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drfred(at)suddenlinkmail.
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Any recommendations for the front air vents? 



Vans wants $145 for the aluminum ones



Aircraft Spruce has several varieties in the  $175 price range. 



Is this is the part of the building where you say to the dealer?



....... hit me .   

Lew:  good job on the wheel pants.  Thanks for the reference, but I just 

added the pics.  Our late friend, Mark Ritter showed me how to do it 

when I looked at his plane a couple of months ago.  And I will be 

"displeased" if you get flying before I do.  





Fred Williams

40515.

rv10(at)sinkrate.com
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Stein has some for $90-100 per copy.



I don't recall if I sent out this link before but there are some pictures of

Dave Saylor's RV-10 here:



http://www.sinkrate.com/rv10/aircrafters-fiberglass-class/ 



that show some pictures of his completed wheel pants with a similar setup.



-Ben

40579.

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msausen

Joined: 25 Oct 2007
Posts: 559
Location: Appleton, WI USA

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Our illustrious Stein has a popular vent:



http://www.steinair.com/eyeballvents.htm



Looks like he is out of stock on some though.  Stein, any idea when you will have more?



Michael



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Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Check out Stein, He's got the best prices on Vents, and they are TOP 

quality. http://steinair.com/eyeballvents.htm



Deems Davis # 406

'Its all done....Its just not put together'

http://deemsrv10.com/



Fred Williams, M.D. wrote:

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 <drfred(at)suddenlinkmail.com>



 Any recommendations for the front air vents?

 Vans wants $145 for the aluminum ones



 Aircraft Spruce has several varieties in the  $175 price range.

 Is this is the part of the building where you say to the dealer?



 ........ hit me .

stein(at)steinair.com
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

We should have more of the smaller ones back in stock within a couple weeks.

Lockheed called and bought every last one we had on the shelf so the stock

situation has been hard to keep up with on those smaller ones!  We're trying

to keep up, but when someone just buys all of them in one fell swoop it

takes us a bit to catch back up.



Cheers,

Stein



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drfred(at)suddenlinkmail.
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Deems, Michael and Ben. 



Thanks. 



Will give Stein a day to get over Sun -n Fun and call in am to see when 

some will be available.   He'll probably see this later today. Now I can 

tell my wife I saved $100 today. 

Fred Williams



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toaster73(at)embarqmail.c
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Fred,

I got 4 from a salvage yard not a scratch on them, nice Aluminum for less 

than $100 after some negotiations. So there are other avenues.

-Chris

#40072

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2882

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Having done it both ways now, I'd say ABSOLUTELY go with

the aluminum ones...the plastic ones suck.



Anyone want a hot deal on plastic vents? 



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying



Fred Williams, M.D. wrote:

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 <drfred(at)suddenlinkmail.com>

 

 Any recommendations for the front air vents?

 Vans wants $145 for the aluminum ones

 

 Aircraft Spruce has several varieties in the  $175 price range.

 Is this is the part of the building where you say to the dealer?

 

 ........ hit me .   

 

 

 Lew:  good job on the wheel pants.  Thanks for the reference, but I just 

 added the pics.  Our late friend, Mark Ritter showed me how to do it 

 when I looked at his plane a couple of months ago.  And I will be 

 "displeased" if you get flying before I do. 

 

 

 

 Fred Williams

 40515.

AirMike

Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 514
Location: Nevada

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

I ordered the one from Spruce, but the $56 is too small for the RV10 vent.

I had to return it. They were good on the refund.



Tim is correct on the metal ones. I bit the bullet and bought Van's vents for $145 (ouch). They do have a nice mounting flange that married up to the vent perfectly. I am unimpressed by them at that price, but I tried the junks and Wentworth, but could not get any. Stein's look good.



It just about kills me to think that I saw a bunch of them at a crash site a few years ago and did not salvage them. They were in perfect condition. Good lesson.

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thane

Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Posts: 56

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Stein sells tem for just under $100.  They are very nice and I found a great 

way to install them with no hardware or Proseal.

