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I repowered my Model II from Rotax to HKS using a Green Skys mount. The mount they sent fit the plane perfectly sight unseen.... leading me to believe that at serial # 482 the factory jigging was cor ...

Hi,
I have one for a Model II which I may sell separately if no one wants the entire FWF package that I listed in a later post above.
Cheers
Ken

Hi Folks,
It was regret that I have recently sold my Kitfox II. I had a chance to go into a partnership for a 1946 Fleet Canuck and couldn't resist. In order to avoid AIDS (Aviation Induced Divorce ...

Steve,
That looks like the ones I saw on the Model II at the Carleton Place, Ontario fly-in back in Sept. Am interested in using them on my Model II if they fit.
Cheers
Ken

Hi Folks,
This fall I saw a Model II at a flyin which had bubble doors. I'm interested in something similar for my Model II. Does anyone know if the bubble doors sold by Kitfox for a Model IV fit ...

Hi Folks,

As well as my Kitfox II I also own a Circa Nieuport 17 replica. The slip indicator is low on fluid and I cannot seem to find out what type of fluid it takes to refill.. Someone at work ( ...

Thanks everyone for your help on this one. I re-weighed the plane and it came in almost exactly as before for empty weight. When I re-measured the tail wheel moment I discovered that I had measured ...

Dave,

I measured the main gear moment (2.375") and the tail wheel moment myself on the actual A/C. I'm going out to re-measure again as I trust the scales and think that a miss-measurment, e ...

Dave,

The scales I used belong to EAA chapter 245 in Ottawa and are relatively new. I checked them with a test weight and they were + - 1 lb.
My plane is one of the later model II's with the 1.5 ...

Hi Folks;
I weighed and my plane yesterday and did the W&B calculation. The forward CG is ok, but the aft CG (at full load) is .3" outside the limit. Question, how sensitive is the KF to a ...

Thanks Jim, right on both points. I was running a bit rich for break. I tightened the exhaust manifold bolts. They were surprisingly loose. I degreased the engine and ran it up for 1/2 hour at ...

Hi Folks,

I have my Rotax 582 running fairly smoothly at this point. I have an oil leak though. There is a black, tarry like substance on the exhaust side of the engine which appears to be comin ...

Thanks Deke,

After a mind numbing hour of break in I'm now stepping back and educating myself about Bing carbs. I've owned British sports cars with dual carbs for 30 years, but the Bing carbs are ...

Thanks Dave and everyone else.

Dave, by the way, I broke in the engine using that GSC IFA prop you sold me last winter. Seems to be well matched to the plane from the ground run -up I did.

Ken

Well I managed to get the engine running well enough, and even though it was not idling well I went ahead with the break in procedure. (the equivalent of an hour long "root canal") Anyway ...

Hi Folks,

The gas was coming out of the overflow holes for the float chambers. I adjusted the floats to close the needle earlier. No fuel leak. But the engine will only idle and run if the choke ...

Hi Folks,
In preparation for final inspection I started my Rotax 582 for the first time. It fired on the first revolution however after 30 seconds or so I noticed smoke and shut down. Inspection re ...

Hi Marco,

I'm just finishing off my Model II this month. I phoned Kitfox a few weeks ago to order a clear turtledeck for the plane and inquired about the cockpit cover for a Model II. I think it ...

Hi folks,
I do a fair bit of failure analysis work with my job as a TSB investigator. The pictures I see alarm me not from the corrosion, but the pits that I see. Each of these pits is a stress risor ...

I came to similar conclusions when I was installing the brakes last fall. The solution I came up with was to cut a "wedge" out of the brake pedal tubing, bend it forward until the wedge was ...