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The correct answer is XYF. Say "XYF" slowly, out loud. 73's

What I meant was that Micarta seemed a little "dated" for a fighter of that era. I did just notice, however, that the glass appears to be heated. Bet that's why it's micarta and that explains the ABCD at the base. It's to hook up the wiring for the glass?

I don't know. Do you think the Voodoo would have had a Micarta frame around the glass? Here's a closeup.

Had a customer call me on another matter, and at the end of the call asked me if perhaps I could help him with another question. He has what he believes is a window from an airplane. At first glance, it look to me like the side window from a Ford Tri-motor, but it doesn’t look like any of the...

It's not a "jet" either - it's a ducted fan.

Or, if your are going to go with a 180hp conversion, get a CS prop.

Three pages in, and no one has posted the "You need pants to fly" meme? You guys are slipping!

Washtub? Maybe a stock tank (to water/feed animals)?

If that K100 doesn't work out for you, there's a beautiful "B" model Mack on the Seattle Craigslist. Kinda spendy (actually more than "kinda"), but very pretty. There's another, rougher one, on the Cincinnati CL for $5500. Always liked how those B Macks looked, especially those with the chrome...

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Don't know how well it will hold up, but if you want to try a "rattle can" option, try NAPA Chrome, or NAPA Chrome Aluminum. No experience with the NAPA Chrome Aluminum, but the NAPA Chrome is very shiny, Available almost everywhere, and it's $7 a can!

That's what I needed to know. I'm going to tell him to fix the pressure problem, and perhaps that will fix his hunting problem as well.

If it's any help, he's got a Continental IO-320.

He's in Melbourne, Australia. Tom's not going . . .

He says the prop and governor are new. What I really need to know is a 7 psi pressure variation "normal." If it is, then he has to look elsewhere, if it isn't, fixing his oil pressure problem may solve his prop hunting. It's a homebuilt, so he could have all kinds of issues.

He believes that this variation is causing his prop to hunt. I think that it could be the cause, but since the governor is basically a booster pump, the fluctuation from the engine oil pump would be more or less "invisible" to the prop, but I could be wrong.

I have a customer who is experiencing engine oil pressure fluctuation between 68-75 psi hot (205 F) and always has. Motor has 100 hours time. Is this normal? If not, what might be the cause?

Anyone heard anything about what caused the engine failure?

Tom: As I said in my previous post, I've never hung a wood prop, but I do happen to know a thing or two about propellers in general. I talk to E-AB builders almost daily about propeller/engine combos. Some of them are pretty standard, others have the "Demon-Tweak 2000X Combo" engine with tuned...

I never installed a wood propeller, only metal constant speed, and they go on two ways - position 1, or 180 degrees from position 1. That being said, Sensenich Wood Propeller has in their installation instructions to put the No. 1 cylinder at TDC, and then install the prop so that the blades are...