Tube from my ram air to my airbox is on its last legs.

[riobison]

On my RV 4 with an o360 the tube from my ram air on the cowl to my airbox is on its last legs.

It appears to be a 1/8"+- sheet of silicone wrapped around into shape to fit and riveted into place on the airbox.

Would anyone have any idea on where to get this or other practical options? Would the one from a Citabria fit if cut to length?

Thanks

Tim

[Carl Froehlich]

If you are ok with fiberglass work, you can do something like this. This uses a 3” SCAT hose between the airbox and the cowl engine air inlet. I suggest you figure out what size SCAT hose works best for your inlet and modify the airbox accordingly.

Carl

[Sam Buchanan]

Originally Posted by riobison

On my RV 4 with an o360 the tube from my ram air on the cowl to my airbox is on its last legs.

It appears to be a 1/8"+- sheet of silicone wrapped around into shape to fit and riveted into place on the airbox.

Would anyone have any idea on where to get this or other practical options? Would the one from a Citabria fit if cut to length?

Thanks

Tim

The material is common baffle seal. Cut, roll, and rivet as necessary.

http://https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/siliconecowlseals5.php

[lr172]

Originally Posted by Sam Buchanan

The material is common baffle seal. Cut, roll, and rivet as necessary.

http://https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/siliconecowlseals5.php

It may not be. I just built and installed a new 360 scoop and a new FAB for a 6A owner and the new FAB kits now include silicone (3/32 I think) for the seal around the cowl inlet. I believe it is an improvement over the rubber baffle seal, due to it's flexibility and ability to hold it's shape over time.

Larry

[riobison]

I've just looked again on Vans web site and not able to find that seal or hose for it. Looking further it does appear to be a 2" wide strip of maybe 1/8" silicone or use of baffle seal.

Thanks

Tim

[Ralph Inkster]

I can't remember what Jack used in there. Maybe baffle material, maybe custom.
Either way, you could make the replacement by squeegeeing Permatex red silicone sealer into fiberglass cloth, trim it to your dimensions & attach it similar to the original.

[Ralph Inkster]

Also Tim -
I have some Vans baffle material here if you happen to be passing by...

Ralph

[Ralph Ketter]

Originally Posted by riobison

On my RV 4 with an o360 the tube from my ram air on the cowl to my airbox is on its last legs.

It appears to be a 1/8"+- sheet of silicone wrapped around into shape to fit and riveted into place on the airbox.

Thanks

Tim

The updated FAB-360 instructions calls out silicone Vans P/N SEAL-00009
https://store.vansaircraft.com/seal-...eal-00009.html Currently $7.50

[Scott Hersha]

My recent FAB kit for my RV6 included the silicone piece for the intake scoop. There was more material than I needed, but not enough to make it twice. I made the seal according to the plans. The first time I put my lower cowling on, the silicone seal tore in two places. It tears easily. It doesn’t seem like a good material to use for this application to me. I made a new seal out of regular baffle seal material, and it has performed just fine.

[riobison]

The filtered Airseal was not very clear nor is there a foto and another $50+ shipping so I dropped that idea.

Thanks for the offer Ralph.

I was able to procure a 12"*12"*1/8" neoprene here in Red Deer for under $5.00. Did a temp install last night to make sure it would work as the 1/8 is a little stiffer then the old existing piece. Everything seemed to fit on perfect so now I'm off to get some rivets. Seems like I have every sized rivet except the ones I need.

Thanks everyone

Tim