Decarbonizing Combustion Chambers

[Ray]

Skip, If you or anyone else knows of parts for a P-38, the CAF in San Marcos wants to hear from them. The "ScatterBrained Kid II" a pathfinder was crashed shortly after a full resto and is being re-re-re-built. Needless to say, parts are rare. I can put anyone in touch with the guys who are working on the aircraft. Best, Ray

----- Original Message ----- From: LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com> To: kelsey@shadetreemotors.com>; JoeCurto@aol.com>; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Decarbonizing Combustion Chambers > Dear Skip; Had the distinct pleasure and honor of being brought to small > locked hanger at McGuire AFB ,handed a box lunch as they opened the door for > me,put on the lights and there was a fully restored P-38 Lightning. For one > incredible half hour I lived one of my dreams all by myself. A month later > the P-38 was placed on a Pylon in the center of McGuire AFB. Still have some > of the memoribilia of the dedication. Tally Ho! Thom Collins > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[R. Zwart]

Hey! an Airplane Guy....... I have a book I found several years ago in an antique store that would 'excite some aero buffs. It is titled: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CARE AND OPERATION OF MODEL A-1, AND E [b][u]HISPANO-SUIZA[/u][/b] AERONAUTICAL ENGINES, BIRKIGT PATENTS July 1918, Series No. 4A...... This is a hard bound book , black with gold printing on cover. Printed by Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A. The first ten pages are engravings of WW1 pilots with a short biography of each, some American, English, and French. A biplane shown with a H-S Engine. Then the great part. Detailed descriptions and pictures of how to install engines , service and take care of auxiliaries on the engines. [b]THEN-[/b] drawings of the engine, Stromberg Carburetor, Lubrication system in color, Machine gun firing system, through the propellor, detailed with part numbers, fold out engine drawings, photos(probably engravings), pages of part numbers; in all 216 pages of detail. I couldn't believe this could still be in one piece. [b]THEN to find ::::[/b] mimeograph and onion skin carbon copies of letters and memos dated 1924 for Tennis resevations at McCook Field Tennis courts, sizing 2nd LT. Robert Anderson's hat to size 7, three pages of Roster sheets with names and addresses of Reserve Officers in different sections stationed at Headquarters, Air Service R.O. T. C. Wilber Wright Field; then the July 7, 1924 Memo: Rules governing flying ......under penalty of being permanently grounded....... 3. When taking off North, turn will be made to the right; when taking off South, turn to the left, in either case, [u]the first turn will not be made under 400 feet.[/u]...... 7. There is no right of way except to ships landing with dead stick or apparent motor trouble........... etc, etc.......... This is such a historical document that I couldn't be stingy keep it to myself; besides, my family would not recognize its value some day. It should be in some aviation library or Club library. I have tried to contact the Curtiss-Wright Historical Association at Torrance California Airport,with no avail. They have a phone but no one returns calls. I hate to take others time but I can't seem to find the right group to make good use of this book and papers. It ain't MG or cars. I keep seeing people with these big engines reporting that they had seen them in a vintage car or boat but didn't know where to start to find a home for this. Bob Zwart, 949) 261-1112 or E-Mail zwart@earthlink.net................ Ray wrote:

Skip, If you or anyone else knows of parts for a P-38, the CAF in San Marcos wants to hear from them. The "ScatterBrained Kid II" a pathfinder was crashed shortly after a full resto and is being re-re-re-built. Needless to say, parts are rare. I can put anyone in touch with the guys who are working on the aircraft. Best, Ray

----- Original Message ----- From: LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com> To: kelsey@shadetreemotors.com>; JoeCurto@aol.com>; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Decarbonizing Combustion Chambers

> Dear Skip; Had the distinct pleasure and honor of being brought to small > locked hanger at McGuire AFB ,handed a box lunch as they opened the door for > me,put on the lights and there was a fully restored P-38 Lightning. For one > incredible half hour I lived one of my dreams all by myself. A month later > the P-38 was placed on a Pylon in the center of McGuire AFB. Still have some > of the memoribilia of the dedication. Tally Ho! Thom Collins > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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[David Lodge]

Couldn't agree more, Skip! Beautiful kite! (As RAF types used to say!) Regards David Lodge Skip Kelsey wrote:

Joe:

The thought of "scraping" a P-38 brings tears to my eyes.

Skip............................................

At 05:37 PM 11/16/01 -0500, joecurto@aol.com wrote: I have fitted a simple water injector to my TD to go along with the Supercharger and when I had the head off to change the gasket, the combustion chamber had virtually no carbon deposits in them, so this old fashioned accessory still works.

For my 2 cents worth on unusual consumption of aero engines, one of the old timers here in town told me of how he fitted an Allision V12 to a speed boat, not so unusual a swap but the fellow who had him do it bought a P38 surplus out of Arizona, never saw the aircraft, shipped both engines to New York, scrapped the counter rotating one and left the A/C to scrap, he later fitted a Merlin to the boat and he said the windows would rattle when he cracked the throttle.

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