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    Can you overhaul a engine without the data plate?

    TFF, Continental’s Service Letter that you mentioned details how to replace a bad data plate. it sounds like the case must be apart in order to replace the data plate as screw hole shavings will be generated and would need to be cleaned out of the inside surface. My engine is not apart. It is...
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    Can you overhaul a engine without the data plate?

    Thanks TFF. Dana, Only stamped numbers are a dash and two numbers. I don’t have the engine in front of me so am trying to remember it. I do still have the serial number and model number in the engine logbook or they would be lost. Eric
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    Can you overhaul a engine without the data plate?

    What are the factory documents? My certified C-85 case came back from Divco with the data plate ruined. Divco erased the data on the plate with some kind of strong chemical bath of the case. They didn’t maintain a record of the data plate for me to use to make a replacement. They did a nice job...
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    Current US state of pilot training (midwestern perspective)

    Have you been in contact with Jason Blair, CFI, DPE? He’s in the Allegan, MI area at jasonblair.net. Although he’s a well known DPE, he does instruction. Also, as a dedicated DPE, he’s in a position to know about CFI’s in his state. If he can’t help you with that instruction personally, perhaps...
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    Anyone here living in an Airpark Community?

    New to the area here. I have two airplanes, a PA-15 and a Tailwind W-10 that I built. Anybody have any tips on a air parks near Beaverton, OR? Stark’s Twin Oaks looks perfect for a hangar and is only 15 minutes away but no air park. Somebody mentioned Bernard’s. I’m unfamiliar with that. Is...
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    Stewart Systems Alternates/substitutes

    I have a big problem with some Ekobond/30NF. 90 oct ethanol free recreational gas leaked out of a fuel line fitting. The gas pooled in the bottom of my fabric. The fabric is stained where the fuel pooled. It was a long time before I discovered it. The 9 gal tank was empty and all the fuel had...
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    Continental/Titan OX-320 gone?

    No, they do not have the same dimensions. The O-320 has an MA-4 carburetor while the O-340 uses an MA-5. The MA-5 is larger and wouldn’t fit in the O-320 mount as the carb would hit the nose gear leg whereas the smaller MA-4 clears it. A builder could plan for the larger carburetor in a new...
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    Continental/Titan OX-320 gone?

    Looking at the Titan site and the Kitplanes latest 2022 engine list, it appears that the Continental/Titan OX-320 engine is no longer offered. The smallest offered is an OX-340. I bought an OX-320 to replace a Lycoming O-320 in my Tailwind W-10 a few years ago pre Covid as it was a drop in...
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    DIY Tug

    I’m interested in kit or plans. My Vagabond is getting heavy. Also interested in components. My engine is getting tired in my old powered tug for my Tailwind. i would like to replace the gas engine with a battery and electric motor.
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    Trailer Design - Resources?

    Dana, I am confused by this phrase. What needs to be near what’s gross weight? Does the empty trailer need to weigh similar to the airplane’s gross weight; and a heavier trailer will beat up the plane? Thanks, Eric
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