LEXL-A67

[CHARLES DEBOER]

My bad.  I got it from Great Planes for $160.00 while at AirVenture in 2014.  I bought several things while there please pardon my confusion.  Just checked they no longer sell them and refer you back to WWW.Sonerai.com but they want $230 now.

[Dan_]

You could get a 3/4",7/8", or 1" solid fiberglass rod here for a tail spring.

The Flit Plane calls out a 3/4" rod.  

[914pete]

My bad.  I got it from Great Planes for $160.00 while at AirVenture in 2014.  I bought several things while there please pardon my confusion.  Just checked they no longer sell them and refer you back to WWW.Sonerai.com but they want $230 now.

Ah, I was pulling out what hair I have left trying to find it.  No problem.  Thanks.

[914pete]

You could get a 3/4",7/8", or 1" solid fiberglass rod here for a tail spring.

The Flit Plane calls out a 3/4" rod.  

I hadn't thought of this approach Dan.  Thanks.

[Dan_]

My bad.  I got it from Great Planes for $160.00 while at AirVenture in 2014.  I bought several things while there please pardon my confusion.  Just checked they no longer sell them and refer you back to WWW.Sonerai.com but they want $230 now.

Link to the $230 spring...

http://www.sonerai.com/from-soneraiworks-llc.html

[CHARLES DEBOER]

I rigged up a steerable tail wheel as an after thought.  Should have slipped a nicopress onto the rudder cable before closing the ends and attaching to rudder.  These decisions nearest the end can cause accidents so I think I'll have to remove and remake the rudder and tailwheel cables.  Still need to safety wire my turnbuckles.  Getting anxious to start taxi testing.  Now is not the time to take short cuts.

Did a taxi test of the tail wheel today.  The ratio of tail wheel turn to rudder movement needs some adjustment.  HERE IS A VIDEO LINK OF THE TAXI TEST ON YOU TUBE.    TURN THE VOLUME UP.  IT REALY SOUNDS GOOD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5chb_LPxb4&sns=em

[Dan_]

Awesome..!  Great looking bird...

[joecnc2006]

Would love to see a walk around video.

[Darren C]

Fantastic Charles!
Sounds amazing too 

[Steve]

I rigged up a steerable tail wheel as an after thought.  Should have slipped a nicopress onto the rudder cable before closing the ends and attaching to rudder.  These decisions nearest the end can cause accidents so I think I'll have to remove and remake the rudder and tailwheel cables.  Still need to safety wire my turnbuckles.  Getting anxious to start taxi testing.  Now is not the time to take short cuts.

Did a taxi test of the tail wheel today.  The ratio of tail wheel turn to rudder movement needs some adjustment.  HERE IS A VIDEO LINK OF THE TAXI TEST ON YOU TUBE.    TURN THE VOLUME UP.  IT REALY SOUNDS GOOD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5chb_LPxb4&sns=em

W a y  N i c e 

[Tom XL-7]

Love the paint
I am a sucker for purple
Tom XL-7

[CHARLES DEBOER]

Having a problem with gas spraying out of the float-bowl over flow tube on my dual VM28 Mikunis.  I added some supports ala Les Homan (see pics) but still sprays out of the right carb.  I am talking droplets that vaporize when hit by the prop wash but enough that I can feel it on my right arm while taxing.  Left carb seems to be OK.  I am going to lower the floats on the offending right carb to see if that helps.

[Dan_]

Having a problem with gas spraying out of the float-bowl over flow tube on my dual VM28 Mikunis.  
... ... ...

Left carb seems to be OK.  I am going to lower the floats on the offending right carb to see if that helps.

The slip stream flowing past the open end of the float bowl vent tube could be causing a venturi effect and lowering the pressure on the inside of the bowl, causing it to dump.  The pressure must remain equal for the carb to work as designed.

Some have connected the 2 bowl vents together with one vinyl tube leaving a loop in the center with the front and rear of the bottom of the loop drilled with multiple holes to cancel any venturi effect.

Several ways to accomplish the same thing if that turns out to be the problem.

[leshoman]

Charles. I adjusted float on carbs that overflowed a small amount at a time till overflow stopped

[CHARLES DEBOER]

Having a problem with gas spraying out of the float-bowl over flow tube on my dual VM28 Mikunis.  I added some supports ala Les Homan (see pics) but still sprays out of the right carb.  I am talking droplets that vaporize when hit by the prop wash but enough that I can feel it on my right arm while taxing.  Left carb seems to be OK.  I am going to lower the floats on the offending right carb to see if that helps.

Some have connected the 2 bowl vents together with one vinyl tube leaving a loop in the center with the front and rear of the bottom of the loop drilled with multiple holes to cancel any venturi effect.
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Bending the tab on the float arm just made the engine run lean with gas still coming out of the vent.  I finally put everything back to original settings. I connected the two static ports with one tube leaving a loop that had four holes drilled top to bottom and front to back.  I ran a tube from float bowl over flow port back to bottom of fuse to prevent venturi effect.  So far all is good.