Five hours on motion today in the sim. Twelve approaches. I’m kinda tard. dr
VAF POSTS & RV NEWS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE.....dr:
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Drilling Engine Mount Ooops
This one kinda hurts. I’m not quite sure what I was thinking. I read and thought I understood what I was doing when I drilled the engine mount to the firewall but I obviously miscalculated. I know what I did wrong and would obviously do it very differently next time.
That being said, here I am. As you can see from the picture, the lower two engine mount bolts didn’t completely take out the pre-drilled hole in the firewall WD-803-L&R weldments. I emailed Vans and their response was that due to the location and nature of the 4130 steel that it is fine to leave it as is. The 4130 steel isn’t as susceptible to developing cracks. They recommended to put a larger washer on the backside of the firewall I assume to spread out the clamping force of the bolt.
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Simple green
Without going into too many juicy details, 150ml of concentrate Simple Green (not the aluminum friendly version) solution spilled in the backseat of my RV8 , mainly leaking into the fuselage through the flap pushrod on the left side.
I cleaned it up by removing some panels in the baggage area and using an extended pole with rags to reach as far back as the rear bulkhead.
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Finished RV-6 Pic …egp8111
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Oil Cooler Bracket…tracy RV-8
I’ve had no trouble with this mount.
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VAF POSTS & RV NEWS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE.....dr:
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Drilling Engine Mount Ooops
This one kinda hurts. I’m not quite sure what I was thinking. I read and thought I understood what I was doing when I drilled the engine mount to the firewall but I obviously miscalculated. I know what I did wrong and would obviously do it very differently next time.
That being said, here I am. As you can see from the picture, the lower two engine mount bolts didn’t completely take out the pre-drilled hole in the firewall WD-803-L&R weldments. I emailed Vans and their response was that due to the location and nature of the 4130 steel that it is fine to leave it as is. The 4130 steel isn’t as susceptible to developing cracks. They recommended to put a larger washer on the backside of the firewall I assume to spread out the clamping force of the bolt.
Drilling Engine Mount Ooops
This one kinda hurts. I’m not quite sure what I was thinking. I read and thought I understood what I was doing when I drilled the engine mount to the firewall but I obviously miscalculated. I know what I did wrong and would obviously do it very differently next time. That being said, here I am...
www.vansairforce.net
Simple green
Without going into too many juicy details, 150ml of concentrate Simple Green (not the aluminum friendly version) solution spilled in the backseat of my RV8 , mainly leaking into the fuselage through the flap pushrod on the left side.
I cleaned it up by removing some panels in the baggage area and using an extended pole with rags to reach as far back as the rear bulkhead.
Simple green
Without going into too many juicy details, 150ml of concentrate Simple Green (not the aluminum friendly version) solution spilled in the backseat of my RV8 , mainly leaking into the fuselage through the flap pushrod on the left side. I cleaned it up by removing some panels in the baggage...
vansairforce.net
Finished RV-6 Pic …egp8111
Show us a picture of your FINISHED RV-6/6A!
Finished August 28, 2022. 180 hp, carbon fiber GA prop.
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Oil Cooler Bracket…tracy RV-8
I’ve had no trouble with this mount.
Oil Cooler Bracket Separated
What would be the best way to repair this. The bracket that attaches the oil cooler has separated. Actually the baffles on both sides were cracked in a couple of places because they were joined together at both cylinder heads, and there was no expansion joint. Any ideas on a sturdier way to...
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