Westerhuis
Active Member
Hi
This morning during the preflight I discovered a little crack in the bottom cowl of my RV8. Furher inspection revealed that the alternator pulley touched the inside of the cowl and rubbed through it.
I have been flying for app. 70 hours since a prop overhaul and haven't noticed this issue before.
But last week I had the cowls off, did a oil change and put them back on, so I assume that putting the cowl back on was the moment from wich the pulley started to touch. I didn't touch or change anything else.
I'll repair the little crack with a bit of glass and a drip of touch-up paint on the outside.
But does anyone know what I might have done wrong when replacing to cowl or what else might I have to look at? If it happened immediately after replacing the alternator or work on the prop or then that might be the cause. But I didn't touch those.
Thanks
Roger
This morning during the preflight I discovered a little crack in the bottom cowl of my RV8. Furher inspection revealed that the alternator pulley touched the inside of the cowl and rubbed through it.
I have been flying for app. 70 hours since a prop overhaul and haven't noticed this issue before.
But last week I had the cowls off, did a oil change and put them back on, so I assume that putting the cowl back on was the moment from wich the pulley started to touch. I didn't touch or change anything else.
I'll repair the little crack with a bit of glass and a drip of touch-up paint on the outside.
But does anyone know what I might have done wrong when replacing to cowl or what else might I have to look at? If it happened immediately after replacing the alternator or work on the prop or then that might be the cause. But I didn't touch those.
Thanks
Roger
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