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1. 02:09 AM - Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed (Carlos Trigo)
2. 03:50 AM - Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed (David Maib)
3. 04:39 AM - Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed (Carlos Trigo)
4. 09:01 AM - Cockpit ceiling color (Carlos Trigo)
5. 09:22 AM - Re: Cockpit ceiling color (Tim Olson)
6. 09:36 AM - One last question - almost (Phillip Perry)
7. 10:24 AM - Re: Cockpit ceiling color (Bob Turner)
8. 10:35 AM - Re: One last question - almost (Shannon Hicks)
9. 12:42 PM - CANADIAN Builders - Change in MD-RA Inspections (kearney)
10. 12:51 PM - CANADIAN Builders - MD-RA no longer requires whisky compass (kearney)
11. 02:38 PM - Vinyl lettering (rvdave)
12. 03:07 PM - Re: Re: Cockpit ceiling color (Luiz Ferreira)
13. 04:43 PM - Re: Vinyl lettering (P Reid)
14. 04:57 PM - Re: Vinyl lettering (Marcus Cooper)
15. 05:08 PM - Re: Cockpit ceiling color (rv10flyer)
16. 05:14 PM - Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed (rv10flyer)
17. 05:41 PM - Re: Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed (Phillip Perry)
18. 06:13 PM - Re: Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed (David Saylor)
19. 11:02 PM - Re: RV10-List Digest: Fuel flow problem (Deschamps)
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| Subject: | Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed |
Does "dismissed" mean that it was withdrawn by the plaintiff, or was it not a
ccepted by the court?
Carlos
Enviado do meu iPhone
No dia 23/02/2017, =C3-s 01:36, Phillip Perry <philperry9@gmail.com> escre
veu:
> Good news.
>
> http://kitplanes2.com/blog/2017/02/lawsuit-against-vans-aircraft-dismissed
/
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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| Subject: | Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed |
Not accepted by the court.
David Maib
> On Feb 23, 2017, at 5:05 AM, Carlos Trigo <trigo@mail.telepac.pt> wrote:
>
> Does "dismissed" mean that it was withdrawn by the plaintiff, or was it no
t accepted by the court?
>
> Carlos
>
> Enviado do meu iPhone
>
> No dia 23/02/2017, =C3-s 01:36, Phillip Perry <philperry9@gmail.com> esc
reveu:
>
>> Good news.
>>
>> http://kitplanes2.com/blog/2017/02/lawsuit-against-vans-aircraft-dismisse
d/
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>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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| Subject: | Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed |
That's even better
CT
Enviado do meu iPhone
No dia 23/02/2017, =C3-s 11:49, David Maib <dmaib@me.com> escreveu:
> Not accepted by the court.
>
> David Maib
>
>
>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 5:05 AM, Carlos Trigo <trigo@mail.telepac.pt> wrote:
>>
>> Does "dismissed" mean that it was withdrawn by the plaintiff, or was it n
ot accepted by the court?
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>> Enviado do meu iPhone
>>
>> No dia 23/02/2017, =C3-s 01:36, Phillip Perry <philperry9@gmail.com> es
creveu:
>>
>>> Good news.
>>>
>>> http://kitplanes2.com/blog/2017/02/lawsuit-against-vans-aircraft-dismiss
ed/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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| Subject: | Cockpit ceiling color |
Guys
Normally colors are chosen by aesthetics reasons, and the color of the
cockpit interior of your RV-10 is probably no exception.
But aesthetics apart, thinking only of technical reasons, which is the best
color for the bottom part of the cabin cover (i.e the cockpit ceiling)?
Being it painted or with headliner, should it be preferably dark, even
black, or in the contrary, should it be a light color, even white?
Thanks
Carlos
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| Subject: | Re: Cockpit ceiling color |
I can tell you that if you plan to do photos out the
windows, the darker the better. EVERYTHING in the cockpit
that is light in color will add glare on the windows.
You can cut some of it by using a circular polarizing
filter. We also carry a black towel to lay over our
clothes and seat belts and things that are reflecting.
So if photos are a plan, the darker the better.
Tim
On 2/23/2017 10:59 AM, Carlos Trigo wrote:
> Guys
>
>
> Normally colors are chosen by aesthetics reasons, and the color of the
> cockpit interior of your RV-10 is probably no exception.
