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Could be a broken oil diaphragm in the fuel pump.

Check out this pump teardown from Dan's site:
Recently new oil and filter installed on IO540 D4A5. We added about 9.5 quarts on the stick.Du ...

We should all be practicing engine out best glides with flaps 15 or more, because when the engine actually quits it won’t have the residual thrust and glide performance will be closer if you simulat ...

It’s good to have automatic position control. At night you can’t see the flaps, so you’d be counting mississippis. Smile

In a takeoff emergency you don’t have time to fiddle with the flaps. Best ...

Ken Krueger sells carbon main gear pants for RV-8s with 6.00-6 wheels, which is the same wheel the -10 uses. I saw them at OSH, beautiful composite work.
Smaller cross section than the Van’s pants ...

Great idea!

These would work:

I like that tip! Too many times I've been under the panel with a
phillips or worse yet, slotted screw to go on a br ...

I’m using these LED strobes, the older v2 version, and they’ve been great. They fit the cutout of the Xenon bulbs you have.
On Sep 17, 2021, at 4:17 PM, Marcus Cooper <cooprv7@yahoo.com (

I used a VSR early on. Two versions, a BlueSea and then an australian one. They both had a pretty bad parasitic draw. Removed it and installed a Xantrex charger instead and that worked well. I used Pa ...

The new engine mount looks like this:
On Apr 2, 2021, at 9:55 AM, Don McDonald <building_partner@yahoo.com (

I had mine (2009 prop with 700 hrs) overhauled a few months ago at Palm Beach Aircraft Propeller, for $2845 + tax.
The seals in it where in pretty bad shape, it was covering my windshield with grease ...

Marcus,

The easiest swap is the Surefly. Keep the same plugs, harness and magneto cap, and just swap in the Surefly for the mag, then install a power wire and that’s it. If it ever breaks while o ...

1/2” ID.
This setup works well, see attached photo.

Lenny

> On Aug 26, 2020, at 1:02 PM, Coop85 <cooprv7@yahoo.com> wrote:

Tim,

Thanks again for the info. ...

Marcus,
Call Don at AirFlow performance, they make the pump and ship quickly.
On Aug 10, 2020, at 2:52 PM, Marcus Cooper <cooprv7@yahoo.com (

I used these gaskets
On Jun 19, 2020, at 8:32 PM, David Saylor <saylor.dave@gmail.com (I used a Viton gasket and sealing screws with Viton orings from McMaster (link below), without any tank seala ...

I used a Viton gasket and sealing screws with Viton orings from McMaster (link below), without any tank sealant. That was in 2014. Both senders have been leak free since then. It’s more serviceable ...

Dan,
This should help you out. Paragraph #2:

On May 26, 2020, at 2:54 PM, Dan Masys <dmasys2@gmail.com (--> RV10-List message posted by: "Bob Turner" <bobturner@alum.rpi.edu ( ...

I used a rubber j strip fromSpruce. Photo attached.

On May 24, 2020, at 8:35 PM, Kelly McMullen <apilot2@gmail.com> wrote:

Perhaps I am missing something in the plans. Section 44 on wi ...

I used lacing tape, it’s nice and grippy. One turn around the actuator pin and then tied it to the engine mount. Once the pump is in place untie the tape and it comes right out.

Lenny

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I missed that 90 degree bend in the float arms and both of my fuel senders twisted over after a while and went to the bottom. Not fun.

Lenny

On Jan 23, 2020, at 7:20 AM, Phil Perry <philpe ...

Clearly visible. Attached some pictures.

Lenny

Lenny,

This is very interesting. How did you determine that the discs were warped or was it obvious? Hopefully you've found the issue now! ...

Mine has been doing that for a while and I think i just now fixed it.
The discs were warped and that was overheating the calipers/pads even when not using the brakes.

Replacing the discs only didn ...