Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Catdesigns"
Does anyone have a good source for 800 4 tires and tubes. I need a set for theGN-1and could use non aviation tires and tubes if I could find any. All I canfind is Goodyears for about $700.00, ouch!Skip________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller

Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
BHP did design a radiator installation like you describe, it is on the scout and has been put on several Air Campers. I don't know how well it worked, but should be OK. There are plans out there to put a door on the left of the front cockpit, but I would not suggest that it would, even then, be easy for someone with hip replacement to enter.The A questions are too numerous, but have been addressed . . .look in the archives.Gene ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Chris,I did just as Walt says and then I added a rubber washer between the arm and thefuselage fitting. I used an AN bolt with a castle nut and cotter key. Thatsetup allows me to tighten or loosen the attachment. Like Chuck says it probablysees less then 10 deg movement. I just left mine straight.Don E.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: 800 4 tires

Original Posted By: santiago morete
Skip,Although they aren't real easy to find I'm pretty sure I recently saw a dealerin Trade-a-Plane that had them at a much better price. Can't remember who though.I'd keep an eye on ebay too. I've seen serviceable ones go on there ata decent price. Heck at that price you might be able to find some 800-6 tiresand wheels, maybe even 850-6!Don E.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:15:58 -0300 (ART)

Original Posted By: "Skip-Cinda Gadd"
Thanks Don,I have been looking in Trade-a-Plane and will start checking ebay. I agreethe best thing would be to put 6 inch wheels on the thing, but that wouldbe a project and I bought the thing so I could fly not build. I will notfly it with unsafe tires so am still looking.My tires may be servicable, but one has a crack so deep you can see air ; [> Skip,> Although they aren't real easy to find I'm pretty sure I recently saw adealer in Trade-a-Plane that had them at a much better price. Can'tremember who though. I'd keep an eye on ebay too. I've seen serviceableones go on there at a decent price. Heck at that price you might be ableto find some 800-6 tires and wheels, maybe even 850-6!> Don E.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Dick Navratil"
Thanks KM,I wish we had Fleet and Farm here in WV. I checked their web sites and they don'thave any products, only locations and hours.Skip>Go to the store call Fleet/farm...----- ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Skip-Cinda Gadd
Hi SkipI was in a Northern Tool store today and checked their supply of tires and tubes, no luck there. I'll be going to Fleet Farm in the next day or two. I'll check it out there.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Skip-Cinda Gadd"
I did a Google on 800 x 4 tires. Dresser has cub tires for $290 eaBarry Davis----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "walt evans"
Thanks Barry,I was following a set on ebay which sold Monday for $266. That was morethan I wanted to spend for old tires I couldn't see in person first.I ordered a set from Desser yesterday paid $194. each. I will check mytubes when I change the tires and if not servicable will order them, theycost $129. each.I think the $290 cub tires are bald, Desser having scrubbed the ribs off.Skip> > I did a Google on 800 x 4 tires. Dresser has cub tires for $290 ea> Barry Davis________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:20:55 -0400

Original Posted By: "Skip-Cinda Gadd"
that's correctbed----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: KMHeide

Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright
Hi Ken,Yes, I looked at those tires the trouble is they are not 4" wheel size so I wouldhave to change the wheels, brakes and maybe axles. I would probably go thatway if I was going to keep the GN-1 forever. I plan to have my Piet completein 5 or 6 years and sell the Grega. The main thing I want to do is fly this planenot work on it. Having said that I want to install new wing and lift strutbolts, reinstall the front stick and rudder pedals which means I have to removethe smoke tank or move it somewhere not in the front pit foot well. I alsowant to reinstall a fuel shutoff. I hope to be flying in a couple weeks;)SkipDid you see the Kitfox tires on the Dresser site? They are Tundra Tires that lookvery good and offer lots of tire for $79.00 dollars. Bigger and much cheaperthan the 8.00x4.00 tires.KenSkip________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 10:35:33 -0400

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>>I remember back when Grant ran the newsletter there were a lot of >Piet projects for sale with Franklin 90s. I wonder if those projects >ever got built, and if so, how the planes performed with those >engines.>>Does anyone have a source for specs on this engine, especially in >comparison to Continental C85s, etc? I havent' found much on the web.>>>>>I have one on my piet but not far enough along to give any advice on >>it, would be interested to know more about them myself.>>Ronnie>>-- >>_____________________________________________________________>Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD>Associate Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA>Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis>mailto:jbo ... ______Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Franklin 90 hpDate: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 14:34:14 -0400

Original Posted By: shad bell
>>I remember back when Grant ran the newsletter there were a lot of >Piet projects for sale with Franklin 90s. I wonder if those projects >ever got built, and if so, how the planes performed with those >engines.>>Does anyone have a source for specs on this engine, especially in >comparison to Continental C85s, etc? I havent' found much on the web.>>>>>I have one on my piet but not far enough along to give any advice on >>it, would be interested to know more about them myself.>>Ronnie>>-- >>_____________________________________________________________>Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD>Associate Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA>Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis>mailto:jbo ... ______Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:21:39 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: shad bell

Original Posted By: Hans Vander Voort
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Corvair Caution!Sorry to hear of problems, sounds like he's OK though thank goodness. Is this the first failure of a Corvair crank on a Piet? All I've ever heard of werefrom guys running the prop extensions...________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Corvair Caution!

Original Posted By: "MICHAEL SILVIUS"
Shad,Good to see you keep your sense of humor through all this.What was the time you had on the engine?And where did it break?I hope you knew that William Wynne did have a "AD" out, on broken Corvaircranks.I am still flying my non-nitrated crank (45 hours now) but have a upgradedcrank in the works.William told me to inspect before each flight the starter flywheel (flexplate) on my front starter engine.The flywheel will develop a crack before the crankshaft does, all hisinvestigated cases confirms this.Flywheel inspection is part of my preflight now until my new nitrated crankis installed, And a habit I will continue afterwardsHans, shad bell To Sent by: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com owner-pietenpol-l cc ist-server@matron ics.com Subject Pietenpol-List: Corvair Caution! 09/01/2006 10:51 AM Please respond to pietenpol-list@ma tronics.com Hello group, Shad here just trying to get the word out to corvair usersabout getting your crankshafts profesionally checked (magna fluxed). Dadhad his break in flight and was forced to shut the engine off before itdecintagraded the airframe. The engine kept running after the break andthankfully the prop sayed on. He was fortunate enough to have a newly cutwheat field in gliding distance and the only damage was a tear in thefabric on the rudder from a rock that was kicked up by the tire. I thinkhe plans to try another corvair but we are trying to find the cause andreason for the fracture, hopefullly this will help keep some of you fromhaving the same misfortune. It may cost $300-$400 to get the crankmagna-fluxed and nitrided but it is a cheap alternative to building a newengine.Fly safeShad Bell (Pietenpol Recovery Specialist) ha harates.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: shad bell
Shad:Please elaborate on the details.was this the 8409 crank?, new crank? reground? nitrided? was it a WW specs conversion? OT-10 cam, forged pistons etc?front or rear starter? wood, composite or metal prop? size?? was the prop properly indexed?was it a Bernard Pitenpol hub or a WW hub?how much time on the engine?thanks:michael silviusscarborough, maine ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: " jbfjr"