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 Topic: Tight Gear Handle |
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| JL2A Replies: 5 Views: 3580 |
 Forum: Yak-List Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 10:46 pm Subject: Re: Tight Gear Handle |
| Yeah still stiff - useable but not optimal
Handle is now leaking pretty good in neutral position. As predicted. Will have to replace, again. We swap dessicant every 25 hours but might have to t ... |
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| Topic: Tight Gear Handle |
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| JL2A Replies: 5 Views: 3580 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:08 pm Subject: Tight Gear Handle |
| Just replaced a very stiff flap handle that eventually started leaking, and now flap handle is fine but the gear handle is very hard to move!
This is only with air pressure applied. When there is ... |
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| Topic: Nose gear collapse |
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| JL2A Replies: 14 Views: 11124 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:41 pm Subject: Re: Nose gear collapse |
| Rusty balls or the gear was incorrectly set up - not sure if this has been covered?
Refer the maintenance manual but essentially if the Gear braces / jack stays hit the over centre stop before the ... |
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| Topic: super rich, overfueled CJ |
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| JL2A Replies: 2 Views: 3931 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:54 pm Subject: Re: super rich, overfueled CJ |
| Hi Dennis, yes pulled shut off valve and engine ran beautifully for about three seconds before shutting down.
Have swapped carburettors fuel pump, carburettor shut off valve, isolated priming syste ... |
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| Topic: super rich, overfueled CJ |
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| JL2A Replies: 2 Views: 3931 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:47 pm Subject: super rich, overfueled CJ |
| Does anyone know if the fuel pump used on the HS6A has a minimum pressure shut off to prevent over pressure situation between it and the carburettor's fuel shutoff valve?
I got one of our carbs ove ... |
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| Topic: leaking fuel valve? |
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| JL2A Replies: 5 Views: 5209 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:50 pm Subject: Re: leaking fuel valve? |
| found it! the fuel valve anyway. Thanks Marcell. It is in the carb itself. We are hoping it just got a bit of grit in it during shipping etc. | |
| Topic: leaking fuel valve? |
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| JL2A Replies: 5 Views: 5209 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:42 am Subject: leaking fuel valve? |
| Hi all,
Does anyone know where the 'fuel valve' is that goes into the carburettor on the HS6A? We are getting drips of fuel on shut down and have had advice that it is either the membranes (we h ... |
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| Topic: cold starting savvy, Housai... advice? |
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| JL2A Replies: 6 Views: 6911 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:38 pm Subject: Re: cold starting savvy, Housai... advice? |
| lots of prime on a stationary engine leads to a lot of liquid fuel in the lower cylinders. Have heard of a few destroyed HS6 'static' priming. I can't see how pulling blades through by hand has much e ... | |
| Topic: Switching from Castor Oil to MIL H 5606 in air system CJ6 |
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| JL2A Replies: 0 Views: 2505 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:52 pm Subject: Switching from Castor Oil to MIL H 5606 in air system CJ6 |
| Looking to change from castor oil to MIL H 5606 mineral oil in my CJ - is there any known compatibility issues introducing one on top of the other in the landing gear and flap actuators? | |
| Topic: 25W-60 vs 20W-50 for the Housai? |
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| JL2A Replies: 20 Views: 16643 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 2:31 am Subject: Re: 25W-60 vs 20W-50 for the Housai? |
| I've gone through nearly 200 gallons of X/C 25W-60 in the last 4 years. Seems good to me. | |
| Topic: Cannot decrease RPM at high speed |
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| JL2A Replies: 3 Views: 3787 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:05 pm Subject: Re: Cannot decrease RPM at high speed |
| New install.
It is not the low rpm stop setting - it will govern down to 50-60% at low speeds / power. Do you mean the low pitch stop for the blades? It was set up as per the book... I've read ... |
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| Topic: Cannot decrease RPM at high speed |
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| JL2A Replies: 3 Views: 3787 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:26 am Subject: Cannot decrease RPM at high speed |
| We have installed the Chinese 3 blade JL2B on a CJ with M14P. It has the small counterweights and spinner.
Propeller behaves normally except that as airspeed increases, the RPM cannot be decreased ... |
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| Topic: W100Plus and Camguard in the M14P |
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| JL2A Replies: 9 Views: 7417 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:07 am Subject: Re: W100Plus and Camguard in the M14P |
| Phillips 25W-60 since 2015. Oil specifically formulated for radials (although this could mean simply the viscosity. Who knows, marketing :/)
No additives, but our aircraft fly at least once per wee ... |
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| Topic: HS6A Diaphragms |
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| JL2A Replies: 13 Views: 7958 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:43 am Subject: Re: HS6A Diaphragms |
| excellent news! emailed.
cheers |
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| Topic: HS6A Diaphragms |
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| JL2A Replies: 13 Views: 7958 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 1:49 pm Subject: HS6A Diaphragms |
| Doug? Anyone!?
Got a few spare carbies here that I'd like to overhaul, preserve and green tag for future use. |
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| Topic: suggestions on changing Housai rubber shock mounts? |
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| JL2A Replies: 6 Views: 7122 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:33 pm Subject: Re: suggestions on changing Housai rubber shock mounts? |
| Normal shop engine crane lifting through a fat strap around the gearbox / crankcase interface with tail supported seems to work nicely.
We have given up using the rubber engine mounts. They do not ... |
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| Topic: Engine running rough at high power settings? |
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| JL2A Replies: 21 Views: 16956 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:24 am Subject: Re: Engine running rough at high power settings? |
| I've experienced something sort of similar - very intermittent rough running, difficult to reproduce.
George Coy actually nailed it for us - induction leak. We'd checked all the intake tube fittin ... |
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| Topic: Painting my own CJ questions |
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| JL2A Replies: 3 Views: 4032 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:39 pm Subject: Re: Painting my own CJ questions |
| Just got my CJ back from paint shop. It took 5 months!
Like previous poster wings were done hanging (suspended from attach points) along with everything else in the paint booth / oven. Fuselage is ... |
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| Topic: HS6A / MP14 carb diaphragms |
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| JL2A Replies: 3 Views: 4127 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:27 pm Subject: HS6A / MP14 carb diaphragms |
| Can anyone tell me 100% that they are interchangeable?
Need to order sets for up to 4 HS6As all well past 6 years of operation Also, my CJ6 parts catalogue just has blank pages where the carbur ... |
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| Topic: Dropping oil pressure |
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| JL2A Replies: 0 Views: 2106 |
Forum: Yak-List Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:33 am Subject: Dropping oil pressure |
| Recently overhauled M14
Oil pressure is ok and low to moderate rpm. As soon as increase past 60% oil pressure drops. PRV adjusted full increase Screens clear Fresh oil All obvious stuff - su ... |
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