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    Brake Hose Length(cleveland) Scott Rebuild kit? Lockheed#5??

    Annual begins next week 14-13-2 . Need info on following ? A. Flexible brake hose length ( botton section) for installation of cleveland Kit 146-99 ( per club booklet) - want to order these now.. if anybody has the right dimension and fitting sizes. B. If I need to rebuild my Scott master...
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    Cruisair

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    Those pesky gear compression ( suck up) cables.

    I need to order new "suck up" or gear compression cables. the little cables that make the gear legs compress when the wheels tuck up under the wing. Manual says to put the plane up on jacks and measure with the gear fully extended. OK. But, heres the problem - or what seems to be a problem...
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    Cleveland Brake Mod 14-13-2

    Club Pub B-281 makes it sound pretty easy to swap the cleveland ( cessna retrofit kit) brakes onto the 14-13-2. That document mentions replacing the brake hoses from the "master cylinders to the wing" eh, say what? Anybody done this lately, and gotten the axles from Alexandria ? Much as I...
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    Franklin Dipstick Reading - screwed in or not ?

    No help from Franklin Manuals . Which is the correct way to check oil level ? Dipstick screwed in... or not screwed in ?? :?:
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    Franklin 150 Starter Oil Leak - Breather guts ?

    I am living with a messy oil leak that seems to be comming from the area of the starter. Previous owner was unable to pull the starter.... said it was too long and hit the firewall. He did back it out as far as it would go.. pulled the breather casting, folded a new gasket and finessed it over...
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    Cruisair Wing Cover Problems-Practical Advice ??

    My '47 cruisair has sound wings. But... we believe it has the original cotton covering, which was unfortunately sprayed with "synthetic enamel" ( read ducolux car paint) when the fuselage was recovered with ceconite in the late 60's. The ceconite is still in amazing shape- always hangered...
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    Thanks to Alan Alcott for selling me N74360 !

    After a year of bothering Alan, I finally did what I should have done right off, and bought N743560- 1947 14-13-2 , w/ Franklin 150 and Aeromatic F-200 prop. Alan is a consumate pilot, and was very kind to spend some hours with me as I stumbled through many wheel landing T & G's , after 38 years...
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