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RV News That Caught My Eye Over The Last Day or So ….dr
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Red Cube Shield Update …mountainride
I swapped out the red cube this morning. The failure was at the top joint. It looks like the factory heat shrink was slightly melted. It was a loose in the fitting and also appeared to have let some errant oil that ran down the wire in. I think that adding some high-temp RTV at this joint might solve the majority of the red cube failures. The new install has the aluminum heat shield and some self healing silicone tape to prevent any oil or contaminants running down the wire into the electronics.
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Rear window tape - above or below?
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Uneven Tire Wear
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RV News That Caught My Eye Over The Last Day or So ….dr
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RIP Bruce Bohannon, 06/21/1958 - 07/24/2024
RIP Bruce Bohannon, 06/21/1958 - 07/24/2024
Bruce passed away yesterday after a fairly brief illness. Many here did their RV transition training or, tailwheel + RV training with Bruce. All commented that he was a fantastic instructor. He will be missed.
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OSH’24 Field Reports (PIREPs / News / Pics .... post your OSH reports here!)
Attn: VAF 'Reporters in the Field'! Well, it’s that time of year again! If you’re at the show, and you feel like posting a note on what you’re seeing, who you’re visiting with, what news you’re picking up, please consider sharing it with us in this thread. You can upload up to 10 pictures in...
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Red Cube Shield Update …mountainride
I swapped out the red cube this morning. The failure was at the top joint. It looks like the factory heat shrink was slightly melted. It was a loose in the fitting and also appeared to have let some errant oil that ran down the wire in. I think that adding some high-temp RTV at this joint might solve the majority of the red cube failures. The new install has the aluminum heat shield and some self healing silicone tape to prevent any oil or contaminants running down the wire into the electronics.
Red Cube Heat Shield
After ~350 hours my red cube gave some erroneous fuel flows varying between 5 and 18 gph on the last flight. It seemed to work properly later in the flight but I assume its at the end of its life. I am trying to figure out how to better protect from heat in the standard RV-14 location on...
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Rear window tape - above or below?
Rear window tape - above or below?
I know this is a dumb question and I'm over thinking this, but I'm about to drill my rear window so I want to do it right. Step 11 on Page 38-02 says to "Apply a line of tape to the outside of the window. Align the edge of the tape with the edge of the skins." Does this mean to apply the tape...
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Uneven Tire Wear
uneven tire wear
my main gear tires are wearing fast on the outboard edge. right tire is wearing faster. i imagine this is due to right seat is usually empty. i know shims are made for toe -in/ toe-out. could these be used to make the tire sit more ''upright''? is it acceptable to move the mounted tires to...
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