Tuesday Splash Images ….dr
….some pics from 52F Monday morning. RV-8 taking off seen in the car near the runway at 52F working on the laptop. Two minutes later Kay landed in his 8A and I got a pic taxiing nearby. Couple minutes later a -10. Busy RV morning at 52F <g>.
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RE: Fuel Flow Issue after bad gas
…DanH reply
What Larry said, assuming you have a Bendix or AvStar. I've done at least one AOG rescue after a Bendix screen bypassed.
The red cube outlet is larger than the inlet. The inlet diameter is about 9/64", roughly half the ID of a -6 hose. Debris can stop up the inlet, but generally it would require rather large trash to do it. We've seen that in an accident involving silicone sealant, but rust that large seems unlikely downstream of strainers.
In any case, if you want to remove the red cube and flush it, you wont hurt it flushing both ways with clean fuel. I would not use compressed air, as it would spin the little plastic rotor too fast.
RE: Seat Rib Questions
…RV-9erA reply
Just for reference -- two photo attached from my RV-9A build between 2000 and 2004. When I'm working under the forward seat pans, I like to keep the floor-rib removable bridge sections in-place for added floor rib strength. I also sit back away from the forward ribs with a cushion or pillows, which prevents over stressing the forward floor ribs. These ribs don't have much strength without the removable bridge sections in place and the floor pans screwed down.
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….some pics from 52F Monday morning. RV-8 taking off seen in the car near the runway at 52F working on the laptop. Two minutes later Kay landed in his 8A and I got a pic taxiing nearby. Couple minutes later a -10. Busy RV morning at 52F <g>.
mhabib2011 7A
Landing Gear & Mount Drilling Issue
Hi All, My landing gear & mount holes are elongated, all 3 of them. All drilled with new tooling. First one drilled with a cobalt drill bit, second one with a cobalt reamer and the third one with a cobalt reamer with carbide bits. I had a call with Vans, and it seems like the issue is my...
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WDYDWYRTW? 3 / 29-30 / 2025
OVC and windy N.TX first half of Saturday - committed to lawn duty during the afternoon. How's the RV'ing in your area this weekend?
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RV-4 Firewall brake T fitting
I am helping a widow get her late husband’s RV-4 in the air again and need some input. The T fitting on the cockpit side of the firewall has male threaded ends on all three tips. One end screws into the aft side of brake reservoir and the other two on the cockpit side have the brake lines...
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RE: Fuel Flow Issue after bad gas
…DanH reply
What Larry said, assuming you have a Bendix or AvStar. I've done at least one AOG rescue after a Bendix screen bypassed.
The red cube outlet is larger than the inlet. The inlet diameter is about 9/64", roughly half the ID of a -6 hose. Debris can stop up the inlet, but generally it would require rather large trash to do it. We've seen that in an accident involving silicone sealant, but rust that large seems unlikely downstream of strainers.
In any case, if you want to remove the red cube and flush it, you wont hurt it flushing both ways with clean fuel. I would not use compressed air, as it would spin the little plastic rotor too fast.
Fuel Flow Issue after bad gas
I noticed my fuel flow dropped off significantly after getting bad gas. Engine - IO540 C4B5 Scenario - epic cross country:-) but got fuel laced with water and rust at a stop in NM. I didn't notice right off but next day when I sumped the tanks I took out one full and 3 or 4 partially full...
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RE: Seat Rib Questions
…RV-9erA reply
Just for reference -- two photo attached from my RV-9A build between 2000 and 2004. When I'm working under the forward seat pans, I like to keep the floor-rib removable bridge sections in-place for added floor rib strength. I also sit back away from the forward ribs with a cushion or pillows, which prevents over stressing the forward floor ribs. These ribs don't have much strength without the removable bridge sections in place and the floor pans screwed down.
Seat Rib Questions
Hi, I'm slowly plodding along on finishing one of those '90%' complete RV-6A builds. Tonight I was looking at doing some work measuring up brackets to add a 5 point seatbelt harness, but I started looking at the seat ribs themselves and started to question everything. At first I noticed that...
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Cowling honeycomb interfering with hinge location
I'm working on the aft edge of the lower cowling and have run into the problem shown in the pictures. I know the KAI says to sand flat the area where the hinge will install (45-05) but don't think that means simply to sand away at the honeycomb and the fiberglass covering it. Has anyone else...
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iO390
Have I ruined my new engine?
Maybe I’m being paranoid, but here’s the background: Overhauled engine, with cases done by Divco, crank repaired and polished, rods balanced, Superior cylinders ported/polished by Lycon, new cam with DLC lifters etc… it’s an O320-D2A with a whirlwind constant speed prop. One Bendix mag and one...
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