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Alex, I agree. Those are very good pictures. I just changed all my forward baffling from "seal on the cowl" to "seal on the ramps". I remember asking Van's which way to go (wayyyy back when...) and they said either way will work. I also extended the lower cowl seal way up the sides. They didn't even go out past the "curve". Now everything looks like yours. I don't have a lot of time on the mod but it looks like CHT's 10-12 degrees lower and oil temp 5-10.
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I understand from Zavatson that 60% is pretty good, but "very nearly full" would seem to be greater. Next, where can I view photos of your efforts? TIA mjb |
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Hi Guys,
I have a question. I'm reworking my seals and need some advice. What size material should I use when working the curvy sections around the spinner and the back of baffled area. Should I just bend the **** out of 3" wide material or should I be using something wider? |
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Next time I would use a sheet of cheap vinyl or similar to mimic the baffle seal as I cut/trimmed and pieced together a pattern to make a 1 piece seal. The resulting pattern will tell you what size material you need. In the end I think it's faster and easier to make a 1 piece pattern to cut a finished piece of baffling than to fit lots of little pieces, not to mention a better seal. Just a theory but an easy one to try..... |
From reviewing this thread it would appear my front/middle baffle seal is pointing the wrong way. It's edge is tucked under(behind) the wrap around portion of the top cowl. I thought maybe the pressure inside would be higher than the pressure behind the gear and keep the seal tight?
Or, does this seal need to be angled backwards for better seal? If so, does the seal where it curves backward need to be redone? PS This RV-9A is new to me and runs hot. Hope the picture compensates for my poor description. Looks like I haven't figure out picture posting, maybe the following will help. http://tinypic.com/m/jike8x/3 |
Definitely should be the other way around. I'm guessing if you reverse them it will help with your cooling issues, but would also guess that there may be other baffling problems too. Worth going over and making sure every possible place is sealed.
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