Original Posted By: Ken Beanlands
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>You seem very knowledgable. What about the continuious carb heat issue?>Wouldn't I be better off making a controllable carb heat box with fresh air>an option. I also want to put an aircleaner on it! I can't believe it is>the best practice to operate an aircraft engine on grass and dirt fields>with no aircleaner.....>>>Greg Yotz>>>-----Original Message----->From: Earl Myers >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 11:33 AM>Subject: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>>>>For anyones's info, I have the Sky Gypsy Ford engine sitting in my shop>just>>as it was when in the plane. That engine was heavy and never set up right>>from the gitgo. Will Graff's Ford engine performs flawlessly all the time>>altho it has two magnetos.........dual ignition. A BIG difference in these>>two engines just as there is a big difference in my Champ's 0-200...when I>>bought it and what it is now. Wouldn't believe it to be the same engine!>All>>depends on how it is set up, irregardless of what engine it is.>>Earl Myers>>-----Original Message----->>From: Greg Yotz >>To: Pietenpol Discussion >>Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:03 AM>>Subject: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>>>>>>>Speaking of the Sky Gypsy. I just ran across the article yesterday inthe>>>1985 Sport Aviation, about the Sky Gypsy.>>>In the article Frank Pavliga talked about how well the plane performed.>>>Said it performed better than a Cub on climb. I've also heard several>>>people at the Benton flyin talk about not wanting to us a Ford 'A'because>>>someone they knew could barely get there Piet off the ground with it.I'm>>>wondering what the differences are. The first thing that comes to mindis>>>weight. The Sky Gypsy weight was 683lbs.>>>>>> Doug, what did your Piet weight? How does it perform with one/two>>>persons in it? How about anybody else?>>>>>>The other thing that I've been wondering about it the fact that the Ford>>>model A has it's 'carb heat' on all the time.>>>I'm wondering how much power is being lost because of low air density>>>feeding the engine? If I left my carb heat on in most of the airplanes>>I've>>>owned it would cut my climb in half.>>>Also the picture of the Sky Gypsy showed its carb being mounted low under>>>the exhaust.>>>>>>>>>Just some thoughts....>>>>>>Greg Yotz>>>>>>>>>-----Original Message----->>>From: Earl Myers >>>To: Pietenpol Discussion >>>Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 9:46 PM>>>Subject: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>>>>>>>>>>Bob, There is a place 30 miles from here that mounted tyres on my Piet>>rims>>>>and is lacing up a new set for Frank Pavliga's Sky Gypsy.....Advise of>>>>interest.>>>>Earl Myers-Ohio>>>>-----Original Message----->>>>From: oil can >>>>To: Pietenpol Discussion >>>>Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 12:16 AM>>>>Subject: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>>>>>>>>>>>>>Does anybody on the list know of any company which will lace my spoke>>>wheel>>>>>hubs to motorcycle rims using custom spokes, with rolled threads?>>>>>>>>>>Buchanan's Spoke and Rim seems to be a dead issue, as for the last 2>>>>monthes>>>>>I have been writing them e-mails, and one letter, with no answer.>>>>>>>>>>These people won't even be polite enough to give me a reply !>>>>>>>>>>I can only assume that they are no longer in the business of spokes,>>>unless>>>>>they are for motorcycles.>>>>>>>>>>Bob>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>________________________________________________________________________________