Thane

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ron.mcgann(at)baesystems.
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Thane - don't be coy.  I am about to instal Steins vents and was

thinking of E6000 to attach them to the NACA ducts.  What was your

method?  Contact me off list if this is a secret <grin>.



Cheers,

Ron

187, almost there. 



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rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

OK, so tell us the secret..........



Rene' Felker

RV-10 N423CF Flying

801-721-6080

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timrvator(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:39 am Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

The $18 plastic ones from Vans (approximate price) work fine if you add 

a little RTV to seal the leak in the "closed" position.  I believe the 

process is discussed in 21 Years of the RVator.  It's also discussed in 

the RV-list archives.  I used it in my -6A, works well.  I'm doing the 

same thing for my RV-10.



Tim



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RV-6A N47TD -- 1000 hrs

RV-10 #40059 under construction



Fred Williams, M.D. wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   

 <drfred(at)suddenlinkmail.com>



 Any recommendations for the front air vents?

 Vans wants $145 for the aluminum ones



 Aircraft Spruce has several varieties in the  $175 price range.

 Is this is the part of the building where you say to the dealer?



 ........ hit me .   

 Lew:  good job on the wheel pants.  Thanks for the reference, but I 

 just added the pics.  Our late friend, Mark Ritter showed me how to do 

 it when I looked at his plane a couple of months ago.  And I will be 

 "displeased" if you get flying before I do. 



 Fred Williams

 40515.

Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2882

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Depends on what is "fine".  They leak without sealant,

that's for sure, and they have no where near the flow

of the aluminum.  I was lucky enough to get a pile of

time with the old, and then switch to the aluminum.

I'd never go back....they're actually worth the difference.

But, for those on a super tight budget, it's an easy

thing to use plastic for a while...one of the more

painless future upgrades.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Tim Lewis wrote:

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 The $18 plastic ones from Vans (approximate price) work fine if you add 

 a little RTV to seal the leak in the "closed" position.  I believe the 

 process is discussed in 21 Years of the RVator.  It's also discussed in 

 the RV-list archives.  I used it in my -6A, works well.  I'm doing the 

 same thing for my RV-10.

 

 Tim

thane

Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Posts: 56

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

No secret, I just didn't know if anyone cared to hear.  But glad to share. 

Here goes;  Go to lowes or H.D and B-line it for the plumbing department, 

then look for the rubber fittings to attach PVC, in line, 1 1/2".  Get a 

coupling for 1 1/2" pipe, it will be about 4" long and have two hose clamps 

on each end.  You will need to cut the two ends off with a band saw, or your 

weapon of choice. Cut just inside of the groove where the clamp sets.  You 

will now have two couplings for each vent.

Then you can use a dremal to cut the big flange off the NACA inlets, about 

1/4 inch from the seam, or so you have 1 1/2" diameter left.  Then with the 

nut ring still on the eyeball vent insert it into the rubber coupling and 

place the whole unit over the NACA vent, and tighten the hose clamp.

Sound complicated but take around 30 minutes.



Let me know if you have questions.  I also have a pic of the end product, 

looks real clean, is easy to remove, and eliminates the ugly white flange, 

and requires no hardware or glue.

Thane

803-396-8865

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pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Thane States wrote:



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		   Let me know if you have questions.  I also have a pic of the end 

 product, looks real clean, is easy to remove, and eliminates the ugly 

 white flange, and requires no hardware or glue. 


	


So, where's the picture???  Holding out for cash offers??? 

Linn



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 Thane

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thane

Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Posts: 56

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Sorry the wife has camera.  I will post some pics tomorrow.

Thane

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thane

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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Here are a few pics of my eyeball vent install as promised.  Hope these are 

OK.

Thane

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ricksked(at)embarqmail.co
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Thane,



I am doing the same thing but what did you use to attach the vents to the inlet? I haven't installed them permanently yet but I was going to just use a 2" pipe clamp.



Rick Sked

40185



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thane

Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Posts: 56

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: Recommendations for front air vents

Rick, the coupling I used had the hose clamps already on each end, so I just 

used them.  It holds very tight and you can barely see the clamp once it is 

installed.

Good luck, I am very pleased with the final look and function.

Thane

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