: Valentines Day Flight |
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I taped off the front of the radiator and half of the oil cooler with 3M
non-residue duct tape. It was 9F at 2000' and the oil temp was too low at
157F. Last weekend I flew around the cities and it was 185F when it was 30F
OAT.
There is also something else I noticed: Before flying (cold engine), I
turned the prop and I noticed a few drops of coolant dripping out the bottom
of the engine.
Ralph B
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Ralph
In the past I have noticed antifreeze leaking out of 2 areas of the 912,,
1: was from the Ells where the coolant lines attached at the bottom of the
heads. Two of them came out by hand cold,,, I was told by the mechanic at
LEAF that they had never seen that problem. I bought the correct lock tite
and re installed the ells with no additional problems.
2: there is a small weep hole on the bottom of the engine under the water
pump, and if that is where you are seeing the leak, I have noticed the
same situation, and when I asked at LEAF I was told that if the overflow
bottle did not go down too rapidly, and the level in the engine stayed up,,,
to just keep an eye on it.. if you start loosing a large amount of
antifreeze, then you may need a new water pump, or other repairs.
Boyd Young
Kolb MKIIIC
Utah
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Ralph B
Joined: 14 Apr 2007
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Location: Mound Minnesota
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:19 am Post subject: Re: Valentines Day Flight |
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"by0ung(at)brigham.net"
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Ralph
In the past I have noticed antifreeze leaking out of 2 areas of the 912,,
1: was from the Ells where the coolant lines attached at the bottom of the
heads. Two of them came out by hand cold,,, I was told by the mechanic at
LEAF that they had never seen that problem. I bought the correct lock tite
and re installed the ells with no additional problems.
2: there is a small weep hole on the bottom of the engine under the water
pump, and if that is where you are seeing the leak, I have noticed the
same situation, and when I asked at LEAF I was told that if the overflow
bottle did not go down too rapidly, and the level in the engine stayed up,,,
to just keep an eye on it.. if you start loosing a large amount of
antifreeze, then you may need a new water pump, or other repairs.
Boyd Young
Kolb MKIIIC
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Thanks boyd, I will check into this. So far the coolant drips a few drops when the engine is cold. I suppose it could get worse. I use the Evans coolant.
Ralph B.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:36 am Post subject: Valentines Day Flight |
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Anyone know if the pump seals are neoprene or ceramic?
G.Aman
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