We used Ditzler. What do *you* use? I noticed Joe Schumacher and Mark Annick used a NAPA polyurethane paint (Martin Senour?) on the RV-8 they erected and floo on teevy. Thanks and eternal gratefulness. And best regards. LarrygettingreadytopaintS.

Where can I find a set of pistons to hop up an O-200? Answer: John, use stock C-85 pistons. They are 3/8" higher than O-200 pistons and will give you that "pop-up" effect, that is, a little higher compression. Not legal, of course, in a certified aircraft, or aircraft engine you plan to...

I'm trying my hand at it now. Sun shields will probably fit inside the plexi windows and be something stiff like that honeycomb signboard cut to shape and covered with aluminum foil and then maybe a film of cellophane or clingwrap to keep from scratching the soft plexiglas windows. For the...

I had to look up BWB's word "eutrophication" in the title of his well-written and fascinating narrative. As he used the word, it has to do with nutrients in the lakes sufficient to provide healthy ecosystems --- food like algae for organisms like protozoa, fish, and otters. Here in WNC where the...

We wound up using blow-proof gaskets for the exhaust of the powerful, dynamic A-65 Continental on the Taylorcraft. The inner ring is something of a spiral wound gasket of soft aluminum and rotates. I had to grind off an edge of the steel housing in order to clear the intake pipes on...

First time for me too. There were reports the dynamic, powerful A-65 sounded sick but it made plenty of power. Vern said, "It's poppin' and crackin'. And Travis said the engine noise was "unusual." And Alan said, "Sump'n not right about that." So we pulled the cowl and sure enough a gasket...

Made in Texas: http://www.taylorcraft.com/ $59,000 for a brand-new taildragger, with O-235 and 118 HP. Radios extra. jlove that little A-65,though,ls

Anybody ever made any of these? The pliers would be easy to make. The drill jig is $475, the dimpling tools about $300 apiece, and the lockwasher tool $100. Anybody ever make any of these, or are they patented? If they are patented, maybe that explains the exorbitant prices. I made and...

Enlarge the photo for yourself: http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040416/NEWS/404160402 I couldn't make it out for the smoke.

This must be an obscure area because googling it didn't bring up anything in usenet. Be that as it may the O-300 we are presently doing a top on has more than .110" dry valve clearance under the rocker toe on several of the valves. That reading is the clearance between the rocker arm toe and...

'Taint now. Get ready to have your wallet plucked. And that rule about ice chests and backpacks, that's so you'll not be bringing in your beer at $5 a sixpack from the supermarket down the street. You'll need to buy it at $4 per beer and $10 per hamburger on premises. A fool and his money...

Anybody ever done this? Yep, I know how to use a sewing machine, just need a pattern or two and maybe a little advice. Already have the foil and mylar to sandwich in the middle as a UV barrier. This is still the doityourself airplane forum, ain't it? Veeduuuuuubbbberrrrrrrr! ...

Anybody know who has the best repair station for cylinders here in the SE? These look to need new guides and seats, new studs, and honing. Plus, we'd like to get it done quickly cause we want to fly! Last I checked you could buy a cylinder, valves (already installed), piston, rings, rockershaft,...

Here's a reference to the lawsuit: http://www.prime-mover.com/Engines/Marvel/index.html And if you have valve train problems, like lifter spalling, sticking valves, and premature guide wear with your Lycoming, this may explain why: http://www.prime-mover.com/Engines/Marvel/tbo3.html Take your...

New at this am I so how about a little advice here? First of all I have already washed one of the two wheelpants and it was filthy with oil, grease, 5606, rottweiler pi**, and ramp dreck, so the washing took a long hour scrubbing and rinsing. I'm thinking that when the sanding and paint removal...

These are not dinged up. Will trade for 4 Rolls Royce O-200 valve covers in similar condition. Just for the hell of it.

A friend from Texas who worked for the railroad and liked to fly his supercub along the tracks decided to have a little fun one night. He flew just off the ground down the tracks and just before he got in sight of a freight train roaring down the tracks, he turned on his landing light...

"Theorem" "theorem AT axiometric DOT org" wrote in message ... What conceivable legitimacy does the government have in sticking its nose into one's misdemeanor record on an airman medical form specifically designed for inquiry into his...

And still doesn't have his prop. Sterba doesn't return his phone calls and won't reply to an e-mail I sent him. I have been calling him for a week. Anybody else had this problem? I always heard Sterba was one of the good guys.

There are a few accomplished and talented brains here that can help with this. We have a tailwheel steering control horn with holes already drilled at right angles through its long shaft for two AN-3 bolts-- to fix it inside the rudder's vertical tube. Now when the shaft is inserted up inside...