---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 06/08/16: 12 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:12 AM - Re: Bogert Bar Crack (Strasnuts) 2. 07:05 AM - Tools for Oil Change (Jeff Carpenter) 3. 07:44 AM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Rene) 4. 08:14 AM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Sean Stephens) 5. 08:17 AM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Marcus Cooper) 6. 08:20 AM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Linn Walters) 7. 08:50 AM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Dj Merrill) 8. 08:52 AM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Jae Chang) 9. 08:56 AM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Jae Chang) 10. 09:53 AM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Flysrv10) 11. 06:39 PM - Re: Tools for Oil Change (Miller John) 12. 09:59 PM - Dynon autopilot settings? (Rob Kochman) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:12:45 AM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: Bogert Bar Crack From: "Strasnuts" I always left mine without tension. I just replaced mine for a crack in the same area. 4 years old. -------- 40936 RV-10 SB N801VR Flying 650 hours SuperSTOL 90% Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=456951#456951 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:40 AM PST US From: Jeff Carpenter Subject: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change What tools and things should I have on hand for an oil change? I've just hit the 10 hour mark and really don't want to make a mess of things in my nice clean engine compartment. Jeff Carpenter 40304 Westcott Press 1121 Isabel Street Burbank, CA 91506 jeff@westcottpress.com 818-861-7300 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:44:42 AM PST US From: "Rene" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change Good luck with that. I have used the plastic bag technique with some success...and some failures. Place a plastic bag around the filter and hold it up against the engine. Spin off the filter and let it drop in the bag. Wipe off the little bit that drips off onto the engine. Rene' 801-721-6080 From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Carpenter Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 8:05 AM Subject: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change What tools and things should I have on hand for an oil change? I've just hit the 10 hour mark and really don't want to make a mess of things in my nice clean engine compartment. Jeff Carpenter 40304 Westcott Press 1121 Isabel Street Burbank, CA 91506 jeff@westcottpress.com 818-861-7300 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:14:31 AM PST US From: Sean Stephens Subject: Re: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change I use a Form-A-Funnel under the filter when spinning it off. Awesome product. http://www.formafunnel.com/ Can't remember where I actually bought it. Sean #40303 > Jeff Carpenter > June 8, 2016 at 9:04 AM > What tools and things should I have on hand for an oil change? I've > just hit the 10 hour mark and really don't want to make a mess of > things in my nice clean engine compartment. > > Jeff Carpenter > 40304 > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:17:11 AM PST US From: Marcus Cooper Subject: Re: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change I second Rene=99s technique with the bag, and the fact it doesn=99t always work as things can go bad quickly if the bag moves away. I=99ve had better luck using ziplock bags as there is more rigidity where I hold it up against the engine side of the flange. Putting a number of paper towels under the oil filter helps save the day if oils seeps out. Poking a hole in the filter and rotating the hole to the bottom side helps empty a lot of the oil that would otherwise want to run all over your firewall/nosegear before you remove the filter. Marcus On Jun 8, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Rene wrote: Good luck with that.=C2- I have used the plastic bag technique with some success..and some failures.=C2- Place a plastic bag around the filter and hold it up against the engine.=C2- Spin off the filter and let it drop in the bag.=C2- Wipe off the little bit that drips off onto the engine. <> Rene' 801-721-6080 From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Carpenter Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 8:05 AM Subject: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change What tools and things should I have on hand for an oil change? I've just hit the 10 hour mark and really don't want to make a mess of things in my nice clean engine compartment. Jeff Carpenter 40304 Westcott Press 1121 Isabel Street Burbank, CA 91506 jeff@westcottpress.com 818-861-7300 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:20:55 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change From: Linn Walters You can also punch a small hole on the 'top' side of the filter to let air in so it'll drain some of the oil trapped in the filter. Put a piece of tape over the hole when you remove the filter .... and use the bag. You'll have the cowling off to get to the sump drain so that leaves the floor to catch the drips ... ;-) Linn On 6/8/2016 10:44 AM, Rene wrote: > > Good luck with that. I have used the plastic bag technique with some > success..and some failures. Place a plastic bag around the filter > and hold it up against the engine. Spin off the filter and let it drop > in the bag. Wipe off