>
>
> But aesthetics apart, thinking only of technical reasons, which is the
> best color for the bottom part of the cabin cover (i.e the cockpit ceiling)?
>
> Being it painted or with headliner, should it be preferably dark, even
> black, or in the contrary, should it be a light color, even white?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Carlos
>
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| Subject: | One last question - almost |
I'm about to close up this aft deck area to prep for the inspection. Before
I do, I'm just going over everything one last time.
For those if you using the overhead console from Geoff, have any of you had e
xperience with using an undersized hole in the bulkhead? Just curious how t
he airflow is...
I punched a 1" hole inside the 2" scat connector. I just couldn't bring mys
elf to knocking a 2" hole in that bulkhead.
I also drilled a 1/8" drain hole to let any water drain out. I'll attach a
photo so you can see.
I'm just curious if anyone else has done something similar with a 1" hole an
d I'm most curious about how happy you are with he airflow.
Thanks,
Phil
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| Subject: | Re: Cockpit ceiling color |
Summers here can be hot, so I avoided dark colors as much as possible. Spray painted
the top a "light leather" color I thought would match the eventual seats.
Turned out to be much lighter, not a great match. Plane flies the same regardless!
I have not noticed the reflections Tim mentioned but I'm not a photographer.
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Bob Turner
RV-10 QB
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| Subject: | Re: One last question - almost |
Phil,
I used two 1" holes with 2"X1" bulkhead adapters. The airflow seems very
good to me.
Shannon
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Phillip Perry <philperry9@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I'm about to close up this aft deck area to prep for the inspection.
> Before I do, I'm just going over everything one last time.
>
> For those if you using the overhead console from Geoff, have any of you
> had experience with using an undersized hole in the bulkhead? Just
> curious how the airflow is...
>
> I punched a 1" hole inside the 2" scat connector. I just couldn't bring
> myself to knocking a 2" hole in that bulkhead.
>
> I also drilled a 1/8" drain hole to let any water drain out. I'll attach
> a photo so you can see.
>
> I'm just curious if anyone else has done something similar with a 1" hole
> and I'm most curious about how happy you are with he airflow.
>
> Thanks,
> Phil
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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| Subject: | CANADIAN Builders - Change in MD-RA Inspections |
Hi
I received word today that MD-RA will now allow builders to elect to whether or
not they want to be inspected under CARS 549.01 or the Exemption to 549.01. I
expect something to this effect to be on their website *soon*.
For Canadian kit builders, the only big difference is 549.01 does not require installation
of a gascolator - something that adds no earthly value to a low wing
aircraft equipped with tank drains and in line fuel filters.
The only other differences that I am aware of is small changes to the data plate
and wording of various placards.
When I originally had my -10 inspected, I had to install two gascolators - one
in each wing root as I didn't want to put a gas filled aluminum vessel on the
firewall. This was purely a safety issue in case of a FWF fire. To have the drain
accessible, it would have been near my exhaust stacks as well as the fuse
bottom skin.
When I swapped out my Subie engine to an IO540, Transport Canada (not MD-RA) used
CARS 549.01 as the inspection standard and so I didn't need a gascolator!
As the wing roots were now "free", I moved my fuel filters to the wing root where
they are infinitely more accessible for from inspection and cleaning.
Parenthetically, the MD-RA requirement was that the gascolator be mounted in the
lowest point of the fuel system. In a -10, that would mean installation below
the tank, external to the wing. They didn't require this but that is the only
way to comply with the rule!
Cheers
Les
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| Subject: | CANADIAN Builders - MD-RA no longer requires whisky compass |
Hi
*** Please note whisky is spelt correctly (as is the word spelt) *** [Laughing]
Another change from MD-RA is that they will no longer require a whisky compass
to be installed provided that there is a battery backup for the EFIS screens
providing directional data.
Check with MD-RA to confirm your installation conforms to their requirements. If
so you can avoid installing the whisky compass (if desired).
Cheers
Les
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Interested in a recommendation of a source for 12 inch vinyl lettering. From
what I've seen there are variations in obtaining the final product either individual
letters or complete mask and some don't offer shadowing or slant. Looking
for a source that someone has ordered from and is happy with the results
.
