Captain Mike
Member
WARNING! Firesleeve throttle and mixture controls! Ask me how I know. With appx 300 hours on my first RV-8 the throttle and mixture cables (Van's green type)became very difficult to move. The cables were not close, in my opinion, to any heat source, ie the exhaust pipes. Closest was 5.5 inches but never the less locked up over time. Both cables are now removed from aircraft to be replaced with new and FIRESLEEVED all the way to firewall. The removed cables cannot be moved at all by hand but have no external damage.
Hard way to learn this lesson as those cables including throttle quadrant had to be removed from completed aircraft to replace with new.
Mike Ballard
Building RV number 4
Flying RV-8 number 2
Sold RV-8 number 1 & RV-6A
Hard way to learn this lesson as those cables including throttle quadrant had to be removed from completed aircraft to replace with new.
Mike Ballard
Building RV number 4
Flying RV-8 number 2
Sold RV-8 number 1 & RV-6A