---------------------------------------------------------- RV4-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 04/02/03: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:34 AM - Re: RV4-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 04/01/03 (Nigel Marshall) 2. 02:22 PM - RV4 gear reinforcement (PGLong@aol.com) 3. 03:06 PM - Re: RV4 gear reinforcement (C. Rabaut) 4. 04:48 PM - Re: RV4 gear reinforcement (PGLong@aol.com) 5. 09:31 PM - Matronics ISP Upgrade COMPLETED! (Matt Dralle) 6. 10:58 PM - [ Fred Stucklen ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:34:35 AM PST US From: "Nigel Marshall" Subject: RV4-List: Re: RV4-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 04/01/03 --> RV4-List message posted by: "Nigel Marshall" Does anyone have any photos, or links to photos, showing the placement of engine compartment accessories on the firewall of the RV-4. In particular, where did you place the cabin heat box and the throttle/mixture cable openings? Would you do it differently next time? Nigel Marshall RV-4 #4062 Chevreuse, France ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:22:43 PM PST US From: PGLong@aol.com Subject: RV4-List: RV4 gear reinforcement --> RV4-List message posted by: PGLong@aol.com About a year ago, I downloaded a picture that shows a reinforcement made to the engine / landing gear assembly. This fix was to make the frame stronger where I believe hard landings caused some buckling of the firewall and crumpled side skins on the fuselage. I have the picture JPG, but no mention of anything else, such as material used etc. Did a lot of poking around on search engines and have not turned up anything on it. My RV4 is a mid 80's with the short gear legs. Anyone else recall this discussion? Pat Long PGLong@aol.com Working on an RV-4 Bay City, Michigan ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:06:10 PM PST US From: "C. Rabaut" Subject: Re: RV4-List: RV4 gear reinforcement --> RV4-List message posted by: "C. Rabaut" Pat, I had some problems with buckling on my first RV-4, the one I bought (kit bought in early 90's and had the thicker corner weldements). I may have been the one who sent you the pictures (I sent them to about eight different people who inquired on & off-list). Some of the pics are from another gentleman's "fix" and are reinforcements to the fuselage brackets, longerons, etc... My fix (on the RV-4 I built) was a nice & thick (1/4 inch) piece of aluminum about 2 inches wide, mounted across the full width of the center, on the engine side of the firewall (if you want to know all the details, I suppose I could go measure it and try to take a few digital pics. I have put everything back together since I took the original pics, so it won't be as clear/straight forward of shots. Are you having buckles appear? Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: RV4-List: RV4 gear reinforcement > --> RV4-List message posted by: PGLong@aol.com > > About a year ago, I downloaded a picture that shows a reinforcement made to > the engine / landing gear assembly. This fix was to make the frame stronger > where I believe hard landings caused some buckling of the firewall and > crumpled side skins on the fuselage. I have the picture JPG, but no mention > of anything else, such as material used etc. Did a lot of poking around on > search engines and have not turned up anything on it. My RV4 is a mid 80's > with the short gear legs. Anyone else recall this discussion? > > Pat Long > PGLong@aol.com > Working on an RV-4 > Bay City, Michigan > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:48:47 PM PST US From: PGLong@aol.com Subject: Re: RV4-List: RV4 gear reinforcement --> RV4-List message posted by: PGLong@aol.com Hi Chuck, No, your was not the fix I had read about. I would be interested in what you did though. I have not added any reinforcement yet, but am about to. My RV 4 is not quite ready to fly and probably won't for a year or so. The fix I had was on the inside of the firewall. Attached is a picture for what it is worth. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:31:04 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV4-List: Matronics ISP Upgrade COMPLETED! --> RV4-List message posted by: Matt Dralle Dear Listers, I just wanted to send out a quick note to let everyone know that the 1.5Mb T1 connection upgrade went smoothly today. They brought up the new line and router yesterday on a test subnet and today the ISP switched over connectivity about 12 noon with little to no incident. I just finished some performance testing, and it appears that actual throughput and interactive response is noticeably improved as advertised! Enjoy! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Admin. Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551 925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle@matronics.com Email http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:58:25 PM PST US Subject: RV4-List: [ Fred Stucklen ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! From: Email List Photo Shares --> RV4-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Fred Stucklen Subject: Electronic Ignition Power http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/Fred.Stucklen@UTCFuelCells.com.04.02.2003/index.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com