Sunday, July 25, 2010

Waiting for things to start

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It's Sunday morning at Mitchell (KMHE). If the oil temps were not a factor, I should be able to true around 205 - 209. Problem is, it...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Maybe tomorrow

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Tonight's weather for Mitchell, SD - the starting line: "Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Some storms could be se...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

Off to the Races

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Oil temp problems still are there, but I'm going anyway. Even if I have to throttle back, I'll still be in it. I leave tomorrow, f...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Beating the Heat

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The temperature in the hangar has been in the high 90s for quite a while and I'm getting tired of it. I was trying to fit an oil cooler ...
Wednesday, July 07, 2010

The Missing Miss

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Where to begin? Today started at Bob Carter's day job at Wildlife Materials . I had purchased a bag of diodes from our local Radio Sha...
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Monday, July 05, 2010

Four Tries, Four Strikes

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And I was so optimistic... Had all intentions of killing the miss today. Started by verifying the spark plug gap was set to .027", whi...
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Sunday, July 04, 2010

Happy 4th of July but No Joy in Mudville

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Over the last few days I have been trying several things and thought I'd catch it up, before going out for a 4th of July picnic. Air gap...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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I am still getting this frustrating miss, which seems to be emanating from the Electronic Ignition (EI). The miss only seems to happen abov...
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Calibrating the Oil Temp Sensor

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I was hoping beyond hope that the Dynon oil temp sensor might be reading incorrectly. I was hoping that I might have a bad connection which...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

It's Hot Today - long post

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So now, I have two issues - a miss in the engine at certain engine speeds and hot oil temperature. For right now, I'm just going to tal...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Working on the Miss

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Still have the persistent miss in the Electronic Fuel Injection/Ignition (EFII) system. The symptoms are very similar to the trouble I had ...
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Saturday, June 05, 2010

Finally Smashed Some Bugs

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Finally got up in the air today after being off more than seven months! Sometimes I can't believe how much I seem to drag my feet. Over...
Saturday, May 29, 2010

Oil Sump

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Just thought I'd throw up a couple more photos. The first shows the atrocious safety wiring job. The second shows the indicator I made, ...
Friday, May 28, 2010

The New Oil Sump & An Engine Start

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Overall, I have been messing with the new oil sump. There was some fitting that I had to do, like moving the filler neck, making a dipstick...
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Sunday, May 09, 2010

So, What's the Deal, Sam?

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I'm starting to get e-mails from people, wondering what I'm doing. I know, it's pathetic that I'm not flying. My big hang-u...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Getting Re-Motivated

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This says it all...
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Friday, January 01, 2010

01-01-10 Happy New Year!

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Another decade behind us, how about that? I'm glad we survived it, but in many ways it was the decade from Hell, wasn't it? Sandy a...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

A Major Conundrum Solved

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The big question of the day was "Why does the engine badly miss when I go over 2,900 RPM"? It would be fine during takeoff, climb,...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Okay, Sam. What's the latest?

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Haven't posted my progress in over a month, so I better get in a little update. I am back in the air, but still having trouble with the ...
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Good news and More Good News

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Yesterday was a happy accident. I was scrounging some exhaust gaskets at AvTech , when I overheard a conversation that an AvTech alum was b...
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