Bob Hoover's Blog

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.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

IT'S ALL ABOUT HEADS. HONEST!

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I've been trying to explain the importance of your cylinder heads. The subject is fairly complex and I've found the explanation dif...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

The Fearless Leader Report

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. Yes, it is I; your Fearless Leader. I've still no idea what my duties entail but I see the number of 'Followers' has increased...
Monday, July 6, 2009

Valve-job Tool

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The Volkswagen engine uses poppet valves, as do all other cars today. The exhaust valves are the weak link in any engine but especially so ...
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Designing a Bigger Box

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. There I am in the patio, holding steady at 151 pounds. Or 10.8 stone if you hail from across the pond. Or 68.5 kilos. Down a tad from a...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

The Crooked Foundation

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. During my last years in the Navy I was involved in what was known as the Technology Transfer Program. The idea was to pass along modern t...
Thursday, June 18, 2009

CANCEROUS VOLKSWAGENS

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This is a red 'loaf, I think a '71. No engine installed but it's on its own wheels. Used for storage so some stuff has to come...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

HVX_MODS WARNING !

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. TO ALL: In doing the HVX mods you must drill two holes which result in the connection of the right-side tappet oil gallery to the #3 cam...
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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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