Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:58:05
** its boiling over, either a) you aren't cooling the engine enough, need more airflow/bifgger radiator b) the glycol/water mix is too low with a depressed boiling point c) you have a (partial) impel
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:38:17
** Someone said that however confident you are, its a good idea to review the rules now and again ... RULES OF THE AIR 1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. 2. If you push the sti
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:39:45
Forwarded from bounce bin. Message is from "Alan D Stewart" <alan.stewart@blueyonder.co.uk ** ..Another flying report, to keep builders dreaming of the day's ahead, and allow those of you who are alr
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 12:18:45
Forwarded from the bounce bin. Message is from : "Paul Stewart" <paul-d.stewart@virginnet.co.uk ** Steve We have just fitted a set of wing tip nav/stobe units to our XS and have got PFA approval for
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 15:06:56
** With appologies to Mr. Rutan for my use of the term "boomerang." As Jim Nelson indicated, Bob's "more traditional, conventional gear" (quotes are mine and for empahsis only) was displayed at Oshko
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 15:09:50
** Hope you have found these photos to be of some interest. I've checked with Mr. Berube (Berube...pronounced "Burr..Bee"), and Bob has indicated that he would be happy to respond to any inquiries ab
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:19:50
Forwarded from the bounce bin. Message was sent by "Eddie and Sue Lindsay" <elindsay@zianet.com ** I believe this has been mentioned previously in this forum, but I'll take a chance and offer it up a
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:36:22
A couple of days ago I forwarded some messages from Ed Lindsay about pictures of this conversion, taken at Oshkosh. The messages had been rejected by the software and I forwarded them without the pic
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:40:16
Forwarded from the bounce bin. Message is from Klaus Dietrich <Klaus.Dietrich@oracle.com ** Alan, I experienced very similar engine cough/stutter under very similar conditions. However in my case I b
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:43:29
I cannot forward the pictures. ** Hi! Nigel. Further to your request for details of the"PFA hold-up" on my 3300 engine mount. Herewith pictures in an attempt to describe what is being put into questi
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:53:57
Could I endorse this plea, in a low key way ? Fancy presentation adds little to our kind of conversation and this is intended to be a community, hence the low complexity level of the 'standard' form
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:36:32
I have now instituted a web site for the storage and access of pictures associated with our conversations. This is presently in skeleton form - pretty it ain't, but it will serve the purpose until im
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:21:33
** On my fuelfilter installation which is the standard, one glas-filter installation exactly as per Mk1 standard installation, I always have a more or less big airbubble in the top of the filter; hav
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:25:00
** It seems that I fixed the problem by eliminating the fuel flow sensor which was mounted after the return line just before the distribution tee to the carburators. I also have a shut-off valve for
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:46:45
Bob Harrison has kindly supplied quite a few pictures of mods he has done to G-PTAG. This is the first batch which shows his housing for the sticks. [As the title implies, all pictures here, like all
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:52:37
** I believe that Kim Prout had his stock (80hp) Mark 1 Europa to 14,400 or so on his way to Oshkosh with Ivan when it first flew. It was in a factory newsletter, so we should be able to check the al
Author: John Cliff <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:15:08
** Picture at :- http://www.crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk/BobH/EngMnt/eng1.htm Rearward View ** Picture at :- http://www.crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk/BobH/EngMnt/eng2.htm Side View ** Reposted by John