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Dave Ford
RV6 for sale
RV10 building
Cadillac, MI
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| Subject: | Re: Cockpit ceiling color |
Hi take a look on this project, very nice interior.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/sfsportaviation/photos/?tab=album&album_id=19457
6880972597
Luiz
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[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bob Turner
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:20 PM
Subject: RV10-List: Re: Cockpit ceiling color
Summers here can be hot, so I avoided dark colors as much as possible. Spray
painted the top a "light leather" color I thought would match the eventual
seats. Turned out to be much lighter, not a great match. Plane flies the
same regardless! I have not noticed the reflections Tim mentioned but I'm
not a photographer.
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Bob Turner
RV-10 QB
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I spoke with Jeff carpenter and he recommended
http://www.eastvalebanners.com/
Pascal
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Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 2:38 PM
Subject: RV10-List: Vinyl lettering
Interested in a recommendation of a source for 12 inch vinyl lettering. From
what I've seen there are variations in obtaining the final product either individual
letters or complete mask and some don't offer shadowing or slant. Looking
for a source that someone has ordered from and is happy with the results
.
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Dave Ford
RV6 for sale
RV10 building
Cadillac, MI
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| Subject: | Re: Vinyl lettering |
Regardless of where you get the lettering, make sure you specify 12 TALL letters.
I ordered some quite a while ago and the folks assumed it was for a boat and
made them 12 long (left to right). Took a few tries to get them to understand
what I needed.
Marcus
On Feb 23, 2017, at 7:42 PM, P Reid <rv10flyer@live.com> wrote:
I spoke with Jeff carpenter and he recommended
http://www.eastvalebanners.com/
Pascal
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Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 2:38 PM
Subject: RV10-List: Vinyl lettering
Interested in a recommendation of a source for 12 inch vinyl lettering. From
what I've seen there are variations in obtaining the final product either individual
letters or complete mask and some don't offer shadowing or slant. Looking
for a source that someone has ordered from and is happy with the results
.
--------
Dave Ford
RV6 for sale
RV10 building
Cadillac, MI
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| Subject: | Re: Cockpit ceiling color |
Mine is medium gray. No problems with our non-professional pics. I'd say that if
one is into aerial photography, a high-wing with open doors or windows would
be best. My glareshield and panel is flat black and I like it that way.
--------
Wayne G.
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| Subject: | Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed |
Van's can't talk about it. I bet it was settled out of court and some money was
paid by Van's and EI. No wonder it cost $200k+ now.
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Wayne G.
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| Subject: | Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed |
I don't think it was settled. I don't think it ever saw the light of day. I
t might have been, but I don't get that vibe from their published bulletin w
hen it says they case was dismissed for not having merit.
https://www.vansaircraft.com/pdf/letters/LawSuit_Dismissed_Letter.pdf
Vans is wise not to speak on the case because all they can do it accidentall
y say something the wrong way and then they're back in another lawsuit.
The way I read it, it was dismissed because it lacked merit.
Those are pretty bold words for someone who has settled.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 23, 2017, at 7:13 PM, rv10flyer <wayne.gillispie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Van's can't talk about it. I bet it was settled out of court and some mone
y was paid by Van's and EI. No wonder it cost $200k+ now.
>
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> Wayne G.
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> Read this topic online here:
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| Subject: | Re: Vans RV-10 lawsuit dismissed |
Here's a timeline and some more info:
https://webportal.courts.oregon.gov/portal/Home/WorkspaceMode?p=0
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Phillip Perry <philperry9@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think it was settled. I don't think it ever saw the light of
> day. It might have been, but I don't get that vibe from their published
> bulletin when it says they case was dismissed for not having merit.
>
> https://www.vansaircraft.com/pdf/letters/LawSuit_Dismissed_Letter.pdf
>
> Vans is wise not to speak on the case because all they can do it
> accidentally say something the wrong way and then they're back in another
> lawsuit.
>
> The way I read it, it was dismissed because it lacked merit.
>
> Those are pretty bold words for someone who has settled.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 23, 2017, at 7:13 PM, rv10flyer <wayne.gillispie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Van's can't talk about it. I bet it was settled out of court and some
> money was paid by Van's and EI. No wonder it cost $200k+ now.
>
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> Wayne G.
