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Flying, homebuilt airplanes, working with wood, riveted aluminum, welded steel tubing, fabric, dope and common sense. Gunsmithing, amateur radio, astronomy and auto mechanics at the practical level. Roaming the west in an old VW bus. Prospecting, ghost towns and abandoned air fields. Cooking, fishing, camping and raising kids.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

VW = Degrees for Free

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See equals pie dee. So... whats the dee of your pullee? (Careful here. VW used at least three.) If you know the dee you can figger out t...

AV - Manually starting the VW Engine

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> > Please explain to me the adjustments/mods to be made to my 2.0l Type 4 > stock distributor to facilitate easy hand propping. T...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Flying On The Cheap -- DOORSKINS

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Flying On The Cheap – Doorskins A 'door skin' is a 3' x 7' sheet of 1/8" Luan plywood. It differs from a regular four-...
Sunday, February 11, 2007

BLOW-BY

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BLOW-BY and BAND-AIDS Basics The cylinders of Otto-cycle engines do not form a perfect seal. The piston rings provide a near perfect seal o...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

TULZ - Part Eleven

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TULZ – Part Eleven CLICK! You jump in, pump the accelerator pedal a few times, even though you know it sez to only press it down once. (Mor...
Saturday, January 6, 2007

Dialing in Your Cam

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DIALING IN YOUR CAM You’ve worked all summer to get the bread to build a bitchin 1776 engine. It’s got big jugs, dual carbs, a hot cam and ...
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No, not THAT Bob Hoover :-) (ie, Robert A. "Bob" Hoover from Tennessee and perhaps the best pilot in the history of flight.) The problem is that all Roberts get Bob-ed at birth and there isn't much we can do about it. When posting something about aviation I generally use 'R.S.Hoover' to prevent confusion.
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