yankee-flyer
Well Known Member
After 10 months I finally have to order a new part. After two full days of working on the cowling of my RV-12 I'm giving up. I'll order a new upper cowl and see if that fits any better before ordering a new lower cowl.
Lower cowl now seems to fit OK and the upper cowl fits well on three edges, though the spinner opening is about 1/16 off center. However, with everything clecoed in place the left side of the top cowl is about 1/4 inch wider than the bottom cowl-- see attached photos. It's almost impossible to push the cowling in enough to cleco it to the hinge, and if you do that, there's so much pressure I can't get the left side hinge pin in.
Apparently the curvature (seen from the front) of the top cowl is different from that of the bottom. Sure hope I don't have to buy a new lower cowl, too!
Wayne 120241
Lower cowl now seems to fit OK and the upper cowl fits well on three edges, though the spinner opening is about 1/16 off center. However, with everything clecoed in place the left side of the top cowl is about 1/4 inch wider than the bottom cowl-- see attached photos. It's almost impossible to push the cowling in enough to cleco it to the hinge, and if you do that, there's so much pressure I can't get the left side hinge pin in.
Apparently the curvature (seen from the front) of the top cowl is different from that of the bottom. Sure hope I don't have to buy a new lower cowl, too!
Wayne 120241
![Cowl1Medium.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv43%2FYankee-Flyer%2FRV-12%2FCowl1Medium.jpg&hash=3b735435655081b15dda5b66c8151264)
![Cowl2Medium.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv43%2FYankee-Flyer%2FRV-12%2FCowl2Medium.jpg&hash=abc355383ed28bc42144059a0d785f24)
Last edited by a moderator: