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    Don't Dry Start your Engine

    Here is pre oiling procedure I do before the initial start on a C85 after overhaul. Take the small cover off of the left side crankcase. The one with three studs. Take a hand pump oil can and start SLOWLY pumping oil in the round hole. Pump till it will not take anymore. Wait 15 minutes and...
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    Corrosion Protection Options for Sheet Metal Construction

    Hello, There is a product that Boeing uses at the factory and we used it at the airline I worked for and it is excellent. It's name is COR BAN made ZIP chemicals corp in Calif. It comes in a spray can or can be brush applied. It is almost clear in color with a slight red in it so that you...
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    c-85

    Does anybody out there have a c-85 with the STC o-200 crankshaft and rods ? If you do, what prop are you using ? I have a prop with 71X44 and I don't think that it is enough.
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    First Start

    What is the best way to prime the oil system on a c-85 before initial start ?
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    Tape

    What type of tape is installed under the wing strut clamps ?
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    NAV light wiring

    What is the correct way to wire the NAV lights? Do I run a wire from each ( total of three wires) light assemblys to the switch or do I run one wire from the switch to the wing area and junction them. If I junction them, what type of wire connector do I use. Thanks
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    fuel sending units

    I have a 1946 Commonwealth Skyranger, which has a 12 gal fuel tank in each wing. The original sending units are gone. Typical 5 screw hole mounting. The units mount on the inboard end. Is there a replacement system ??
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    Power Run

    I have a taildragger with an C-85 and will need to do a power run to check the static RPM. What is the safest way ? Tie the tail, or chalk and hold the brakes ? I don't want to do a stupid thing.
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