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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:35 pm
by MauleMechanic
Andy Young wrote:I once had a temp gauge go all the way to the top in a steep climb from takeoff. I had to clear a 12,000' ridge 20 miles from the airport (which was at 5,300'), so I was working it hard. Anyway, about five minutes into the climb, I looked over and saw ithe temp gauge pegged. I pulled the power back to idle and turned around to glide back down to the airport, and saw that the gauge had dropped to near the bottom Playing with the power showed that the temp indication increased immediately with RPM just as if it was a tach (or a pressure gauge; see where this is going)? On the ground, I pulled the temp sensor (bulb-type) out of the oil screen housing, and found that the bulb had broken off the capillary tube. This left the capillary tube open to oil pressure, which would make the temp gauge act as a pressure gauge. Turned out to be a relatively cheap fix, compared to what I feared it could have been at first.
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:20 am
by MauleMechanic
test flight this morning oil temperature normal trip rescheduled for Saturday
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:37 am
by crbnunit
A happy ending!
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:21 pm
by MauleMechanic
Gonna try this Detroit thing again in the Morning!
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:25 pm
by Duane
Detroit? Better take one of those six shooters..
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 4:31 pm
by JW
Tigers are in chicago this weekend
Lions played last night
Trying to think of another reason to go to detroit
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:44 pm
by MauleMechanic
Duane wrote:Detroit? Better take one of those six shooters..
Interestingly enough, yes...taking the 44 Magnum with me. I got a whole Regiment of Civil War reenactors ready to break me outta jial!!!
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:44 pm
by MauleMechanic
MauleMechanic wrote:Duane wrote:Detroit? Better take one of those six shooters..
Interestingly enough, yes...taking the 44 Magnum with me. I got a whole Regiment of Civil War reenactors ready to break me outta jial!!!
http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/michigan.pdf
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:11 am
by 51598Rob
Maybe a smaller firearm???
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:30 am
by jsperin
Living up here I would say bring the 44.
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:20 am
by pilot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7W-5QE3jzw
Make sure to video it.....this is one of my old neighbors.
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:28 am
by crbnunit
Oddly enough, all of the states in red are places I'd never consider living anyway!
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:44 pm
by MauleMechanic
lol, for those "others" wondering the same thing.....YES I DID!
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:50 pm
by MauleMechanic
51598Rob wrote:Maybe a smaller firearm???
Oh no, the 7 1/2 Barrel 44 Magnum
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:54 pm
by MauleMechanic
My Videos
My Uberti "Buckhorn" 44 Magnum "Single Action Army" that I carried with me.....ON ME then boxed it up on the way to the Detroit airport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbjDgHkL46U
My own reloads same revolver using the 44-40 cylinder withe the same 210gr bullet loaded up with my special recipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyicsZDSUV0