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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:05 pm    Post subject: end of the season, a day early... Reply with quote
Grrrrr..... Sunny, 60's, light winds, probably the last good day... was gonna spend all day flying before trailering my plane home for the winter. Flew a bit today and the engine wasn't behaving properly. Couldn't hold cruise rpm on the Cuyuna, set if at 5500, rpm falls off to maybe 4000, I increase it to 5500, starts increasing by itself over a minute of so to 6000+, back off to 5500, same cycle. Did the same thing last time I flew a couple of weeks ago; I attributed it to an air leak in the fuel line, fixed that, but obviously it didn't solve the problem. Temps OK... EGT follows the rpm, but not over limit.

Landed back at the airport, ran it at cruise rpm on the ground, seemed a bit better, fuel pressure on the low side, around 1.5 psi... then it just suddenly quit. Pulled the plugs, the back plug shows signs of lean running. Closer inspection shows evidence of leakage at the rear seal, so I guess that's it (though I'm not clear on why the rpm was varying as it did); today instead of tomorrow was my last flight for the year.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:06 am    Post subject: end of the season, a day early... Reply with quote
Sunny, 60's, light winds, probably the last good day... >>

Hi Dana,

I took my plane out of the air for the winter about 10 days ago. It was a lovely day but cold winds and rain were forecast. After all it is nearly the end of November, much late than usual and I have had enough unscrewing nuts and bolts with freezing fingers so I took the decision.

Every day since has been flyable with little or no wind, it has not been cold yet and it has been sunny.( My new solar panels have generated 40 Kw in this period)

You just have to call `em like you see `em and make a decision. I was wrong.


Heigh Ho

Pat.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:24 pm    Post subject: end of the season, a day early... Reply with quote
Grrr... the forecast cloudy and windy day turned sunny and light winds, so I had to watch my friends pass overhead while I cleared a spot in the yard for the trailer before towing it home from the airport today. A bit of brush clearing turned into essentially a new driveway... and getting rid of the brush resulted in a visit from the local fire department, who pointed out I should have applied for a burn permit first. Oh well, they were polite enough to wait until it was nearly out before visiting, rather than earlier when it was probably visible from space... and there's plenty of room for my Kolb (which never did make it home today) now.

All that remains is to decide whether to fix the Cuyuna or make an engine mount for the 447 this winter...

-Dana

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Sunny, 60's, light winds, probably the last good day... >>

Hi Dana,

I took my plane out of the air for the winter about 10 days ago. It was a lovely day but cold winds and rain were forecast. After all it is nearly the end of November, much late than usual and I have had enough unscrewing nuts and bolts with freezing fingers so I took the decision.

Every day since has been flyable with little or no wind, it has not been cold yet and it has been sunny.( My new solar panels have generated 40 Kw in this period)

You just have to call `em like you see `em and make a decision. I was wrong.


Heigh Ho

Pat.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:32 pm    Post subject: end of the season, a day early... Reply with quote
Sometimes it's easier to ask for forgiveness, than permission. A friend of mine does the same thing in Somers. Then adds gas, and then goes looking for a match.

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From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: end of the season, a day early...
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Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 7:15 PM

Grrr... the forecast cloudy and windy day turned sunny and light winds, so I had to watch my friends pass overhead while I cleared a spot in the yard for the trailer before towing it home from the airport today. A bit of brush clearing turned into essentially a new driveway... and getting rid of the brush resulted in a visit from the local fire department, who pointed out I should have applied for a burn permit first. Oh well, they were polite enough to wait until it was nearly out before visiting, rather than earlier when it was probably visible from space... and there's plenty of room for my Kolb (which never did make it home today) now.

All that remains is to decide whether to fix the Cuyuna or make an engine mount for the 447 this winter...

-Dana

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At 11:03 AM 11/27/2011, Pat Ladd wrote:
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Sunny, 60's, light winds, probably the last good day... >>

Hi Dana,

I took my plane out of the air for the winter about 10 days ago. It was a lovely day but cold winds and rain were forecast. After all it is nearly the end of November, much late than usual and I have had enough unscrewing nuts and bolts with freezing fingers so I took the decision.

Every day since has been flyable with little or no wind, it has not been cold yet and it has been sunny.( My new solar panels have generated 40 Kw in this period)

You just have to call `em like you see `em and make a decision. I was wrong.
 

Heigh Ho

Pat.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:32 pm    Post subject: end of the season, a day early... Reply with quote
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