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CLINICS 31A

AM. FLYER REPAIR CLINICS

CLINIC # 31A: INSTALLING A GILBERT SMOKE UNIT IN A "FLYONEL" NORTHERN

THE FOLLOWING APPEARED IN S-GAUGIAN, SEPTEMBER 2009, ON PAGE 18. IT WAS AUTHORED BY DAVID BAIR.

In-Shop Upgrade: The above can be done in our shop for you. The cost is $95, plus return shipping & insurance. If you supply a functioning (i.e, not burned-out) smoke chamber, the price is reduced by $20. Deduct an additional $5 if you supply a usable AF smoke piston.


PARTS AVAILABILITY:
   Complete kit for the preceding Flyonel conversion: $45
        (Includes an original Gilbert smoke unit and a replacement smoke wick to rebuild it before
            installation, plus all other required parts for the conversion).
   Smoke element and wick (later solid type): $3.00
   Smoke wick, pre-wound: $5.00
   Smoke wick kit (wind your own): $3.00
   An1 smoke fluid (cedar): $12.00 (4 oz bottle)
   An1 smoke fluid (odorless): $12.00 (4 oz bottle)
   Super-Smoke fluid (cedar): $9.00 (2 oz bottle)
   Super-Smoke Christmas fluid (balsam): $9.00 (2 oz bottle)
   Super-Smoke fluid (hickory): $9.00 (2 oz bottle)
   Super-Smoke fluid (sugar maple): $9.00 (2 oz bottle)
   Super-Smoke fluid (odorless): $9.00 (2 oz bottle)
   Funnel: $1.50
   Red plastic smokestack: $1.50
   Brass smokestack: $2.00

   Other related parts are listed in the website AF PARTS catalog, under "Smoke Units".

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