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Plane L5 refurb 2 - the Fox's challenge!
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Im mean the burner will fit nice!


I mean I'd love a PW203  Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I know! They are nice engines indeed.
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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My only criticism of the L5 is that the original twin tube burner is really to big for the engine and can tend to envelope it in flames.  At Exeter last October I tried running mine with the burner from a “Luton” PW201 and it ran very happily, despite the “Luton” burner only having one tube and at least half the wick area of the original one from the L5.


Thanks for the advice John - I'll start small!
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I mean I'd love a PW203  Laughing


Got one - I'd almost forgotten, it's in the queue for the 'Silver Fox Treatment'.
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I mean I'd love a PW203  Laughing


Got one - I'd almost forgotten, it's in the queue for the 'Silver Fox Treatment'.


If you had two it could get some of the MF treatment  Wink
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PW204 . . .  Smile
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PW204 . . .  Smile



Yeh - an 'East Grinstead Bowman'.
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Well the first bit's finished...

One un-knackered safety valve...



The spring had disintegrated, the steel locknut fell to bits, but the brass was all ok as you'd expect (and that includes the spring's securing nut).

This is what it looked like:



Cleaned up with a new spring, hi-temp silicone 'O' ring and the job's done.

Can't decided which bit to tackle next!
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