Richard Pike
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 1671
Location: Blountville, Tennessee
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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:35 am Post subject: Heads up |
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Slow morning, so here are two items that might be of interest to the list -
From time to time we see people wanting to increase the fuel capacity in various Kolbs - Just in case you decide to try using a Challenger tank, here's what not to do - Local who is building a new 2 place Hawk had a Challenger ten gallon tank, and called Challenger wanting to purchase the fuel pickup fittings that go inside the tank, rather than fabricating his own from scratch. Everything was going lovely until the lady asked him which model he was putting the tank in and he told her it was not for a Challenger, it was for a Hawk. Order canceled. Irate and disgusted homebuilder. Moral to the story - if you want any gas tank parts from Challenger, you better plan to be creative with the order desk lady before they'll sell you any.
Second item - this same Local was helping an old man with a busted Challenger get it flying again, (Although after his recent experience with Challenger, he is having 2nd thoughts...) Anyway, the GPL brand starter had the nut - the one that holds the Bendix on - come off the end of the starter shaft and fall into the magneto area and lock up the engine. Apparently the nut is retained only by Locktite. Enquiry revealed that this is not the first time this has happened. Might be a good item to check on if you are using a GPL starter.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
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