Misterious Combi

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John

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Jun 3, 2006
803
Catalina 36mkII Alameda CA


Hi all went out on my Vega today only to find that when I
slipped the mooring the engine would only stay in reverse.  Or to be technical would only run backwards
regardless of the position in which I placed the lever.  I have an MD7A for an engine.  So far I have opened up the cockpit floor hatch
to check the linkage and it all seems fine. 
I am consequently led to assume that perhaps the blades of the prop are
stuck in the “backwards” position.  Has
anyone had this experience or does anyone know what I should be looking at.  Thanks John
 
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Whiskerpole

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Jun 26, 2015
39
HUnter 29.5 RVYC Victoria, BC
There is a couple things that could be happening, but bottom line it sounds like combi rebuild time.For some reason the control tub is not engaging. It could be a worn control tub, it could be a loose friction washer, or it might be a internal gear mechanism. I ordered by combi rebuild kit from Steve at www.albinvega.co.uk. It comes with good instructions, and it took me a good day to do the work. I'm told a good mechanic can do it in a couple hours.Even with my amateur skills it went fine with a lot of double and triple checking, and two years later is still holding together You'll need to do a haul out though.Bob FuchsSilentium
 
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lewills30

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Apr 2, 2013
283
When contacting Steve, make sure you mention my sister Peaches, this will get you quick service from Steve. I think Steve and Peaches have a thing going on? LarrySent from Windows MailFrom: n4lbl alan.schulman@... [AlbinVega]Sent: ?Thursday?, ?October? ?2?, ?2014 ?2?:?39? ?PMTo: n4lbl alan.schulman@... [AlbinVega]




There is a couple things that could be happening, but bottom line it sounds like combi rebuild time.For some reason the control tub is not engaging. It could be a worn control tub, it could be a loose friction washer, or it might be a internal gear mechanism. I ordered by combi rebuild kit from Steve at www.albinvega.co.uk. It comes with good instructions, and it took me a good day to do the work. I'm told a good mechanic can do it in a couple hours.Even with my amateur skills it went fine with a lot of double and triple checking, and two years later is still holding together You'll need to do a haul out though.Bob FuchsSilentium
 
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pjacobs55

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Oct 30, 2019
1,459
I know it's no laughing matter, but as soon as I read your post the gods must be crazy the gods must be crazy crazy driving View on youtu.be Preview by Yahoo Peter
 
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stevebirch2002

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Nov 8, 2001
1,818
wedding bells are ringing for Peaches.....
Think she found the access code to he local army camp!

Single Steve
From: lewills30@...
[AlbinVega]
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 12:08 AM
To: n4lbl alan.schulman@...
[AlbinVega]
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Misterious Combi

When contacting Steve, make sure you mention my sister Peaches, this will
get you quick service from Steve. I think Steve and Peaches have a thing going
on?
LarrySent from Windows MailFrom: n4lbl
alan.schulman@... [AlbinVega]Sent: ?Thursday?,
?October? ?2?, ?2014 ?2?:?39? ?PMTo: n4lbl
alan.schulman@... [AlbinVega]



There is a couple things that could be happening, but bottom line
it sounds like combi rebuild time.

For some reason the control tub is not engaging. It could be a worn control
tub, it could be a loose friction washer, or it might be a internal gear
mechanism.

I ordered by combi rebuild kit from Steve at www.albinvega.co.uk.
It comes with good instructions, and it
took me a good day to do the work. I'm told a good mechanic can do it in a
couple hours.

Even with my amateur skills it went fine with a lot
of double and triple checking, and two years later is still holding
together

You'll need to do a haul out
though.

Bob Fuchs
Silentium
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 7:54 AM, beowulf@...
[AlbinVega] AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com wrote:
 
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gurkin42

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Dec 16, 2011
77
Installing a new Beta14 and I have some good questions. 1. What is her moment to change trim ? How heavy was my MD7A? Has anyone ever installed large fuel tanks to increase her range?
 
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stevebirch2002

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Nov 8, 2001
1,818
MD7A is about 200kg, Beta is about 100kg.


Steve B
From: beowulf@...
[AlbinVega]
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 9:58 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlbinVega] Re: Misterious Combi


Installing a new Beta14 and I have some good questions. 1. What is her moment
to change trim ? How heavy was my MD7A? Has anyone ever installed large fuel
tanks to increase her range?








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gurkin42

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Dec 16, 2011
77
Just pulled the MD7A out to make room for the new Beta 14 .The engine is in good condition always starts but the Combi gave me some trouble I have a bunch of people interested so the fist thousand dollars Canadian in my hand takes her home.
 
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