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    I purchased a new Chrysler Galant 1500 in 1971. The oil filter undid itself on a couple of occasions. The most memorable was on the Mount Cotton hill climb where I spun out on my own oil. Another time was on Milton Road in Brisbane while racing some hoon who was obviously driving dangerously. it was not an uncommon occurrence on race vehicles in the 70’s and 80’s so clamping them became a habit.
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    The filter looks a bit grubby but that's because I gave everything a good coat of ACF50 to help with things like that hose clamp on the filter. It mightn't look good but everything has an oily film that will probably give it a bit of corrosion protection.
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    Recently purchased from Bert Flood. I'll take a look in the morning. Just took a look at the invoice. I got two x 825016. Perhaps it's just the extra clearance I've given it with the remodeled exhaust pipe on No.2. I shouldn't have to move the pipe next oil change.
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    I just heard an aircraft go overhead, a rare occasion here so Mrs M said go and see how many are up there. The antenna display says 24 aircraft. I know nothing about this thing but it must cover quite an area. We usually see 4-6 on the monitor.
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    Any magnetic plug will collect fine particles over time and I have no idea how long its been there. The paper from the oil filter was clean, not a fragment of metal or anything else I could see. Some of these engines had a faulty propeller shaft that would shed metal. This one is not amongst those serial numbers so I'm happy to wait for the next inspection after its done some work. I didn't fit a washer, nor did I over tighten it.
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    Ok I've looked at that. The reason they strip is that it's a lousy Torx with no grip. When you tap the Torx key in it deepens to grooves and gives you a bit better chance of loosening it. It's a bit furry but looks worse than it really is, nothing like 3mm which is the limit. There are no lumpy bits. It was just like a paste so I'm not concerned about that. We'll see next time 😉 And guys, I'd appreciate all those instructions before I fit the exhaust 🤣
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    I'll get to it shortly. 43° forecast today so I'm busy getting some welding done on the carport before I reach meltdown. I've been looking at the Rotax site and most seem to fit a coper washer even though it's not allowed. The plug is wired anyway so even if it was to loosen it would never come undone.
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    https://decalinchemicals.com/products/decalin-runup-fuel-additive/ Decalin RunUp is approved for use with the new 100VLL (Very Low Lead) fuel announced by the FAA on Special Airworthiness Bulletin NE-11-55.
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    Yes obviously a problem. http://www.rotax-owner.com/all-videos/expanded-video-instructions/295-magplug I'll sort it out tomorrow.
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    No I've not removed that. You suggest I do it now while I have easy access?
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    I was pleasantly surprised when my 30mm SS exhaust tube and flex turned up in the post this morning. Now I think I have clearance to remove the oil filter too. How could they produce a fault like that and continue to manufacture it until a couple of years later they come out with a new exhaust system. That hose on the radiator comes too close when its in place (another bulletin) so I have some tubular insulation on the way for that as well.
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    Some of the old Ferguson tractors would start on petrol and then switch to kerosine and those engines worked hard and lasted forever. I guess some fuel requirements are overstated a bit. Good marketing to get us paying premium prices.
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    That tank only looks crude because somebody has formed a very basic mould without much consideration for athletics. The inside will be better looking than the outside. I had a pattern maker make our most complicated mould in wood then it was cast from aluminium. This particular mould was not for fuel but for all the air-conditioning ducts inside a dash. Same material and same process but a much more complicated design. The original mould was expensive but the end product was inexpensive and virtually indestructible and perfectly smooth on the inside. The outside finish will match the inside of the mould but in most cases its not important.
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    The majority of our modern motor vehicles have their fuel tank manufactured from the same product. It has reasonably low melting point and flows well when liquified allowing it to be rotationally moulded creating a smooth inside surface. It's meant to be chemically resistant and has proven itself as fuel resistant for perhaps the last 30 years.
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    spacesailor, If you lived in WA that problem wouldn't occur. We only have a roadworthy check on original registration of if you're picked up driving something obviously unroadworthy. Even when changing hands it's just a handful of cash and a handshake 😃 transfer is done online.