the little bit that drips off onto the engine. > > Rene' > > 801-721-6080 > > *From:*owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeff > Carpenter > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 08, 2016 8:05 AM > *To:* rv10-list@matronics.com > *Subject:* RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change > > What tools and things should I have on hand for an oil change? I've > just hit the 10 hour mark and really don't want to make a mess of > things in my nice clean engine compartment. > > Jeff Carpenter > > 40304 > > Westcott Press > > 1121 Isabel Street > > Burbank, CA 91506 > > jeff@westcottpress.com > > 818-861-7300 > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:50:11 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change From: Dj Merrill On 06/08/2016 11:10 AM, Sean Stephens wrote: > > I use a Form-A-Funnel under the filter when spinning it off. Awesome > product. > > http://www.formafunnel.com/ > > Can't remember where I actually bought it. > > Sean > #40303 Highly second this recommendation. I bought mine through Amazon and it does wonders for keeping things clean. They have various sizes. This is the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003V9L16Y/ I put it under the oil filter to direct the runoff. -Dj -- Dj Merrill - N1JOV - EAA Chapter 87 Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ - http://deej.net/sportsman/ Glastar Flyer N866RH - http://deej.net/glastar/ ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:52:03 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change From: Jae Chang Interesting at the various methods used. I found that a simple plastic container, like an old butter container, fit perfectly to catch the oil from the oil filter. It fits nicely on top of the fuel pump and is captured by a couple of hoses in the area. I have never had a drop of oil spill out. Of course, do NOT forget to remove the butter container. I actually did this once. 25 or 50 hours later, I discovered the butter container sitting there. Oooops! However, amazingly, no oil spilled out. Someone was looking out for me and no aerobatics. ;) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DR9062f8seI/TteXJ9cAIvI/AAAAAAAAANM/cJNp08E4Ijk/s1600/reskem-crazy-sample-contain.jpg -- #40533 RV-10 First flight 10/19/2011 Phase 1 Done 11/26/2011 do not archive ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 08:56:04 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change From: Jae Chang Forgot to mention, that i never had much luck with the quick drains. Personally, i would not bother. I had one of the quick drains break. I dont like them. The hose you have to use, creates more of an oily mess than anything. The less *stuff* you get oil on, the better, i think. I let the oil drain into a 5 gallon bucket raised up closer to the engine. Do the butter catcher thing. Replace the filter. Replace drain plug. Then add new oil. Done. ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 09:53:41 AM PST US From: Flysrv10 Subject: Re: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change A quick drain plug and a hose is also helpful in keeping things clean. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 8, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Jae Chang wrote: > > > Interesting at the various methods used. I found that a simple plastic container, like an old butter container, fit perfectly to catch the oil from the oil filter. It fits nicely on top of the fuel pump and is captured by a couple of hoses in the area. I have never had a drop of oil spill out. > > Of course, do NOT forget to remove the butter container. I actually did this once. 25 or 50 hours later, I discovered the butter container sitting there. Oooops! However, amazingly, no oil spilled out. Someone was looking out for me and no aerobatics. ;) > > http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DR9062f8seI/TteXJ9cAIvI/AAAAAAAAANM/cJNp08E4Ijk/s1600/reskem-crazy-sample-contain.jpg > > -- > #40533 RV-10 > First flight 10/19/2011 > Phase 1 Done 11/26/2011 > do not archive > > > > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 06:39:56 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Tools for Oil Change From: Miller John Dont forget to check the sump screen!!! grumpy > On Jun 8, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Jae Chang wrote: > > > Forgot to mention, that i never had much luck with the quick drains. Personally, i would not bother. I had one of the quick drains break. I dont like them. The hose you have to use, creates more of an oily mess than anything. The less *stuff* you get oil on, the better, i think. > > I let the oil drain into a 5 gallon bucket raised up closer to the engine. Do the butter catcher thing. Replace the filter. Replace drain plug. Then add new oil. Done. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 09:59:24 PM PST US From: Rob Kochman Subject: RV10-List: Dynon autopilot settings? Does anyone have Dynon autopilot settings they like for the roll axis? I'm talking about torque, sensitivity, turn rate limit, bank limit as on the "legacy" (D100) system--not sure whether the Skyview is different. Mine seems to hunt a lot, especially in heading mode. Thanks... -Rob -- Rob Kochman RV-10 Flying since March 2011 Woodinville, WA http://kochman.net/N819K ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-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/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-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.