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More oil will run cooler. Experience and geometry says so. More oil occupies more of the tank or sump walls, and it spends more time...

I use just hot water, right after showering. Seldom use any shaving cream. I use Bic double-edged blades from Amazon. The disposable...

It sounds like a switch or its cam is out of rig. Wiring diagrams on page 4H1 and 4H2 of the manual (Pages 810 and 811 of the .pdf)...

That's a homebuilt with an unusual induction setup. I have never seen filtered carb heat or alternate air in any certified airplane...

Someone has "fixed" that with an aluminum AD rivet, and that's why it broke. That rivet is supposed to be a Monel rivet, as Gary pointed...

Electronic tach. No cable. A dry or sticky cable will make the tach erratic; it won't make it underread steadily. That would require...

5 to 7 years to finish an already- 49%-complete kitplane. Long time. When I got into homebuilding 50 years ago there were no kitplanes...

Yes. That tapered bearing will try to move outward when load comes on it, and without preload, it's no longer fully seated in the cup...

A flat spot will often result in gear shake during taxi. The amount of missing rubber won't often throw the balance off too bad unless...

The tubular-gear Cessnas sometimes had a jackpoint on the gear leg, but that is little help when you want to pull the leg out or replace...

Midlifeflyer was right. Crosswind. The pilot stopped flying the airplane after touchdown. Way too fast, evidenced by all three wheels...

That usually means a lifted wing and dragging the other wing, and I don't see wing damage there. Touching down too fast means that the...

There have been several SDRs filed regarding sheared NAS bolts that retain that tubular gear leg in the casting in the gear box. I saw...

An educated man told me that someone with a Bachelor's degree knows a little about a lot. The Master's means he knows more about less...

Two cliches that this guy actually fit: 1) "You can have my fireworks when you pry them from my cold, dead, hands." 2) He died doing...