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Q: Master Switch RV12
A: …bbaggerman. “the schematic shows the master switch is a DPST, not a DPDT.”
RE: Removing Engine/Mount - 9A
…AZSteve053
You're thinking out-of-the-box in a very commendable way - on my 7 (tail dragger) build - I removed the engine & prop & mount w/ MLG legs as an assembly 4 or 5 times as I remember it - since you plan to do it... don't permanently connect wiring, fuel lines etc. from firewall & penetrations to engine. Excellent way to fit things, drill access & rivet on firewall having full access, work on back of engine when needed. Be sure to consider supporting the fuselage (and mind the balance of everything), wings if they are on are an additional challenge for supports but not insurmountable, use shot bags to balance the mount/engine/prop to keep a hands-off attitude so you can do SOLO. After 1st time - I think it took me 30 minutes to separate & another 30 to reattach. Also be sure your cherry picker does not bleed down, install a lock collar on ram of jack in case you get side tracked and have to leave it over night. Do not take firewall penetration locations off drawings without double checking both sides and all associated considerations... otherwise you'll end up with a rework or workaround situation which could have been avoided.
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"Off Road" event - need fiberglass work now
I had a bit of an "off road" event yesterday where I hit some debris on my dirt runway, it caused the bracket holding the wheel pant over the right wheel to completely fracture through a pre-existing crack that I had not noticed before. The wheel pant rotated over the front of the wheel causing...
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What type of fuel level sensor is this?
I'm doing some maintenance on an RV-6A that was built in 1997. Looking at the fuel tanks, there are the standard fuel float type resistive senders and also this gizmo. Two wires coming out of the tank, but they are not connected to anything. Anyone know what kind of sensor this is? I'm assuming...
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Push Fittings on Low-Pressure/Reservoir Side of Brake System?
On the HIGH pressure side of the brake system, it looks like it is appropriate to go with high pressure hard-lines or perhaps custom pressure-hose. However, On the LOW-side (going between master cylinder suction and the reservoir), there is plastic hose similar to pitot/static hose. The plans...
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Q: Master Switch RV12
A: …bbaggerman. “the schematic shows the master switch is a DPST, not a DPDT.”
Master Switch RV12
The light on my master switch of my legacy 12 has come unglued and fallen into the switch body. Has anybody had this problem and if so would you have the otto switch part number to replace it. Thanks Gerry
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RE: Removing Engine/Mount - 9A
…AZSteve053
You're thinking out-of-the-box in a very commendable way - on my 7 (tail dragger) build - I removed the engine & prop & mount w/ MLG legs as an assembly 4 or 5 times as I remember it - since you plan to do it... don't permanently connect wiring, fuel lines etc. from firewall & penetrations to engine. Excellent way to fit things, drill access & rivet on firewall having full access, work on back of engine when needed. Be sure to consider supporting the fuselage (and mind the balance of everything), wings if they are on are an additional challenge for supports but not insurmountable, use shot bags to balance the mount/engine/prop to keep a hands-off attitude so you can do SOLO. After 1st time - I think it took me 30 minutes to separate & another 30 to reattach. Also be sure your cherry picker does not bleed down, install a lock collar on ram of jack in case you get side tracked and have to leave it over night. Do not take firewall penetration locations off drawings without double checking both sides and all associated considerations... otherwise you'll end up with a rework or workaround situation which could have been avoided.
Removing Engine/Mount - 9A
I have my basic firewall penetrations sorted out, minus the routing for cables. I'm hesitant to blindly drill holes based on the plans, given I'm using a Titan IO-340 and don't know for sure that the standard locations will work (throttle, mixture, alternate air, oil cooler shutter). Would it...
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IO390
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Have I ruined my new engine?
The OP has rechecked the ring end gap so the next likely scenario is that the ring(s0 with the taper were improperly marked and the angle face of the ring was on top when it should have been on the bottom. Reference photos in previous post. The very small metal particles would pass thru the...
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Where to mount transponder diversity (top) antenna?
I'm having some difficulty figuring out where to mount the top antenna for my diversity transponder (Flying in Canada). Here's the challenge; the right wingtip has the magnetometer and the left wing tip has the VOR antenna. The GPS antenna is mounted just forward of the firewall under the...
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