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DonMcKee 14
RV8JD
…GDL 50 on the dash pic
MacCool
…oil cooler knob placement.
My oil cooler doesn' require a lot of fiddling with during a flight in order to keep oil temps in the 165° - 195° F range but I do adjust it a bit on just about every flight, so I wanted it adjustable from inside the cockpit. I felt that controlling the oil shutter with a linear actuator on a rheostat was unnecessarily complex and more failure prone than I wanted so I just used Anti-splat's Bowden cable. It goes through the firewall and is mounted on the panel next to the air/heat/alt air knobs.
fixnflyguy
…electric aileron trim setup
I put electric trim on my -4 and use it. I did electric trim in the aileron, which was a VANs kit to mount the MAC servo, however, I didn't like the hinge type tab that stuck out, so I built this tiny 6" long tab into the outboard end of the aileron, the same way the elevator trim tab is made. I have elevator/aileron trim and flap controls all on my stick grip, which allows you do all the functions while flying the plane and not reach for a button or lever.
AlphaCharlieBravo
…GOT A HANGAR!
calvid
Vlad
…daily RV pic
It looks like my ice runway is freezing nicely.
texbob
…sub panel pic thread
Tailwind/RVGuy
….found in the filter
A few years ago, I had a similar thing occur (see attached pics). It would look exactly like your pic with the "goo" on the side just like what you have. The fuel came out of a communal 100LL fuel tank that somehow got contaminated. We finally figured out that it was some sort of microbe that grew in the fuel. There may have been some water or rust contamination that also contributed. This is known to happen in jet fuel but seldom in avgas but it can happen. Bottom line is that this stuff was able to pass through a fuel filter (that was also supposed to stop water) and my fine screen fuel filter and make its way into my carburetor. It would corrode metal (especially any steel) and finally caused my carb accelerator pump to stiffen and almost seize. It would pass through and then grow or somehow accumulate to a jelly like consistency. After we identified the source of the bad fuel we had a really hard time eliminating it from our aircraft tank. After doing a lot of sumping and draining and not seeing any more, we would still occasionally see the same thing. It was very persistent.
Finally my friend determined that the best way to fully eliminate it was to completely drain the tank and system again and then set up a small blower to continually blow air into and out of the tank to COMPLETELY dry out every nook and cranny. It seems like the drying finally killed the microbe where fine filtering didn't do it. After that (plus never using that supply tank again) I have not had any problems. If it were me, I would do what Roadjunkie1 said and drain everything and put that gas in your lawn mower.
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DonMcKee 14
Install W-1025A Flap Hinge Bracket bushings now instead of later?
The RV-14 KAI calls for installing the W-1025A Flap Hinge Bracket bushings in the flap build section (pg 21-12, rev. 2, step 1): It seems like it might be easier to install those bushings now, while I'm working section 14-Wing Ribs, before those brackets have been attached to anything. Is...
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RV8JD
…GDL 50 on the dash pic
GDL 50 mounting
Has anyone found a good location for a semi-permanent placement of the GDL 50? The challenge is that it needs to be mounted horizontally for the attitude sensors to work properly and have a decent view of the sky for the built in adsb antenna. The manual recommends in line with the wing spar...
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MacCool
…oil cooler knob placement.
My oil cooler doesn' require a lot of fiddling with during a flight in order to keep oil temps in the 165° - 195° F range but I do adjust it a bit on just about every flight, so I wanted it adjustable from inside the cockpit. I felt that controlling the oil shutter with a linear actuator on a rheostat was unnecessarily complex and more failure prone than I wanted so I just used Anti-splat's Bowden cable. It goes through the firewall and is mounted on the panel next to the air/heat/alt air knobs.
Oil cooler knob?
I’m at the panel design phase. I ordered a Lycoming IO-360 M1B and want to know if I’m going to need an oil cooler knob. I’ve seen some planes with and without. Ideas?
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fixnflyguy
…electric aileron trim setup
I put electric trim on my -4 and use it. I did electric trim in the aileron, which was a VANs kit to mount the MAC servo, however, I didn't like the hinge type tab that stuck out, so I built this tiny 6" long tab into the outboard end of the aileron, the same way the elevator trim tab is made. I have elevator/aileron trim and flap controls all on my stick grip, which allows you do all the functions while flying the plane and not reach for a button or lever.
Aileron trim
I realize I have a manual aileron trim kit sitting around. Honestly since it was not in the main body of the wing plans, I missed it. Questions: how difficult is it to install and does vans make an electrical aileron trim kit and should I go that direction. My plane is still under assembly...
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AlphaCharlieBravo
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Got a hangar!
So guys I will be moving my project to the airport (30 miles) away the beginning of the week. Looking at the 20' U-Haul that will accommodate the gear width. I see that the ramp width is a little under 3' . What have you guys done to get the fuselage up into the door opening? Did u-haul supply...
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calvid
Page 21-10 - how to fix twist in flaps?
I'm working on my left flap, specifically page 21-10 step 3. I've measured the twist as instructed and it comes out to 0.7 degrees. I'm not sure if that's acceptable, but if it's possible to improve it, I'd like to try. But the instructions don't tell you how to do that. I'm not sure how...
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Vlad
…daily RV pic
It looks like my ice runway is freezing nicely.
texbob
…sub panel pic thread
Show us your sub panel installation and ideas RV 14
I've started work on the stein wiring harness for the panel, and sub panel, and there isn't much out there in a single thread, so starting this thread for more discussion and ideas on sub panel mounting. Ideas, comments, "show us your" sub panel type thought for this thread. Everyone has...
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Tailwind/RVGuy
….found in the filter
A few years ago, I had a similar thing occur (see attached pics). It would look exactly like your pic with the "goo" on the side just like what you have. The fuel came out of a communal 100LL fuel tank that somehow got contaminated. We finally figured out that it was some sort of microbe that grew in the fuel. There may have been some water or rust contamination that also contributed. This is known to happen in jet fuel but seldom in avgas but it can happen. Bottom line is that this stuff was able to pass through a fuel filter (that was also supposed to stop water) and my fine screen fuel filter and make its way into my carburetor. It would corrode metal (especially any steel) and finally caused my carb accelerator pump to stiffen and almost seize. It would pass through and then grow or somehow accumulate to a jelly like consistency. After we identified the source of the bad fuel we had a really hard time eliminating it from our aircraft tank. After doing a lot of sumping and draining and not seeing any more, we would still occasionally see the same thing. It was very persistent.
Finally my friend determined that the best way to fully eliminate it was to completely drain the tank and system again and then set up a small blower to continually blow air into and out of the tank to COMPLETELY dry out every nook and cranny. It seems like the drying finally killed the microbe where fine filtering didn't do it. After that (plus never using that supply tank again) I have not had any problems. If it were me, I would do what Roadjunkie1 said and drain everything and put that gas in your lawn mower.
Fuel Issue
Went to do my pre-flight, and a glob of orange-ish viscous material appeared in my fuel checker. It adheres like an oily substance. I had just fueled, let it sit for an hour, cleaned the tube, and I'm not seeing this anymore. Thoughts?
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