Tag: engine
GlaStar 540 on Amphibious Floats Project
The goal of this project was to get into (and out of!) the many high alpine lakes around Vancouver BC. While a Super Cub...
Baffles Reduce Cylinder Temperatures
This is a technical tip for the cylinder baffling modifications we’ve come up with for the IO-360 and IO-375 engines. The windows in front...
Baffle Seals
Good baffle seals are critical if the airplane is to spend time hanging on the prop at full throttle. These are AMS3320-spec glass-reinforced silicone, using...
Superior Engine Build School
Superior Air Parts invited me to the two-and-a-half day XP-Engine Build School at their Coppell, Texas facility, but since I hadn’t purchased an engine,...
Who Needs A Carb? Life With FADEC
For those of you who are interested in the Aerosance FADEC system, I thought I would give some insight in my fairly extensive experience...
Using an Engine Dehumidifier
On page 121 of the April 2007 issue of EAA’s Sport Aviation, there was an article titled “Power Plant Insurance,” by Dave Barker. It...
Fitting A McCauley Propeller on a 4-Cylinder Lycoming-Engine Glasair
Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft does not stock a McCauley spinner installation kit for the Glasair I, II, or GlaStar aircraft. We do stock a McCauley spinner install...
Glasair Engine Mounting Pad Part Numbers
Many people are left in the cold by Stoddard-Hamilton’s unexpected closure. One of the hot topics on the GlasairNews website is where to get...
John Burnaby’s Glasair Engine Control Quadrant
Written by John Burnaby
Make a template for the top of the wing in the console area.
Place template on wing in console location and scribe...
N24TX Engine Air Inlet and Cooling Design
Submitted by By Tom. M. Taylor, Aeropride Technology
N24TX is an early Glasair IIS-RG with a 200 hp Lycoming IO-360-C1C. I had heard that the...