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Yesterday, 04:05 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Leaking Fuel Valve & ID in Super Cub Sick Bay

If they are? Same o rings as Univair valve, Stoddards sells them. Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org

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12-01-2020, 10:55 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Advice for a New A&P in Tips and Tricks

never have had insurance.. posted notice on the door... if you think you want that, then go someplace else...

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12-01-2020, 10:45 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread 73 185 baggage door latch spring repair in Cessna: C180/C182/C185

remind me tomorrow I probably have one i can send you.... that's the style i got a bag of 25 of 30 years ago...

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12-01-2020, 09:52 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Advice for a New A&P in Tips and Tricks

on my wish list still.... although I have a see snake, which is kinda like that...

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12-01-2020, 07:40 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Atlee Dodge Wing Jack in Tips and Tricks

I made an adaptor for top of atlee jack to attach to the hurricane tiedown on stewarts wildcat cub because it has aluminum strut attach brackets that...

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12-01-2020, 07:27 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread 73 185 baggage door latch spring repair in Cessna: C180/C182/C185

Picture of your spring? I had a bunch(25) of strait springs at one time that were for baggage door I think. Think I still have a couple Sent...

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12-01-2020, 03:25 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Leaking Fuel Valve & ID in Super Cub Sick Bay

Just measure shaft then look on spruce for orings. That’s a standard old style valve. Much better designs out now. Best to replace Sent from...

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12-01-2020, 01:02 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Atlee Dodge Wing Jack in Tips and Tricks

pictures didn't show in 2 out of 3 of your posts... at least for me?

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11-30-2020, 09:46 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Radical Fuel consumption increase?? in Super Cub Repair Facilities

you would SEE a really rich burn as black exhaust smoke..... well I mean the guy you taxied by would see it... what to spark plugs look like? ...

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11-30-2020, 08:50 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Windowed lower door in Modifications

Stewart had found Some really nice silicone smoke seals that he used on the wildcat cub. Maybe he can post a link to it again. Soft but effective. I...

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11-30-2020, 08:39 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Atlee Dodge Wing Jack in Tips and Tricks

Wow. That is a much simpler version than Atlees one. Looks adequate to me! Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org mobile app

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11-30-2020, 07:39 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Atlee Dodge Wing Jack in Tips and Tricks

Too much foam will deform fabric and cause cracking, and might deform original Piper ribs. Very thin foam is better like 1/8” or thin blanket like...

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11-30-2020, 11:28 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Ranthane problems in Member Projects in Progress

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11-29-2020, 01:22 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Fabric pros and cons. in Cafe Supercub

I live in my shop I spray in since 1997( well not really anymore, stay at girlfriends mostly now) set up a good fan and air source Not gonna say...

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11-29-2020, 11:20 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Ranthane problems in Member Projects in Progress

What type of gun? Water in air supply??? Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org

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11-29-2020, 11:18 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Fuse Rotator in Tips and Tricks

Yes balance point is a few inches higher (Without fin) it’s a bad feeling to watch the fuselage roll across floor.... you only do that once... ...

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11-28-2020, 10:40 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Fabric pros and cons. in Cafe Supercub

remind us again, how many full planes you have covered..... and with which processes/brands of covering systems? and how long they have been...

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11-28-2020, 08:47 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Windowed lower door in Modifications

Exactly. Many are totally different Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org mobile app

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11-28-2020, 06:58 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread New Windows in Tips and Tricks

Screws on center of top track. Pull wing root fairing to see where the protrude. Remove the 3 screws. Put windows in center position and pull/tilt...

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11-28-2020, 12:37 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread PA-18-135 GW Upgrade Questions / Welding Covered A/C in Piper: PA-18 Super Cub (and L18C & L21)

Interpret the last sentence about “up to the installer” to your advantage Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org mobile app

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11-27-2020, 10:34 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Knisley exhaust egt location in Cessna: C180/C182/C185

sounds lake an absolutely legit solution to me...

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11-27-2020, 12:36 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread New Windows in Tips and Tricks

Make window smaller by sanding to fit like web said. Make sure they are overlapping correctly too Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org

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11-26-2020, 10:45 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Ag Model PA-18 window in place of hopper hatch. Is that an STC ? in Modifications

i didn't say that.... just a common mod

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11-26-2020, 10:15 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Ag Model PA-18 window in place of hopper hatch. Is that an STC ? in Modifications

common...

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11-26-2020, 08:58 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Cracked fuselage in Piper: PA-12 Super Cruiser

Just another WRONG thing in 43.13. Never will be changed. Look at the bend radius chart twords the bigger end. Someone was whisky-ing and...

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11-26-2020, 06:42 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Happy Thanksgiving guys. in Cafe Supercub

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11-26-2020, 06:37 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Thinking of The Dark Side, C182 in Cessna: C180/C182/C185

Someone was telling an old story of a guy at Birchwood that used a oxygen bottle for a tail tiedown. He forgot to untie it one day and took off with...

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11-26-2020, 02:05 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Fabric pros and cons. in Cafe Supercub

The gas in your plane burns better.... Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org mobile app

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