New Syle Engine Baffles

[Eric Tyson]

Hopfully the pics post, here are the new style baffles.

[cvavon]

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Eric

The baffles are grate but what I see is a total engine up grade that is jest beautiful grate job Chuck

[Taylor Maid]

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What is the turnaround time, cost and contact info?

[Eric Tyson]

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What is the turnaround time, cost and contact info?

Contact Charlie Center the owner of Crosswinds STOL, they build a lot of Pipers but have the Taylorcraft at heart. His first plane was a tcart, he has a BAGGAGE door 337 that he will be installing in mine this winter. Here is his email, tell him you saw mine

[email protected]
Phone (907) 376-8069

[Arnold Wallace]

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Hello Eric,
Nice looking engine installation and especially the baffles. You have chosen good people to help you with the mods.
Just a warning about using slang or nicknames on the forum. Many of the older owners get their panties in a twist when we use a name like "tcart" or "tcrate". Cannot tolerate the use. Ask me how I know...LOL.
Just lurking here in Homer, happy landings !!!

[flyguy]

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On the Tcart name; I always thought of it as a familiar term of endearment. Guess it depends on how you look at it. I was surprised the first time I heard someone get incensed over the use of the term.
On a similar note, the good ole local boys of my dad's era (jealous non-pilots) often referred to the light aircraft of the period as Maytag Specials, as the horizontally-opposed engines resembled the gas engines on the very old Maytag washing machines. Now that is what you call derogatory. Chuckle.

[astjp2]

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Eric, how much were the baffles? Tim

[Taylor Maid]

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Hello Eric,
Nice looking engine installation and especially the baffles. You have chosen good people to help you with the mods.
Just a warning about using slang or nicknames on the forum. Many of the older owners get their panties in a twist when we use a name like "tcart" or "tcrate". Cannot tolerate the use. Ask me how I know...LOL.
Just lurking here in Homer, happy landings !!!

Hey! Now I'm offended on the twisted panties! JUST KIDDING! So anyways, Thank you Eric for the info on the baffles. I will contact them to get a set for my "t-cart" and hopefully after many hours of flying in my "t-crate" I won't suffer from "t-crack" on my backside!

Suzy

[N96337]

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You made my day, Suzy!!! hahahaha!!!!!

[swoeric]

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eric i love the cleanliness of your motor could you post a few more pics id love to see more detail all around. i also went with the same alt and mounted my electronics inside the cabin same location. i was thinking of putting my battery where your oil cooler is.

Thanks

[Eric Tyson]

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eric i love the cleanliness of your motor could you post a few more pics id love to see more detail all around. i also went with the same alt and mounted my electronics inside the cabin same location. i was thinking of putting my battery where your oil cooler is.

Thanks

PM me your email address and I will send some pics. There is two sizes of alt, I have the little one. There is a better alternator out there for the same weight, these dump the extra electricty into a heat sink so it is wasiting full power when there is no load for it. I put a tube blowing on my heat sink as the thing gets hot. My battery is under the seat with the solenoids, they get a little nose heavy with the extended mount when light, I will know more after the weight and balence is done tomarrow. There is no "Jenny Craig" for these girls, the little pounds add up. I went light weight and don't want to see the scales when they pick her up, she used to be light.

[barnstmr]

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Nice looking engine installation. I like the oil filter and oil cooler installation. Where will your cooling air inlet be located? I see you have no exhaust installed yet. Are you going to go with a split exhaust? This should be a cool cucumber with all these items added up. The oil cooler will make a huge difference, perhaps too good in cold weather. I would love to see more photos and hear more about your progress. Is this a C85-12F, C90-12F, or O-200-A?.

[Eric Tyson]

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Terry,
We are pulling a 3'' duct off the back of the rear baffle, the oil cooler and filter is from Steve's Aircraft. I also have an 8 point Electronic International engine monitor (CHT/EGT) so a hot cylinder will show before there is a problem. You are right about having to much oil cooler for most if the flying here in Alaska, I will restrict the airflow to maintain adaquate oil temperature. I am on floats in the summer so the engine does get worked. It is a C90-12 flanged with the 6qt oil tank, and 150 exhaust. I started it yesterday for the first time and she didn't make 2 revoultions before firing up and running like she ran yesterday. I saw a static rpm of 2100 with a 76ak-2-42, i am going to put a 39 pitch on and see how she does with that.

Eric

[astjp2]

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Eric, if you are going to sell that prop, give me a shout. Tim

[Eric Tyson]

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Eric, if you are going to sell that prop, give me a shout. Tim

Tim
I am going to keep it, pitch one for my 29'' bushwheels and the other for the floats.
There was one the otherday in fairbanks craigslist for $500 which was a great price if it is servicable.

Eric