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  • Jerry Fischer
    Jerry Fischer reacted to Mike S's post in the thread Airplane cleaning with Like Like.
    Just plain (plane?) water.
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    jacoby replied to the thread Countersunk pull rivets for nutplate?.
    Well if they work they work and $0.20/ea sure beats $5-6+ ea!
  • C
    clarenceoveur replied to the thread Pmag internal temps..
    Inspected my 114 P mags today and found right mag temp dot black. Left mag temp dot white. Both mags have had 1 inch scat blast tubes...
  • Jerry Fischer
    Jerry Fischer reacted to lr172's post in the thread Fuel Tank Testing with Like Like.
    that was going to be my next suggestion. There is a reason shops sacrifice space for a big tank. just too easy to miss leaks with...
  • skylor
    skylor replied to the thread SUREFLY SIM4P Failure.
    What did the EGT's do on your engine monitor while the engine was misfiring? Were there indications of misfire on all cylinders or was...
  • Jerry Fischer
    Jerry Fischer reacted to rmarshall234's post in the thread Fuel Tank Testing with Like Like.
    Why aren’t we using “fuel cells” like they do in the racing world? I think Extra Aircraft is using plastic (some form) for their fuel...
  • Jerry Fischer
    Jerry Fischer reacted to justa6ereh's post in the thread Fuel Tank Testing with Like Like.
    Hard to beat a balloon…I’ve seldom used a gage…but a Schrader valve and a balloon zip tied on a brass nipple works
  • Jerry Fischer
    Jerry Fischer reacted to bigmikeh24's post in the thread Fuel Tank Testing with Like Like.
    What are people doing for temporary gaskets for the access panels and fuel sender during the tank pressure tests? I finished building...
  • JonJay
    JonJay reacted to Ironflight's post in the thread When to bundle bundles? with Like Like.
    That’s pretty neat compared to many airplanes I have seen Stve. If it were mine, I’d probably do a little bit more lacing on that fan of...
  • Alphalpha
    Alphalpha replied to the thread Fuel Tank Testing.
    I remain naively puzzled by why folks won’t use a manometer. I have yardsticks and clear tubing in my hangar as well as tape. I do not...
  • rocketman1988
    rocketman1988 replied to the thread Fuel Tank Testing.
    Yes, for sure. I am really hoping that it is a plumbing issue and not a structure issue. Again, frustrating to look at those "Inspected"...
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    CaptPausert replied to the thread Airplane cleaning.
    So be careful with cleaners we have had issues on the aircraft i work on with cleaner residue getting under the faying surfaces and...
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    RNB replied to the thread New Engine.
    It seems to me that there are so many more options to consider. Why not rebuild your engine again while waiting on factory new of...
  • J
    justa6ereh replied to the thread Fuel Tank Testing.
    Seems like you’ve covered all contingencies…pretty great sounding plan to dunk it, find it and resolve the issue. Despite all the...
  • J
    jhk770 reacted to plehrke's post in the thread LOP dilemma with Like Like.
    The reality is that there are very few people/shops/companies that have enough data to make definitive claims. This includes most gurus...
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