---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 06/27/06: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:54 AM - Re: Chances are..... (cecilth@juno.com) 2. 08:15 AM - Re: Chances are..... (Folbrecht, Paul) 3. 08:18 AM - Re: Tie-seal (Szantho B. Szantho) 4. 08:37 AM - Re: Re: Tie-seal (Charlie Kuss) 5. 05:25 PM - Checking air in tires (Dale Ensing) 6. 05:25 PM - Intercom CAD file wanted (Charlie Kuss) 7. 05:25 PM - New Engine Deal (Kyle Boatright) 8. 08:37 PM - Lowering high CHT and oil temps (Ron Lee) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:54:20 AM PST US From: cecilth@juno.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Chances are..... --> RV-List message posted by: cecilth@juno.com In my mind I picture this. You have a county size piece of land. You have several thunder cells and say they are a half mile in diamiter. They are moving at say 5 miles an hour across the county. Each one cuts a halfmile wide swath across the county. Depending on how many "swaths" there are you would have a 20%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 80% chance of getting wet Thats my mental picture, others may have different pictures. Mine is a small mind. Cecil On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:16:55 -0700 (PDT) Rick Galati writes: > Listers, > > Oftentimes a weather report or outlook will include wording > something similar to this....."a 40% chance of thunderstorms > occurring." My question is this. What does a "40% chance" actually > mean? By my (always suspect) reasoning, I've long thought it meant > something along these lines: Under similiar atmospheric conditions, > thunderstorms have developed 40% of the time. Is this or is this > not an accurate opinion? > > Also on a non RV related note......You read that it was a "3" > alarm or a "4" alarm fire. What do the number of alarms reported > really mean? > > Rick Galati RV-6A "Darla" ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:15:13 AM PST US From: "Folbrecht, Paul" Subject: RE: RV-List: Chances are..... --> RV-List message posted by: "Folbrecht, Paul" With no disrespect, I don't think that's too accurate. Steady-state cells, especially, come and go all the time - some don't last more than an hour. The statistical nature of describing convective activity has a lot more to do with whether or not storms form at all than predicting where existing storms are going. Paul (Not a WX expert by any means, but had to study for the PPL and IA writtens in the last few years.) Do not archive -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of cecilth@juno.com Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:46 AM --> RV-List message posted by: cecilth@juno.com In my mind I picture this. You have a county size piece of land. You have several thunder cells and say they are a half mile in diamiter. They are moving at say 5 miles an hour across the county. Each one cuts a halfmile wide swath across the county. Depending on how many "swaths" there are you would have a 20%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 80% chance of getting wet Thats my mental picture, others may have different pictures. Mine is a small mind. Cecil On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:16:55 -0700 (PDT) Rick Galati writes: > Listers, > > Oftentimes a weather report or outlook will include wording > something similar to this....."a 40% chance of thunderstorms > occurring." My question is this. What does a "40% chance" actually > mean? By my (always suspect) reasoning, I've long thought it meant > something along these lines: Under similiar atmospheric conditions, > thunderstorms have developed 40% of the time. Is this or is this > not an accurate opinion? > > Also on a non RV related note......You read that it was a "3" > alarm or a "4" alarm fire. What do the number of alarms reported > really mean? > > Rick Galati RV-6A "Darla" ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:18:59 AM PST US From: "Szantho B. Szantho" Subject: RV-List: Re: Tie-seal A builder friend told me to use tite-seal for the AN fittings on my engine block that connects to the various hose end fittings (oil cooler, oil pressure, etc.). Is this the best way to go and if it is would you use the medium or light weight tite-seal? Any other suggestions? Is temperature an issue here as far as the tite-seal is concerned? I want to install some of these fittings before I mount the engine (Thursday). Your help is very much appreciated. John Szantho RV9-A Firewall Forward ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:37:33 AM PST US From: Charlie Kuss Subject: Re: RV-List: Re: Tie-seal John Tite Seal or Liquid Teflon Tape are excellent sealants to be used on the pipe thread end of AN fittings. I like to apply a small amount of NeverSeize to the male threads which the B nut screws onto. This prevents galling of these threads during assembly. Charlie Kuss >A builder friend told me to use tite-seal for the AN fittings on my >engine block that connects to the various hose end fittings (oil >cooler, oil pressure, etc.). Is this the best way to go and if it is >would you use the medium or light weight tite-seal? Any other >suggestions? Is temperature an issue here as far as the tite-seal is >concerned? I want to install some of these fittings before I mount >the engine (Thursday). Your help is very much appreciated. >John Szantho >RV9-A Firewall Forward > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:25:05 PM PST US From: "Dale Ensing" Subject: RV-List: Checking air in tires As many of you know some of the aircraft tires and tubes need frequent checking for correct air pressure. With wheel fairings installed that job is not done quickly or easily. Found a 6 inch flexible rubber extension for checking air pressure in tires that makes the job a bit easier when wheel fairings are installed. The extension is sold at NAPA stores, and others I'm sure, for connections to the inner tire on a dual wheel arrangement for trucks. I had been using a 6 inch straight steel adapter sold by one of the tool suppliers to the RV crowd, that required rather precise alignment of the tire valve with the port in the wheel fairing to get the adapter on the valve. Which is a chore when doing this alone. The flexible extension doesn't require as precise alignment and with a mark on the tire showing the valve location it is working much better. Dale Ensing ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:25:05 PM PST US From: Charlie Kuss Subject: RV-List: Intercom CAD file wanted --> RV-List message posted by: Charlie Kuss Listers, I'm wiring up my Flightcom 403d intercom on my RV-8A project. I'd like to thank Pete Howell for his tips on adding additional aux inputs to this intercom. I called Flightcom's tech support earlier today. I asked if they had a CAD drawing of the wiring schematic (exterior wiring) of this intercom. I was hoping that I could start with their generic drawing and modify it to show my system. Unfortunately, the tech looked on their server but couldn't find a CAD based drawing. Does anyone have a CAD file of their intercom that they would be willing to share? I'd be happy to trade CAD schematics, as I've already diagrammed most of the circuits on my 8A. Charlie Kuss ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:25:05 PM PST US From: "Kyle Boatright" Subject: RV-List: New Engine Deal For those of you in the market for a new engine, Van's is offering a very good price on an overstock of fixed pitch 0-320's. http://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?&browse=bargain&product =lycoming Do not archive. KB ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:37:42 PM PST US From: Ron Lee Subject: RV-List: Lowering high CHT and oil temps --> RV-List message posted by: Ron Lee When I mentioned recently that opening the lower cowl by the exhaust pipes and adding louvers lowered oil temps I did not remember that it also lowered CHTs as well. That makes sense because better air flow through the oil cooler should also mean better airflow though the cylinder fins areas. I used to have to manage CHT during initial climbout on warm/hot days but no more. Ron Lee