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GVilleFlyer
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…DIY dipstick
Ironflight
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Sump Oil Level Update
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Freebird
…3D Printed DIY iPad Mount
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Ralph Inkster
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There is currently an issue with PayPal meshing w/the forum software badges (since the latest upgrade). If you donate and are looking for your badge immediately you may not see it for a bit (manually adding them for a few). As a temporary alternate, if you wish to, add a note in your auto-signature with the month/year you donated last. Some use that method when they donate with a check as a reminder.
I may create a thread here in a few days with every donation so far this year just so there is a record.
Thanks again to those who help keep VAF’s lights on!
v/r,dr
mburch
Vernatherm alignment tool
I recently removed the oil filter adapter on my engine to investigate an issue, and upon reinstallation I realized I faced a conundrum: How to make sure the Vernatherm is lined up? For best oil cooling, we want the conical tip of the Vernatherm to mate perfectly with its seat, which requires...
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GVilleFlyer
Longeron Spreading Help!
Hello! I'm stuck on Page 23-Is/U-02 Step 3.......spreading the longeron angle...... I've tried squeezing it with the 1/2" socket (and larger) and beating it with a soft faced mallet as suggested- but I can't get it to budge! Any suggestions? Buy a hydraulic press? Heat it? I imagine that...
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Dav11vad
…DIY dipstick
Need help with a fuel tank dipstick
Like a dummy, I calibrated my RV-14A fuel tank levels on the G3X but forgot to make up a tank dipstick as I went along. I now have both tanks completely full and don't have a convenient way to drain one and start over. I am hoping one of you other -14A drivers have a good stick that can show a...
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Ironflight
Tapered Washer Ideas?
I’ll throw this in the General forum since it might be of interest to both Rocket and RV-4 builders…. I matched-drilled the motor mount on our F1 Rocket project to the firewall today - a really easy fit with the four corners perfectly aligned to the pilot holes in the fuselage. Likewise, the...
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jerry98b
Windscreen Defrost Vents - No Fans
Hello all. I'm getting closer to putting my windscreen in place and wondering if I should add some small defrost vents. It doesn't get very cold where I'm at, but sometimes windshields will fog up a bit on cool mornings. I'm thinking about cutting a single small "U" slit on both side of center...
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Sump Oil Level Update
…DanH
Sump Oil Level
Data point for the record. Photo below is a standard Lycoming o-360 (updraft sump for a carb), looking in past the #4 rod. The slots in the bottom of the case lead down into the sump; they are the oil drains. Here the sump is completely full to the top of the slots. With longerons level...
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Freebird
…3D Printed DIY iPad Mount
ipad panel mount
Anybody aware of an Ipad flush panel mount like an Air Gizmo which also swings out at an angle so the pilot can view when the Ipad is on the copilot side? Big ask for the big vans universe! :)
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cactusman …RV-10
VA261 Fuel Strainer not threading on too VA141
Getting ready to do tanks.... It almost appears that my VA-261 fuel strainer or the aluminum recep were not threaded correctly. I can get them to start and that is about it. One appears coarse and the other appears fine. Yes I have tried lube. Anyone else have this issue? I tried it with other...
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Ralph Inkster
Only a few leaks he said…
I kept looking at these 2 newly assembled tanks & finally told the owner that there was no way they would leave my hangar in their current condition. Beside the random rivet leaks on both tanks, I found no sealant under any Z bracket… than I got to second tank… NO sealant on either end rib to...
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The VAF List ...a list of RV-related lists. RV-related things you might want to browse over (a closed post that is sticky and maintained by dr). Link to this in 'Links' in the menu. v/r,dr Small businesses that help bring you this list of RV-related lists: 360 Avionics www.360Avionics.com Ace...
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