---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/23/18: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:48 AM - Fw: Re: Cowl heat protection (Bill Watson) 2. 10:59 PM - Re: Re: Cowl heat protection (David Carr) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:48:17 AM PST US Subject: Fwd: Re: RV10-List: Cowl heat protection From: Bill Watson Not surprised. I used visible heat damage (from structural composite damage to singed paint) to guide my coverage. There may be more going on than simply proximity of exhaust system parts to cowling. I guess the 'safer' but slightly heavier approach would be to cover it all as Tim suggested. On 3/20/2018 9:49 PM, Don McDonald wrote: > I took a pencil and marked the areas that were fairly close to any > exhaust pipe (with the bottom cowl on). It looks like your area > covered is smaller than mine.... just sayin'. > > On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 5:52:10 PM CDT, Bill Watson > wrote: > > > Here's what I did after allowing heat to damage my cowling. The bad > news is that I had to repair the cowling's inside surface and structure > (scarfing, cloth, honeycomb). The good news is that I had a real good > indication of where the heat problem was. I have flown 2 years since > then with no additional damage or concern. I used red RTV to adhere > the pieces of foil faced insulation - probably the same stuff Tim used > but not sure. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:59:58 PM PST US From: David Carr Subject: Re: Re: RV10-List: Cowl heat protection I want to say thanks for all of the heat protection advice. This is a great group we have here. David On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 5:47 AM, Bill Watson wrote: > > Not surprised. I used visible heat damage (from structural composite > damage to singed paint) to guide my coverage. There may be more going on > than simply proximity of exhaust system parts to cowling. > > I guess the 'safer' but slightly heavier approach would be to cover it > all as Tim suggested. > > On 3/20/2018 9:49 PM, Don McDonald wrote: > > I took a pencil and marked the areas that were fairly close to any exhaust > pipe (with the bottom cowl on). It looks like your area covered is smaller > than mine.... just sayin'. > > On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 5:52:10 PM CDT, Bill Watson > wrote: > > > Here's what I did after allowing heat to damage my cowling. The bad > news is that I had to repair the cowling's inside surface and structure > (scarfing, cloth, honeycomb). The good news is that I had a real good > indication of where the heat problem was. I have flown 2 years since > then with no additional damage or concern. I used red RTV to adhere > the pieces of foil faced insulation - probably the same stuff Tim used > but not sure. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------ > [image: Avast logo] > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > > <#m_1620520410082091488_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.