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  1. chopndrag added a post in a topic Engine mt for sale   

    What radiators do you have ?
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  2. chopndrag added a post in a topic Prebuy on Avid needed   

    San Antonio , Fl ?
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  3. chopndrag added a post in a topic Throttle cables   

    I might just buy the venhill kit if all else fails. It comes with every fitting and 15ft of cable and housing . I have time I won't be able to get to the airport for a little while anyway.
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  4. chopndrag added a post in a topic Throttle cables   

    Alright . If all else fails I'll just end up attempting to make them
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  5. chopndrag added a post in a topic Throttle cables   

    I wouldn't be able to get a picture for a while . Next weekend I got family stuff and my hanger is 40 miles away.It's just the standard avid lever . Has 3 barels for the cables to go through if you run the oil injection then the 3 on the pull side that connects to the throttle itself. The barrels are the size of a bicycle brake barel if that helps any.
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  6. chopndrag added a post in a topic Throttle cables   

    Mine is plugs down bit with the skinnier cowl ot made them have to be shorter. The original ones had no place to have the slack go and it was a bear trying to push the throttle
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  7. chopndrag added a post in a topic Throttle cables   

    I forgot to measure all that. I measured the housing from the cockpit side to the elbow. Not sure of that helps at all . My housing including elbow is 24" and 28" actual housing is 20.5 and 24.5 they could be rounded up to 21 and 25 of ots easier. These are the fittings I need. And this kind of cable end . I had a cable from Lockwood that pulled right through the ones from avid are a little fatter 


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  8. chopndrag added a post in a topic Newbie wanting to see an Avid or Kitfox in Florida   

    I just posted what I need . I have the standard fat end that goes into the lever like a bike brake cable. 
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  9. chopndrag added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Throttle cables
    Ok so I need new throttle cables since I switched to the skinnier radial cowl. My old ones were binding up and not pulling the slides even. Does anyone have a source for a company that can make them or should I go ahead and make them myself ? If I do make them myself what is the proper way to measure for the actual cable to get close to what I need? I'm at my wits end with this stupid task . I have the original style cables where you have the normal small ball in the carb then the bike brake barrel end that goes into the lever. I really don't want to do the 2 to 1 barrel adapter that is normally used for other applications I just have no idea how to measure the inner cable. I have the outer at the length I need with a little extra for a nice swoop . Someone on here has to have that magical answer. Steve 
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  10. chopndrag added a post in a topic Newbie wanting to see an Avid or Kitfox in Florida   

    I'm running intobsome throttle cable issues . Can't seem to find the right ones so I left early anyway. I'm out there most weekends and some week nights. I'm out of Zephyrhills airport.
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  11. chopndrag added a post in a topic Newbie wanting to see an Avid or Kitfox in Florida   

    I'll only be there a short time in the morning . 
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  12. chopndrag added a post in a topic Avid speedwing.... Impressions from those that have flown one?   

    I'm going to clean mine again tomorrow. After I cleaned them I oiled it like I do my car and now it's running a little warm.

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  13. chopndrag added a post in a topic Newbie wanting to see an Avid or Kitfox in Florida   

    About 2 or so hours from me but I'm grounded making throttle cables since Knowone carries what I need 
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  14. chopndrag added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    I moved my radio lower to the floorboard and now I get the high pitched noise at full power. When it was mounted on my dash everyone could hear me fine. I'm also running rechargeable batteries in my set up and the simple rubber duckie. At some point I need to get a new radio antenna and elt antennna but for now it's doing the job . On take off is when the guys notice my engine noise . At cruise it's ok so who knows. 
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  15. chopndrag added a post in a topic Fred's Flyer Flying   

    Hopefully I'm in the air again soon too. Good job on the repairs 
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  16. chopndrag added a post in a topic Upgrades to my Mk4 Speedwing   

