Robert Lees
Ambassador of Taylorcraftness
Joined: 10-29-2003
Location: England (EGBG)
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There is (or was in the early 2000's) a company in New Hampshire that supplied stainless Dzus fasteners. I think they were called D&D. I modified the fasteners by drilling a hole through from the back and countersinking the front, and then made a tool that would open them without risk of a screwdriver...Leave a comment:
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That's good news, Hank. (I've corrected some spellings in your post). Will the museum restore it to airworthy standard, do you know?
Many may recall Josh not just for his sense of humour, but his "wheelbarrow washers" as well! His widow, Laura is also a star.
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Every Taylorcraft owner/operator should have one.
Or every EAA Chapter? Have you checked yours, John?
[edit: I don't mean to be rude or to teach Granny; just checking, that's all!]Last edited by Robert Lees; 1 week ago.Leave a comment:
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Mine was registered 23 March 1946 to its first owner before it flew 1st April 1946 at the hands of Paul Dietz (43640, 7299)
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Vertical rib spacing is different, Tom, as are the overall dimensions between the pre-and post-war fins.
I'll bow out of this discussion now; good luck Bruce coming to your own conclusion.Leave a comment:
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3Dreaming suggests there are more than two ribs. I respectfully believe he is mistaken...has anyone seen three horizontal ribs in a 1946 BC12-D fin?...Leave a comment:
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My 1946 BC12-D fin only has two longitudinal ribs, Tom...and only the upper one gets stitched. If you stitch the lower one, it looks as puckered as an old grandmother sucking a lemon.
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Tim, if it was "pushing the rocker shafts through the valve covers at 14 hours" what is the reason for that?
And how, quite, does your wedge trick work to deflate the lifters? Genuine questions.
I completed the replacement of a cylinder on a six-pot Continental O-470-S today,...Last edited by Robert Lees; 2 weeks ago.Leave a comment:
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I thought lateral level was the seat-back cross-tube? Mind you, over the decades that may be out due to various bumps, scrapes & wingdings (& repairs to the fuselage) that might have twisted the fuselage a bit!
One thing for sure: The dihedral can't be changed!Leave a comment:
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I chuckled at that!
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I think that's close enough, Edmund!
Interesting that Frank Borman flew that Taylorcraft!
RobLeave a comment:
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Congratulations to Artemesia! Was it the same 1940 BC-65?Leave a comment:
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Hangarb7:
I have rigged a few Taylorcraft over the years, and using a string between the wingtips to set the lateral reference is not really necessary. In fact the very act of "place a line level on the center of the string" is practically impossible to achieve.
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Which "old manual" do you mean? And what purpose is the rope to which you refer?
The only wing rigging required is setting the wash-out on the rear struts of each wing. No strings attached, so to speak!...Leave a comment:
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Jim, mine is 7299. On the basis that they were building 20-30 a day at that time, ours were (at worst) 10 days apart and (at best) six.
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Jim,
I'm a late March 1946 built BC-12D (first flew April 1st) but I'm in the 436** series, and to the best of my knowledge it was made with Dzus fasteners.
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Steve,
I operate my 1946 Taylorcraft here in the UK with Eisemann mags, unshielded plugs (Champion M41E) same as you and we don't have that problem. We used to operate with an Icom IC-A22 hand-held, and now use Icom IC-6AE hand-held (for 8.33 compliance) and we still don't have a problem. Does...Leave a comment:
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Welcome to the Taylorcraft Forum Bob. I can't help you directly with your question; I regrettably know very little about the L-2 models (better and more experienced folk will be along soon).
What are the sight gauges made from? Glass or flexible?
Photos, if you can post them, are...Last edited by Robert Lees; 3 weeks ago.Leave a comment:
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It looks like CaptainJon and Stan have two aircraft just three "N" numbers apart from each other!
Welcome, Stan. You will find a wealth of information and knowledge here. If you have questions, just ask away & we'll do our best to help.Leave a comment:
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