Categories: Maintenance and Improvements, Braking system, Don't Do This..., Intercom Replacement, Oil Consumption, The Cabin Heating Saga, The Cooling Saga, The Nosedragger Club, True Confessions aka I Have Been A Fool
Intercom saga continues
by Graham 
The intercom box, sent back from Illinois by FlightTech, finally arrived back in Irving on Wednesday. Because I have been as sick as a dog since last Sunday, I finally got around to opening it up on Thursday.
The most interesting revelation from the re… more »
04/01/06 04:00:01 pm, The Intercom saga continues...the truth is revealed
by Graham
After Jesse had spent (by his own estimates) 18 hours working on installing a new FlightTech intercom, we reached the point last Saturday where all but one feature of the intercom worked.
Unfortunately the non-working feature was a rather fundamental o… more »
I have ordered a modified carbureter venturi
by Graham
...from Ed Spracher in Kenai, Alaska. Ed is a very interesting guy, something of a Renaissance man. He also managed to out-talk me in our phone conversation, which may surprise some of you...
He developed the modified venturi after he became convinced… more »
Apparently the intercom fitting is completed...
by Graham
...but not without some rework. Jesse completed the initial fitting several weeks ago. However, I could not get down to the hangar immediately because of work pressures.
When I finally went down, I checked out the installed intercom and found that almo… more »
Carburetors, Schmarburetors...
by Graham
My engine has the "stock" Marvel-Schebler MA-4SPA carburetor. This is a replacement unit installed 2 years ago once the original carb was found to have been beaten up over an 8 year life, partly due to the use of auto fuel.
This is an updraft carbureto… more »