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05-15-2016, 03:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by jjconstant
Vetterman actually recommends putting mouse milk on the ball joints every time the cowl is off. I think when that joint can move freely it puts less stress on the exhaust hangers,
rubber cross-ties, and generally less stress on the whole exhaust system.
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I agree with Jeremy. I use mouse milk every time the cowl comes off.
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05-15-2016, 06:15 PM
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I sealed my firewall, it is very complicate to access all spots, my back hurts! Let's see if it stops, fact is I was worried about source, but aft a long research I found no evidence of anything wrong.
Some smoke build up and gets its way to cockpit on ground with low speeds and RPM, smoke don't dissipate like in the air when you are fast, I also tightened some bolts on engine and checked my ehxaust.
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10-26-2016, 08:11 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GLPalinkas
I agree with Jeremy. I use mouse milk every time the cowl comes off.
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what kind of stuff is mouse milk ? 
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10-26-2016, 09:45 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Selma
what kind of stuff is mouse milk ? 
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Light oil. Like sewing machine oil.
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10-26-2016, 11:56 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Oklahoma
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ACS has it
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Originally Posted by Selma
what kind of stuff is mouse milk ? 
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http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...?clickkey=6406
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10-26-2016, 02:11 PM
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Veering a bit off topic. Mouse Milk is a penetrating oil. 50% or more of it is Toluene, a solvent. We are not really lubricating the joint. A petroleum based lubricant, another 30 or 40% of the make up of Mouse Milk, will just burn off.
What we are doing is breaking down the carbon build up from the oil laced exhaust that will creep in and freeze up that joint.
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10-26-2016, 03:12 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Sydney Australia
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Preventing seized joints
Since we are off topic; after buying my 6A I discovered the exhaust ball joints seized. When the exhaust came off to attend to an oil leak I went to work on the ball joints with a wire brush. It was a slow process of working the contamination out of the joint where the brush wont reach, but with about an hour of effort the joints were free and smooth. I now apply mouse milk to the exhaust joints every time the cowl is off.
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10-27-2016, 12:40 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: New Zealand, Whangarei
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How is the Mouse milk applied? Do you squirt it onto the out side of the ball joint?
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10-27-2016, 01:29 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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That's how I do it. The penetrating properties help.
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10-28-2016, 02:09 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Berlin, Germany
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Cabin smoke
Thanks for mouse milk
Quote:
Originally Posted by Guilhermepilot
I sealed my firewall, it is very complicate to access all spots, my back hurts! Let's see if it stops, fact is I was worried about source, but aft a long research I found no evidence of anything wrong.
Some smoke build up and gets its way to cockpit on ground with low speeds and RPM, smoke don't dissipate like in the air when you are fast, I also tightened some bolts on engine and checked my ehxaust.
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What about CO? Is anyone using a CO Detector? I am thinking to install this one:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...ickkey=2026276
Any better advice? 
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