    I don't know anything but how the controls felt so far. My throttle cables were way to long and pulling unequal bad resulting in me barely getting any climb rate. After I get out there and make cables it'll be another round of testing. Plus I just redid the whole fuel system . New pump , filters, lines the works.
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  17. chopndrag added a post in a topic Upgrades to my Mk4 Speedwing   

    Thanks , hopefully a little more. Before them I was getting around 120mph and the gps was reading 116mph or so . I could tell in the pattern a big change in the controls. They were a lot more responsive at all speeds especially slower. I'm still working out bugs but hopefully I'll be back to flying away from the airport soon. I have ro make a set of throttle cables and it's definitely not fun. 
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  18. chopndrag added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Spring nose gear
    Where can I find blue prints or something so I can build the castering springed nose gear ? I'm looking at doing it on my plane and then reproduce them as needed. 
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  19. chopndrag added a post in a topic Flying off paved runways   

    I'm in a speedwing so my speeds might be a little to fast but on final I stay around 60mph and once I'm over the runway and about to land it's usually about 50mph. This is with no flaps and a speedwing on a paved runway. Oh and I'm in a sissy nose dragger too haha. On take off I wait until 60 to start climbing, this makes me pop off like a rocket and I keep my climb at 70 instead of the recomended 60. At 60 I can't even see over the nose so 70 is what I like. Everyone has their way of doing it but again I fly a true speedwing so I keep the speeds up. I cut power and I descend like a brick. I have to fly my approaches with power . Oh and this is with no flaps at all.
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  20. chopndrag added a post in a topic Another engine out from an oil injection failure   

    That's why it's baffling to hear 3 at the same airport go. They were all running oil injection and the bps oil . No clue what made them do that but I'm sticking with pre mix and the quicksilver pwc oil Rick uses . 
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  21. chopndrag added a post in a topic News about Ed (EDMO)   

    He should have one of these draft systems I made at work . Plenty of taps for beer and at night someone migjt think twice seeing a sillohette of a missile pointing out.
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  22. chopndrag added a post in a topic Another engine out from an oil injection failure   

    I'll stick with having a jug of 2 stroke in my baggage compartment amd knowing that pesky injection system can't fail if it's not there. I saw 3 503 motors detonate in the past couple months. Only thing they had in common was running oil injection and the bps 2 stroke oil . Not sure which made it happen but I run the bps stuff and have no issues . I am going to take Rotax Ricks suggestion and run the waverunner stuff from walmart quicksilver pwc after I burn through what I have now. It's cheaper and our 582 is almost like a jetski motor. 
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  23. chopndrag added a post in a topic Mr. Myers   

    You won't regret being home every night. I used to work all over the United States and it sucks not being home. I'm sure you know plenty about being away so why not just work a regular job and have that family time . It's all about the kids for me and every minute I can have with them is worth it. 


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  24. chopndrag added a post in a topic Ceramic coating exhaust   

    Actual name is Steve. I coated just the outside and whatever I could just by sticking the gun in as far as I could on the inside. Getting the inside fully coated isn't all that possible with all the turns in the exhaust. The manifold and elbow aren't hard but the actual muffler is a pain. I'm still working out the bugs in my plane after all the other mods I've done so I can't really tell how ot helped with my temps. I have to make or find new throttle cables as my others were to long for the new cowel and were binding really bad and making my slides pull uneven making me have less power . I was climbing at about 1000fpm solo and it dropped to 500fpm. Hopefully after I get the cables figured out I'll be back in the air. If all else fails a yamaha 130hp is going in my plane and I'll have unlimited climb haha . 
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  25. chopndrag added a post in a topic Ceramic coating exhaust   

    I ceramic coated my exhaust myself since I also powder coat my oven goes up to the temp to cure it. After I ceramic coated it I then wrapped it with the exhaust wrap. I still need to wrap the actual muffler but that's next anyway. So far temps in the compartment are down and I can pretty much touch anything around my exhaust and its not all that hot.
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