>
>
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| Subject: | RE: RV10-List Digest: Fuel flow problem |
Hi Dan,
I had the same problem when flying above 9000 ft.
My fuel system had the Andair pump and filter in the tunnel with one
gascolator on the engine side of the firewall.
I removed the gascolator and this solved my problem.
There is too much resistance to the fuel flow with gascolator and fuel
filter installed.
Suggest that you remove the screen in one of the gascolators and with the
fuel selector on that side do a flight test to see if this will also solve
your problem.
Ed Deschamps
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Today's Message Index:
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1. 02:13 PM - Champion Slick Magneto Maintenance Kits - new to me
(Bill Watson)
2. 03:01 PM - Re: Champion Slick Magneto Maintenance Kits - new to me
(Kevin Belue)
3. 06:05 PM - RV10 Parts available (Richard Gurley)
4. 06:39 PM - Re: RV10 Parts available (gulf)
5. 10:16 PM - Fuel pressure problems continuing (Dan Charrois)
________________________________ Message 1
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Time: 02:13:27 PM PST US
From: Bill Watson <Mauledriver@nc.rr.com>
Subject: RV10-List: Champion Slick Magneto Maintenance Kits - new to me
I was in the process of buying a couple of rebuilt (not overhauled) Slick
Mags to replace my 800+ hour Mags. Aircraft Spruce carries them (along with
new and overhauled).
However, my last search in ACS turned up Champion Slick Magneto Maintenance
Kits as shown here:
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/slickmagmaintkit.php?clickkey
=4368
http://www.championaerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/FINAL-Magneto-Ki
t-Flyer.pdf
The hadn't noticed this as an option before but looks very attractive.
I've already fooled around with mine to comply with an earlier Service
Directive and would love to do the work myself if I can bring the Mags back
up to the rebuilt standard.
Is anyone familiar with these kits? Do they contain what is needed to bring
used mags up to the rebuilt standard? All input welcome.
Bill "Ready for FIKI season to end" Watson
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Time: 03:01:09 PM PST US
From: Kevin Belue <kdb.rv10@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Champion Slick Magneto Maintenance Kits - new to me
Personally, I don't like to take chances with mag problems. I've had 2
occurrences of near engine out experiences with mags because I didn't keep a
close check on mag condition. Now, I buy overhauled mags from a reputable
source and have a complete mag check at 500 hrs.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Bill Watson <Mauledriver@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I was in the process of buying a couple of rebuilt (not overhauled)
> Slick Mags to replace my 800+ hour Mags. Aircraft Spruce carries them
> (along with new and overhauled).
>
> However, my last search in ACS turned up Champion Slick Magneto
> Maintenance Kits as shown here:
> https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/slickmagmaint
> kit.php?clickkey=4368
> http://www.championaerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/
> FINAL-Magneto-Kit-Flyer.pdf
>
> The hadn't noticed this as an option before but looks very attractive.
> I've already fooled around with mine to comply with an earlier Service
> Directive and would love to do the work myself if I can bring the Mags
> back up to the rebuilt standard.
>
> Is anyone familiar with these kits? Do they contain what is needed to
> bring used mags up to the rebuilt standard? All input welcome.
>
> Bill "Ready for FIKI season to end" Watson
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Time: 06:05:11 PM PST US
From: "Richard Gurley" <rngurley@att.net>
Subject: RV10-List: RV10 Parts available
I have machined two excess static ports and a tail light adapter available
for anyone who needs them. These are machined parts that are commercially
available from Cleveland Tools - but the only payment I would need is for
shipping. Please let me know off line if you would like them.
Dick
________________________________ Message 4
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Time: 06:39:19 PM PST US
From: "gulf" <fgcobble@roadrunner.com>
Subject: RE: RV10-List: RV10 Parts available
Sounds like a good opportunity to me - what do you need me to do? Francis
Gularte, Ventura, CA #40888
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Richard Gurley
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 6:01 PM
Subject: RV10-List: RV10 Parts available
I have machined two excess static ports and a tail light adapter available
for anyone who needs them. These are machined parts that are commercially
available from Cleveland Tools - but the only payment I would need is for
shipping. Please let me know off line if you would like them.
Dick
________________________________ Message 5
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Time: 10:16:44 PM PST US
From: Dan Charrois <dan@syz.com>
Subject: RV10-List: Fuel pressure problems continuing
Hi everyone.
