---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 05/04/13: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:07 AM - Re: Constant Speed Prop leaking Grease (Matt Dralle) 2. 03:14 PM - Top Aft Skin Question... (Matt Dralle) 3. 03:52 PM - Re: Top Aft Skin Question... (Linn) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:07:21 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Re: RV-List: Constant Speed Prop leaking Grease At 10:35 AM 5/3/2013 Friday, you wrote: >I've been flying my RV-6A behind a Hartzell CS prop for 3 years now and about 250 hours since new. For about a year, I've been noticing grease escaping where the prop halfs meet. I notice the grease on the back of one prop blade. Is this something that I should be concerned about? Prop has never been over greased. >Marty Hey Marty, I have a Hartzell on my IO-390 powered RV-8. I bought it new from Van's about 1999 and then it sat behind my couch until 2010 and I finally mounted it. At installation, I lubed it per the manual. I flew it 172 hours the first year and didn't have any problems with it, with the one exception of the small grease splatters on the back of the blades like you describe. Never got worse during that time, maybe got a little better. I attributed my splatter to the fact that it sat for so long and the seals got a little flat in storage for so long. Matt - Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen" http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap... RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer" http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log Status: 150+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:14:15 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV-List: Top Aft Skin Question... Well, its unbelievable, but I was cleaning the shop this morning and accidentally pushed the bandsaw (on a rollaround) into the back of the fuselage and put a scratch and dent into the Aft Top Skin. It wasn't yet riveted, but I was all finished and dimpled. I guess at least it wasn't the side of the fuselage where replacement would be nearly impossible. But still. Waa. Anyway, I went to order a replacement today and put in the part number "F-825" (F-825-1) is on the plans. I got two hits back: TOP SKIN, AFT F-825-1 $126.40 TOP SKIN, AFT -8 F-825PP $124.00 What's the difference? The PP suffix probably means "pre-punched", but I think the F-825-1 is probably pre-punched as well. My fuselage is late model, order last year in QB form. Thanks, Matt - Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen" http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap... RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer" http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log Status: 150+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:52:04 PM PST US From: Linn Subject: Re: RV-List: Top Aft Skin Question... It must be a huge dent/scratch!!! I'm not anal enough to order a new skin .... I'd use the same lightweight body filler that I use on the other small dents. Of course I'm not going with a polished airplane!!! Linn On 5/4/2013 6:13 PM, Matt Dralle wrote: > > > Well, its unbelievable, but I was cleaning the shop this morning and accidentally pushed the bandsaw (on a rollaround) into the back of the fuselage and put a scratch and dent into the Aft Top Skin. It wasn't yet riveted, but I was all finished and dimpled. I guess at least it wasn't the side of the fuselage where replacement would be nearly impossible. But still. Waa. > > Anyway, I went to order a replacement today and put in the part number "F-825" (F-825-1) is on the plans. I got two hits back: > > TOP SKIN, AFT > F-825-1 > $126.40 > > > TOP SKIN, AFT -8 > F-825PP > $124.00 > > What's the difference? The PP suffix probably means "pre-punched", but I think the F-825-1 is probably pre-punched as well. > > My fuselage is late model, order last year in QB form. > > Thanks, > > Matt > > - > Matt Dralle > > RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen" > http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log > http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log > http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel > Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap... > > RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer" > http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log > Status: 150+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.