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| Subject: | A couple of things |
Tiger LLC Tiger: One of my customers has a 2005 Tiger. He also has a fue
l leak on the right wing, outboard rib, bottom. I removed the wing and th
e sealant and couldn't find anything that would indicate a potential leak.
What I did notice is the ribs and attachments are different than earlier
Tigers. From the looks of it, there is NO place to leak without sealant.
It appears to be bonded all the way under the spar. The sealant in the
tank was also just a very thin coat that appeared to be brushed over the
bond joints. I resealed just like I would on an early wing. It still le
aks. So, I can tell you the leak is not coming from the entire lower bond
joint on the outboard rib. Any ideas? What do you know about the bondin
g on the newer Tigers?
Cheetah Lopresti Nose bowl: I have worked on a few Tigers with the LoPres
ti nose bowl but this was my first Cheetah with one. This Cheetah also ha
d a donkey dick Power Flow. The combination of the two makes removing the
cowling a real pain in the ass. The large exit ramp (LoPresti) and the
rod sticking through the other exit ramp makes it impossible to remove th
e cowling without bending it in the middle. The doubler on the cowling wa
s cracked about half way through. PLUS, the Power Flow airbox had been in
stalled wrong and didn't fit either the cowling or the nose bowl worth a
damn. The airbox was held in with just the screws for the air filter acc
ess cover. PLUS, the LoPresti nose bowl didn't fit all that well to the
baffles in the front. Something is definitely wrong with the entire comb
ination.
That was my week.
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