My RV-10 has 9 hours of flight time so far with a factory new Lycoming
IO-540 D4A5.
On the last flight I did a couple of weeks ago, I tried a full rich climb to
10000', but ended up with my fuel pressure dropping down to around 11 psi
when I got to 8700', at which point I turned on the boost pump and got the
pressure back up to around 20 psi. Back down at a lower altitude, I tried
turning off the boost pump, and the engine pump maintained pressure at 22
psi. But something was clearly not right, and since I was pretty much at
the right time to do an oil and oil filter change anyway, thought it was a
good time to do the equivalent of an "annual" to make sure everything was
still looking good, and try and sort out the problem.
Looking at my logs from past flights, typically my fuel pressure with the
engine pump has been about 20-23 psi at 6000', 21 gph (full rich). I have
typically seen higher pressures on the ground (27-29 psi) at lower RPMs and
fuel flows.
My fuel system is pretty much stock Van's, except I have an Andair fuel
selector with an extension so it's lower in the tunnel, and I have
gascolators in the wing roots (here in Canada, we require them). The fuel
pump, filter, and fuel flow transducer (red cube) are all in the tunnel, as
per plans.
I thought I'd start with looking at the gascolator screens, since they're
the easiest to get to, and being the first filters from the tanks to the
engine, likely to collect the most. And I thought I hit the jackpot - both
screens had some sort of lint buildup in them. I thought I'd kept the tanks
clean while constructing, but guess it wasn't as good as I thought. So I
cleaned them up figuring I found the problem (assuming that since they
caught debris, likely there wasn't anything blocking things further down the
line), changed the oil and filter, put things back together and figured I'd
go flying.
But in doing my runup, after a few minutes when the engine was getting warm
and running at relatively low RPMs, I turned the boost pump on for a few
seconds and then back off. When I turned it off, I saw the pressure
dropping slowly.
It got down to around 13 psi. I tried advancing the throttle a bit to see
if maybe the engine was running too slow to provide enough fuel pressure,
and the engine promptly died. No sputtering or anything - just quit, like I
pulled the mixture to ICO and that's what I wanted it to do. It's not done
that before.
Obviously, at this point I wasn't going flying until I could figure out what
was wrong. I managed to restart the engine (after a bit of effort - the
engine had warmed up a bit, and I'm still sorting out the best way to do
that). I couldn't get it to die again in the runup, so I decided to do a
few high speed taxis/aborted takeoffs (fortunately, I'm at a quiet airport).
Normally when I take off, I use the boost pump - this time I purposely left
it off to see how the engine pump handled things on its own. I did three,
and every time when I brought the engine up to full power and started a
takeoff roll, the fuel pressure dropped significantly. Twice down to 12 or
13 psi. When I throttled back, the pressure came back up again. And this
was tested on both left and right tanks - both behaved the same.
So back to the drawing board, assuming there is still a blockage or
restriction somewhere. I re-removed the gascolator screens again in case
there was further contamination, but they look clean.. as do the fuel
strainers that go into the tanks. Tomorrow, the plan is to get into the
tunnel to check the fuel filter there (not looking forward to that - I'm
going to have to remove a bunch of stuff to get into there, and had thought
that since the gascolator screens had caught debris, the one in the tunnel
likely will be fine). Nevertheless, it looks like I'm going to have to
inspect the whole fuel system with a fine toothed comb to try and find if
there's a blockage or something. I don't think there are any kinks in the
lines - they were all bent with a tube bender and looked OK when I installed
them, but I'll be taking another close look of course.
While I have everything apart, if anyone has any ideas of what to check, I'd
greatly appreciate them - I want to make sure I'm as thorough as possible,
and don't want to close things up only to realize later I should have
checked something else out while I was in there.
The engine (and presumably fuel pump) were new from Lycoming, though they
sat for about 1.5 years with preservative oil. How likely is it that the
fuel pump itself might be the problem? The boost pump manages to bring my
pressure back up to where it's supposed to be, but considering its design is
different, it might be more tolerant to a fuel system's quirks.
Thanks for any help or advice!
Dan
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Dan Charrois
President, Syzygy Research & Technology
Phone: 780-961-2213
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