Fairchild Club Forum

'No it is not bad, I happen to like the look and feel of a handrubbed
dope finish. Airtech finish if done right looks nice but it feels
like rubber. The plus' to dope is after several years it can be
rejuevenated to like new again were the Airtech finish cannot. When
the plasticizers finally ...

'I have used the Air Tech system on a couple of aircraft and if you
like the "plastic look" then use it. Of all the urethane systems I
have used it is probably the best. I still prefer dope finishes.
Sorry the price was high that is probably why I have not called them
in a while.

Mike'

'Tom,
Try K & A Parts in Sun Valley, CA. (818-768-2557).They sell mag
parts for the VMN mags and should have what you need. I have not
called them in a while so there are code might have changed.I believe
they also advertise in trade a plane.

Mike'

'I don't know about the Pratt, but the shop I went to knows the shop
that originally overhauled the Continenetal that is a very reputable
shop and he said he knows for a fact that the parts were demagnetized
after particle inspection. He has talked with the other shop about
this problem in ...

'I am not pointing a finger at Jasco. The field problem applies to all
alternators. Check your car sometime.

Mike'

'I just came from a local shop who overhauls a lot of Cont., Lyc. and
Pratt radials and asked him about the Jasco alternator. He
immediately took me to a Cont. 220 with three hours on it that was
disassembled for a prop strike and put a magetic field guage to the
generator drive and it was ...