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This Past Weekend’s ‘What did you do’ thread.






Unable to Fully Install VA-128 Restrictor Fitting Into Oil Port on Engine Accessory Case
Yesterday I tried to install the VA-128 45 degree restrictor fitting into the oil port above the e-mag on my -EXP119 engine per KAI 43-05. About 1/2 turn before reaching the 45 degree clocking position, the fitting solidly bottomed out, as if the port was not threaded all of the way through the accessory case (but I don't know if it should be). Two A&P friends looked at this, and agreed with this observation. It's hard to see in the attached photo, but with a flashlight we were able to see the upper area of the threaded port appeared to be obstructed, again, as if not threaded completely through.



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Cowl inlet baffling
So my RV-9A, which I did not build, has baffling strips at the top and bottom of each cowl inlet. The baffling material is held on with aluminum clamping strips secured with screws and nutplates.
Today the top right assembly decided it did not want to go flying, and tried to exit the aircraft while I was taxiing! The aluminum clamping strip dropped on top of the alternator pulley, making a scraping noise that alerted me to some sort of problem. After decowling we quickly found the strip, with damage from contact with the pulley:


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