Thom Riddle
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1597
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)
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 Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:27 am Post subject: GPS in FireFly --> MATCO brakes |
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Dave,I empathize with you. On Columbus day of 2006, we got an October Surprise here in Buffalo. Leaves still full on the trees, branches broke and took out power for most of the city and suburbs. Our power was out for 9 days and the trees are still not right but improving slowly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Storm_%22Aphid%22
Thom in Buffalo
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 10:29 PM, David Kulp <undoctor(at)ptd.net (undoctor(at)ptd.net)> wrote:
[quote] Thanks Gary and to Boyd and all who offered tips and advice on the GPS mount and bleeding the brakes. I worked yesterday and wasn't monitoring the list so I intended to acknowledge the posts today.
Then today, the weather has played havoc again. Last time the hurricane sought to destroy my FireFly but I, with Boyd's help, won that contest. Today, with all the leaves still on the trees we got about ten inches of wet, heavy snow. I've worked to create my own little heaven on earth for twelve years; planting, pruning, nurturing. In twelve hours I've watched and listened to it being destroyed. A seventy foot sycamore is now about forty feet high. A forty foot sugar maple I planted right next to the patio behind my house that would have been screaming orange/red about next week is largely broken branches. A weeping willow I planted that draped gracefully over my pond in now laying down in the pond and across the pond a red leaf redbud which is ablaze with lavender flowers in spring is mostly broken branches laying on the ground. A zelkova that my sister gave me that shot up to about thirty feet is split into two right down the trunk to the ground with both halves down on the ground. On and on... it's heartbreaking.
So I apologize for not responding to your kindness, but there was a reason. Last time I got away with a tail wheel. This time was different. The next suitable day I will climb into the FlagFly and leave all this far, far below.
Dave Kulp
FireFly 11DMK
On 10/29/2011 5:00 PM, Gary Aman wrote:
| Quote: | On the matco's,just take the master cylinder off the stick and turn it so the bleeder is vertical.It's a very awkward system to work with.
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From: George Bearden <gab16(at)sbcglobal.net> (gab16(at)sbcglobal.net)
To: kolb-list <kolb-list(at)matronics.com> (kolb-list(at)matronics.com)
Sent: Fri, Oct 28, 2011 4:54 am
Subject: GPS in FireFly --> MATCO brake
| Quote: | --> Kolb-List message posted by: "George Bearden" <gab16(at)sbcglobal.net (gab16(at)sbcglobal.net)>
| Quote: | MATCO brakes should be bled from the bleed screw back up through the
system
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I have a built Suzuki Samurai. Some of my brake cylinders are mounted at an
angle such that they can retain a bubble of air if you get air in them.
Folks struggle with this- but not ME!! No Sirrreee
e Bob. Folks will tell you to do this and that major surgery to get the air
out. I find that when flushing and changing the brake fluid, and after
bleeding best I can, to get the last lil bubbles out of the tilted brake
cylinder I have my helper open the bleeder wide, I mash down HARD on the
pedal, and I get the air out. Folks don't mash down hard enough. If you do
it hard the resulting turbulence flushes the last air bubbles.
I have no idea if this idea can be of use with MATCO brakes.
GeoB
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