From: KR-net users group digest[SMTP:kr-net@telelists.com] Sent: Saturday, December 19, 1998 12:51 AM To: kr-net digest recipients Subject: kr-net digest: December 18, 1998 KR-net users group Digest for Friday, December 18, 1998. 1. Re: Engine thrust line 2. Re: Flight Test Area 3. Re: starter\valves???? 4. Re: Scramble the KR's, Buddy is in trouble - was Motivation 5. TEst 6. Re: Flight Test Area ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Engine thrust line From: Kr2dream@aol.com Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 09:31:27 EST X-Message-Number: 1 A drawing I received from Jeanette for mounting a Continental engine shows the thrust line to be centered horizontally and 1-1/2 inches below the top of the top longeron vertically. Hope this helps. Bob Lasecki Chicago & getting back to building. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Flight Test Area From: DClarke351@aol.com Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 11:03:12 EST X-Message-Number: 2 I have been assigned an area that goes 60 miles by 80 miles by 90 miles. From West Texas A.p. to Dell City Tx to Van Horn Texas to Fabens Tx & back. I'm not sure of the square miles but it is a lot and there is a lot of nothing in between. Maybe a Jack Rabbit , rattle snake etc. Don Clarke ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: starter\valves???? From: Steve Bennett Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 21:10:08 -0600 X-Message-Number: 3 Mike Mims wrote: > > Jesse Klebsch wrote: > > > <<< I talked to steve real quick and tried adjusting them warm (just > > bring the rockers arms to the valves and no farther) but I still have the > > problem. I had to put more shims under one side of rocker arms to get the > > clearance so i could back the rocker arms off the valves. Is this > > normal? There were already quite a few shims under them- at least an > > 3/16" high. >>>>> > > I am beginning to think the hydraulic lifters conversions are nothing but > trouble in the type 1s. Brad had a lifter body failure in his 2100 and it > darn near ruined the cases. Good thing he caught it (the noise) before he > departed for the day! Allan has nothing but problems with his hydraulic > lifters. Seems he gets them set and has great compression all around then > after it runs for a little while two cylinders go almost flat! He too has > burned a few valves in the past 6 months. This used to happen on Brads > machine too until he took the lifters out and threw them in the dumpster at > the end of our hanger. Damn that dumpster is handy when you get mad at > something! :o) Brad has solid lifters now and his engine is running > stronger than ever. Allan is still scratching his head and wants to build a > new engine (one without hyd. lifters). Steve, what are your thoughts on > hyd. conversions? > > -- > zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz > Micheal Mims > SP290 (Sky Pig 290) ,..Building Cowling now > mailto:mikemims@home.com > http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4136/ > Aliso Viejo Ca > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: gpasc@earthlink.net > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com simple. As I believe I have said a few times over the years, hyd. lifters in type 1 suck. steve ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Scramble the KR's, Buddy is in trouble - was Motivation From: Steve Bennett Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 21:36:22 -0600 X-Message-Number: 4 Steven Eberhart wrote: > > Scramble the KR's, a buddy is in trouble. All flying KR's within flying > distance of Chino are here-by notified that a fellow KR builder (even > if he calls it a Sky Pig) is in dire need of the motivation only supplied > by KR fly in. We will let him rest during the Holidays but in January > there definatly needs to be a KR Fly In at Mike Mimms' hanger in Chino. > This Fly In is here by called the Mid Winter Motivational Fly In. Oscar, > we need a special logo for the event, I don't remember who did the > KRNet logo but can you coordinate that with him? Now that I have gotten > the ball rolling - Mike, all you have to do is pick the dates. I will > contribute the first $10 for the beer fund. Maybe a pig roast would be > appropriate - the white meat kind not the spruce kind :-) > > Steve Eberhart > > On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Mike Mims wrote: > > > OK netters I come to you seeking motivation! I haven't worked on the Sky Pig in > > over 2 months and to tell you the truth I still don't feel like working on it! > > Believe it or not I have actually considered selling it! I doubt that will happen > > but you never know. I cant explain it but I just flat have no desire to work on > > it. Could be the cold weather, could be I don't even miss flying all that much, > > could be a lot of things I guess. then again it sure would be nice to be able to > > jump in the SP an fly over to visit Jeff Scott. I guess I am at a point where I am > > tired of building and just want an airplane! All it would take is one last push and > > I would be taxi testing but that last push is eluding me at the moment. Missing the > > gathering this year didn't help matters much also the lack of discussion on the net > > about completion's or at least sub completion's is de-motivating also. So builders > > what have you done in the last weeks? I have played hockey and attended Lamaze > > classes. :o) > > > > On a positive note the temps are supposed to be up in the 70s this Saturday and I am > > free until 5:00pm. I will be at the hanger bright and early and I will work on > > something! :o) > > > > > > > > -- > > zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz > > Micheal Mims > > SP290 (Sky Pig 290) ,..Building Cowling now > > mailto:mikemims@home.com > > http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4136/ > > Aliso Viejo Ca > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: gpasc@earthlink.net > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com from lots of personel experience. 2 types of builders. those that like to build and those that like to fly. building for flyers sucks. steve ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: TEst From: Mike Mims Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 20:43:11 -0800 X-Message-Number: 5 Testing 123 -- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Micheal Mims SP290 (Sky Pig 290) ,..Building Cowling now mailto:mikemims@home.com http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4136/ Aliso Viejo Ca ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Flight Test Area From: "Rod Kelso" Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 21:46:28 -0700 X-Message-Number: 6 D Clark. Make sure you take your survival kit with you and something to eat. Sounds like along way to walk home if you have to set down someplace. Good luck and have fun. R Kelso. ---------- > From: DClarke351@aol.com > To: KR-net users group > Subject: [kr-net] Re: Flight Test Area > Date: Friday, December 18, 1998 9:03 AM > > I have been assigned an area that goes 60 miles by 80 miles by 90 miles. From > West Texas A.p. to Dell City Tx to Van Horn Texas to Fabens Tx & back. I'm not > sure of the square miles but it is a lot and there is a lot of nothing in > between. Maybe a Jack Rabbit , rattle snake etc. Don Clarke > > --- > You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: rbk@orci.com > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com > --- END OF DIGEST --- You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: johnbou@timberline.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com