I sure do love editions like this - full of technical stuff.
Hope you and yours have a happy, safe and RV-filled weekend.
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From Rich Meske at www.AircraftExtras.com
“Please check out our Oil Quantity Sensors for Lycoming and Continental engines. We are also in the process of developing another sensor oil plug size (M14x1.5). This sensor will be used on the ULpower Aero Engines but may also be utlized in other engine types as well.”
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FS: My Ford Ranger (our family spare which lives in the hangar).
If you’re looking for a small airport truck with so little modern technology that it would be a minor miracle if anyone under 30 could operative it, my 2010 Ford Ranger is for you. It would make a GREAT teenager’s first vehicle. Probably $9,100. I bought it from Dan Horton a decade ago. The a/c is terrifyingly cold. There are no more tiny trucks for sale in the USA. This is one. AM/FM and no cruise. Clean the interior with a leaf blower. The pic with the two wooden chairs is my son Tate learning how to parallel park on the Charlie taxiway <grin>. It’s time to let it go, I can’t justify the financial expense of keeping it (empty nesters).
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Details/pics: https://dougreeves.smugmug.com/Ford-Ranger-For-Sale
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Hope you and yours have a happy, safe and RV-filled weekend.
v/r,dr
RV News That Caught My Eye Over The Last Day or So ….dr
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stuck valve pics, how to learn from other peoples mistakes.
plane: 2 to 3 year old Cessna 182 with 3 to 4 hundred hours pilot not educated on leaning procedures, likes to run at high altitudes and high power settings the pilot was enroute to flying club event when he apparently stuck a valve and was able to continue flight with a rough running engine to...
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SkyTec Starter - Fork Lever Arm
Has anyone ever fixed a starter fork lever arm issue? That’s the bit that connects the starter solenoid to the starter itself to move the ring gear forward to spin the prop. Photo of a deconstructed starter from a previous VAF thread below, with a photo of my starter below that - the holes in...
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Which piano hinge is which?
My fuse kit came with two different kinds of piano hinge, each 6-feet long. I don't know enough about these things to be sure which is which. AN257-P3X6' - HINGE X 6' HINGE PIANO 1/8X6' - 0.125 THICK PIANO HINGE One is shinier and sturdier, with a wider flange. The other has MS20257-3 stamped...
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Locks and lighting
1. I tried lubricating my pilot door lock yesterday, key still does not want to function well. Copilot door does not have a lock at all??? What is a reasonable approach to remedy this? My guess is to replace all of the locks and add a lock to copilot side? I had to disassemble the lock to...
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From Rich Meske at www.AircraftExtras.com
“Please check out our Oil Quantity Sensors for Lycoming and Continental engines. We are also in the process of developing another sensor oil plug size (M14x1.5). This sensor will be used on the ULpower Aero Engines but may also be utlized in other engine types as well.”
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FS: My Ford Ranger (our family spare which lives in the hangar).
If you’re looking for a small airport truck with so little modern technology that it would be a minor miracle if anyone under 30 could operative it, my 2010 Ford Ranger is for you. It would make a GREAT teenager’s first vehicle. Probably $9,100. I bought it from Dan Horton a decade ago. The a/c is terrifyingly cold. There are no more tiny trucks for sale in the USA. This is one. AM/FM and no cruise. Clean the interior with a leaf blower. The pic with the two wooden chairs is my son Tate learning how to parallel park on the Charlie taxiway <grin>. It’s time to let it go, I can’t justify the financial expense of keeping it (empty nesters).
v/r,dr
Details/pics: https://dougreeves.smugmug.com/Ford-Ranger-For-Sale
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THE VAF LIST (a list of RV-related lists)
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The VAF List ...a list of RV-related lists. RV-related things you might want to browse over (a closed post that is sticky and maintained by dr). Link to this in 'Links' in the menu. v/r,dr Small biz that brings you this page: 360 Avionics www.360Avionics.com Aircraft Extras...
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