A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:40 am
We actually have had really good service from our NC8. It comes in really handy since it does AC and DC.
Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:38 am
Al, Lone Star's Coleman is creeping back from the grave. I'm kinda on the fringes of the self appointed motor pool crew and am learning a lot about that monstrosity. The Dodge 318 is indestructible as long as it has oil. It runs now with a 73 Cuda Carter BBd carb. The Allison T540 trans seems to be salvageable. The guys had to hotwire start it since there are numerous electrical gremlins. It move fore and aft but with no brakes. The diffs had Gulf of Mexico in them to the top. Brakes are about in the same situation as yours.
We need to get on the same page with repairs. One of us may stumble on to something that may save the other's day. We gotta have it-its the only thing that can pull the B-17.
Do you have any spare parts that you don't need? Know anyone who does?
Doug Ratchford, LSFM vol.
Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:39 am
Al, do you know anything about servicing the wheel hubs on the Coleman?
Sun Sep 08, 2013 2:10 pm
Hi I own a Coleman and have had many issues , the most recent is the brakes I have the same problem astixjr you first reported re the brakes and read the forum and its a great help thank you however my question is did it work can you give me any tips I have downloaded the manuals from the link which are very useful for other problems but any info on the back bleed you completed I guess now years ago would be grateful thanks for the read
Sun Sep 08, 2013 2:13 pm
Canso42 did you get the answer for the hubs as I have done this and can help if you still need it
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