M-14 Air Start System: New valve

[Ted Waltman]

I posted last week about the increasingly sluggish performance of my air
start system. I ordered a replacement coil and valve from Kimball
Enterprises. What a HUGE difference! I'm now convinced that the
original valve was bad from when it first came out the box. Even when
new I never saw the prop move "fast." Last week when I posted about the
sluggish performance Ryan Mowat replied that, after cleaning his valve,
he could almost taxi on the water just using air. I thought he was
joking. With the new valve on today I could litterally almost taxi; I
mean that prop was moving like I've never seen it. I'll bet I got 3
complete revolutions and only dropped 50psi in doing so. Just AMAZING.

I'm going to send the old coil and valve back to Kimball's for them to
look at. I've taken the valve apart (friend built a special spanner
tool), cleaned it and it still didn't work for beans.

Ted Waltman




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[KJKimball]

Ted,

Glad the valve fixed your issue. We will test the old one when it arrives.
To all of you with our air systems, don't hesitate to email or call with any
questions you may have. We are here to help you guys the best that we are able.

Sincerely,

Kevin Kimball, VP Engineering
Jim Kimball Enterprises, Inc.
PO Box 849, 5354 Cemetery Rd.
Zellwood, FL 32798
407-889-3451 phone
407-889-7168 fax
http://www.jimkimballenterprises.com/
http://www.pittsmodel12.com/




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