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  Topic: Door Weatherstripping
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 3
Views: 2344

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 5:34 pm   Subject: Door Weatherstripping
I did not modify my door frame for the Grainger seals. I got my seals from 












On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 5:53 PM Jim Combs <jiminlexky@gmail.com (--> RV10-List message post ...
  Topic: Tank Leaks
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 0
Views: 1493

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:22 pm   Subject: Tank Leaks
My experience from owning a Mooney for 18 years before the RV build: The version of sealant used 50 years ago is very different from what Vans specifies and supplies.
With current Pro-seal or other b ...
  Topic: Using E-10 in IO-540
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 5
Views: 2365

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:12 pm   Subject: Using E-10 in IO-540
The problem with alcohol is that it absorbs moisture really well. The purest you can buy at the drug store is 91%, because it isn't economical to get the rest of the moisture out. After it sits i ...
  Topic: G100UL
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 12
Views: 4793

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:18 am   Subject: G100UL
Having just watched the AOPA webinar on the implementation of making this fuel available, the one area not addressed is whether amateur built experimental aircraft would need to do any paperwork to us ...
  Topic: Brake pad back plate bolts
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 8
Views: 5238

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 5:05 am   Subject: Brake pad back plate bolts
I find it almost amusing that some DARs think their perception of safety is better than the FAA ACO that approved the FAA/PMA or STC on the Cleveland wheels.
The conversion kits Cleveland sells for s ...
  Topic: Another reality check
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 10
Views: 5295

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 4:22 pm   Subject: Another reality check
AFAIK nothing has changed on the engine mount for the last 15 years, and the engine variety doesn't matter unless it takes something other than Dynafocal, and even then the mounting ears can be ch ...
  Topic: Slick magneto
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 2
Views: 2529

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:01 pm   Subject: Slick magneto
No Slick's for  me, but I plan on installing a P-Mag in a few months and will have a Bendix S-1200 mag with impulse coupling available...only 300 hours of factory rebuild..  That is the large ma ...
  Topic: ignition systems
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 7
Views: 4836

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:54 pm   Subject: ignition systems
Bob, how much did the earthx affect your W&B?  I like my Odyssey because it is very close to the weight of the plans specified Concord RG25-XC, with much stronger cranking.Sent from my TRS-80 Mod ...
  Topic: ignition systems
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 7
Views: 4836

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:53 pm   Subject: ignition systems
As far as batteries my Odessey 975 is six years old and now will replace since volts drop enough on cranking to reboot the GTN650, which didn't happen a year or so ago. Still cranks fine and holds ...
  Topic: When to service the propeller?
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 16
Views: 11815

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:59 pm   Subject: When to service the propeller?
I know it goes against the grain of CSOB pilots, but a tube of aeroshell 6 is what? Maybe 10-12 bucks,Sent from my TRS-80 Model 100












On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 6:25 PM Bob Turner ...
  Topic: Mixture Control Operation
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 2
Views: 2593

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:24 am   Subject: Mixture Control Operation
I too have an Aero Sport panel and just ordered the stock McFarlane cables. Still good, 4 yrs and about 300 hrs of flying.
Sent from my TRS-80 Model 100












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  Topic: Magneto upgrade?
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 10
Views: 6159

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:45 pm   Subject: Magneto upgrade?
Sheesh, I don't know how you pass the A&P practical if you can't do basic trouble shooting on a mag.
If it won't fire with P lead disc, the problem is inside the mag, It could be worn ...
  Topic: starters
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 4
Views: 3376

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:36 pm   Subject: starters
When Skytec was its own company, they did overhauls themselves, with good service. Never had a problem with a starter they rebuilt.
I guess Hartzell doesn't want to be in the rebuild business. It ...
  Topic: starters
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 4
Views: 3376

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 5:55 pm   Subject: starters
Vans for whatever reason has stopped offering a proper starter for 6 cylinder Lycomings. The LS and XLT are for 4 cylinder engines and should not be used on a 6 cylinder. The correct starter in the Sk ...
  Topic: Yaw servo installation using RV-14 kit
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 5
Views: 4291

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:24 pm   Subject: Yaw servo installation using RV-14 kit
I used the Van's kit with a Dynon servo...should make no difference in how the bracket mounts to the airframe. Required minor slotting of two holes on the bracket. The rest was just a bolt it toge ...
  Topic: WD-1007-L
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 5
Views: 4474

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:04 pm   Subject: WD-1007-L
Are you saying that Vans now makes the steps from Stainless, or is there another source?Sent from my TRS-80 Model 100












On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 4:39 PM Robert Jones <rjones56 ...
  Topic: Fuel Flow Test
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 2
Views: 3087

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:15 pm   Subject: Fuel Flow Test
As for the pitch up, I wouldn't worry about it. I happen to know that the stock mechanical pump continues to deliver enough fuel for full throttle at 11,500 and over 70 degrees of pitch up. No, I ...
  Topic: Anti-Splat Gust Lock
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 4
Views: 5620

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:59 pm   Subject: Anti-Splat Gust Lock
Tim,
I very much like and copied your design. Having some surfaces on earlier aircraft scraped, or dinged by external control locks, I much prefer locking the controls at the rudders and stick.
Obvi ...
  Topic: Busted fuel sender?
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 4
Views: 5034

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:33 am   Subject: Busted fuel sender?
Just a thought....not sure whether one can remove the sending unit with the wing in its attached position. Did all my manipulating of the sending units prior to installing wings.
Of course, I "a ...
  Topic: Injector clocking
Kelly McMullen

Replies: 11
Views: 10123

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:47 pm   Subject: Injector clocking
Sometimes I think it is magic. After recleaning and installing 3 injectors that hadn't wanted to clock correctly, I got two of them within 1 flat. The 3rd one, I gave up after 3 installs, always w ...
 
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