Dave K, I use a 1.5" diameter exhaust valve in Cronshaw's engines and both the inlet and exhaust ports show me enough flow for 10 hp more than it currently...
Hey Guys, My 18 year old son is looking at attending Westwood Aviation Tech in Colorado for 18 months in order to get Certified as an Aviation Tech. I am ...
my old man always advised me to stay away from the aviation industry (in the UK at least) due to what he at the time called "an uncertain future". Sure enough...
I do have an observation. I work at a medical device company that has 7 maintenance mechanics. Two that are here now have gone through aviation school (AP...
I dont know much about aviation industry but I work with quite a few people who had previosly worked in aviation. It teaches you to be very methodical, but,...
... Yes - this is definitely the case in Australia. I'm a student helo pilot at the moment and the other students I fly with go straight into jobs. No one...
D.M.Co.
iwd@...
Feb 2, 2006 10:27 pm
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The OEM DBD GS exhaust valve measures 1.530" +/- .003". I measured 4 of them in my 'junque' box. BSA decreased the size of the exhaust valves over the years as...
David Kath
BSAGS@...
Feb 3, 2006 12:27 am
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Hi Jim I think I would be talking to as many Av mechanics as I could. I have also heard that the Helo industry is in short supply. I wish people would talk to...
... Jim, I agree with one of the posts I saw on the chassis list - make sure he will be happy with a tech degree, because it has a built in glass ceiling...
I have 2 good friends in long beach area that finished their AV/AP tech school. basicaly they said they might have made better decisions but it wasnt...
... "I know, ... an ... Mark Hi Mark , I know the feeling. I should have stuck with Geology or Psychology,I was prety good at both. Wanted to be mech eng but...
... I think you would be required to sit the theory exams here to fly as a commercial pilot. There would not be a lot to learn - we use knots for airspeed...
D.M.Co.
iwd@...
Feb 4, 2006 3:38 am
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I'm getting a little more confused. I'm not asking for any secrets to be revealed, but it seems using a conventional flow bench to develop bigger numbers...
Hi Ken, Ever play with Corvair heads? What do you think of the valve sizes in this low performance head? Each cylinder is about 25 cubic inches. The cylinder...
How long do cam chains and cam chain tensioners usually last on modern sport bikes, and what symptoms would be shown if these components were getting worn out...
In a message dated 2/4/2006 3:08:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Yes, those air cooled beasts are famous for the seats falling out..! But a shop I know made...
GStarRon@...
Feb 5, 2006 5:07 am
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... It depends entirely on how hard it has been ridden. A friend of mine fits manual tensioners to all racebike engines he builds and most require a tweek...
D.M.Co.
iwd@...
Feb 5, 2006 6:23 am
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Dan Timberlake, It can be a relatively confusing subject but the best thing I can do is give some examples and some counter examples of perceptions which have...
Dan T, The Corvair is such a mess that port or valve size alone isn't the main issue but I have seen them overheat badly so the heat discharge must be...
... From: Josh Fowler <jdfowl@...> ... My current thinking is that another one of synthetic oil's many real benefits may be helping oil splashed chains...
In the early/mid 90's Kawasaki came out with the minaiture cam chain on the 600. It would wear out and usually break in about 17,000 miles, give or take a few...
hello all, after lurking on the list for a time and then seeing the "career" topic come up, it brings back some fond and not-so-fond memories of my life the...
Not that I have much technically to add but just thought I'd throw another wobbly in the ring. My 1975 450 SCR Ducati single engine had the same massive valves...
... Engine expansion is part of the reason, but more critical is that modern belts have a negative co-eff of expansion. i.e. - they get tighter as they get...
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