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    I don't know if anybody takes the time to read previous posts but I find information in this thread quite confusing? -------------------- I use exclusively 91 RON in the last 30 years and on previous occasion 91 or 95 RON. I have never, repeat never, had a plug fouling, starting, carbon build up or any other fuel related problem, while using this grade of fuel. Those that promote the use of higher RON fuels (including AvGas, WTF!!!!!) in such engines are, without so much as a sceric of credibility. ------------------ I have no experince and only anecdotal knowledge of using ULP in LyCons, Jab engines. My local flying school is exclusively Jab aircraft, they all run on ULP 98 RON, have done for very many years, apparently without any negative effects. My Rotax powered aircraft has a preference for 98 RON - will run on 95 RON and if needs be AvGas . ------------------ Perhaps I'm being a little picky but if you were trying to learn something by following this thread I doubt you'd have much success.
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    Usually when a plastic tank is rotationally moulded to form a tank a brass cotton reel shaped nut is first bolted to the inside of the mould. That gives you a perfectly sealed brass thread into the tank. If you have to insert a new thread HDPE can be threaded but to get a good seal it pays to put a neat chamfer onto the outside of the hole. The chamfer can give a neat fitting O-ring onto a flanged brass fitting a good seat to seal.
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    The one local guy that flies out of here said to avoid the heat. I guess that means to stay ground based in the summertime. I've just been outside pouring concrete. I ran out so got another six bags of quickset from the Cue Emporium. I was having trouble getting it evenly mixed in the concrete mixer so I decided to read the instructions. It says 'Sets in 5-15 minutes'. Right now it's 40.5° so most likely sets in 3 minutes. Anyway nine bags of cement and I'm done, the job is done too but I guess this is the sort of day he suggested I stay on the ground. It's forecast to hit 45° by Friday.
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    I had the bottom drop out just as we were approaching the end of the airstrip to land. I don't know the height we were at but it was too quick to react and we seemed to stop in ground effect at a nice level to land however we were still over the grass on the approach. My instructor hit the throttle and said go-around. We did but I thought what a waste of a good landing all I had to do was add a bit of throttle to reach the threshold 🙃
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    What is classed as a Country Airstrip anyway? I thought I'd see if Cue is there No, Mount Magnet No, Meekatharra No, however some of the smaller station strips are listed.
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    I felt comfortable following his instruction, he's my trainer, I take it he knows the best procedure, I don't so I need to follow his lead and learn. I say a steep turn however it was just due to the speed we were travelling at and the need for a rapid decent. I'm guilty of turning my rectangular circuit into more of an oval. My secondary instructor has me doing a 30° banked turn apart from during the accent.
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    One day while nearing the end of the airstrip on the downwind leg of the circuit, cruising at 100kt and 1000ft, my trainer pulled the throttle to idle. He said, you've just lost you engine, what are you going to do? Remembering my study I quickly eased the stick forward, he immediately pulled it back saying "No, look at your speed. You are wasting height". We were cruising at 1000' and easily had sufficient speed to gain considerably more height gaining time and glide distance. I don't remember what height we got but it was well worth using burning off our speed to gain the height. It gave us time to discuss a strategy. Next he said "Where are you going to land"? I said "I can easily make to runway". So he instructed me to head directly to the downwind end of the runway, I headed beyond the end of the runway so that I could turn back but he said "No aim for the end, we've got more than a kilometer of runway to land on but we want to make sure we get there first". Once we reached the runway I did a steep turn and steep decent coming in for a perfect landing on full flaps within the first half on the runway. It was a much steeper approach that I'd done previously or since but felt very smooth and controlled although a quite a bit faster. He never cut the engine and I doubt he ever will.
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    I'm not interested in getting into your personal spat nor am I qualified to do so. Some time back I watched a very interested video on two Aussie guys who practice STOL in their bush planes. They land anywhere there is sufficient clearing in the bush, obviously not for the average LSA. They were both of the opinion that all pilots should be trained in low level flight so that if ever the occasion occurred they'd be less likely to panic and it may save lives.
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    The RFDS land once in a while and are exempt of some fees. The closest airports are Mount Magnet 85km S and Meekatharra 120km N. The Dash-8 planes are regular dropping and picking up fly-in fly-out miners adding to the shire coffers. Both those would require airstrip lighting.
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