Hello, Has anyone run into alignment issues with the E-703 end rib and the E-704 Counterbalance rib with the E-702 spar? I can't get the 4 holes in the E-702...
BIG Congratulations to the Oshkosh Award Winners!! OUTSTANDING WORKMANSHIP - KIT BUILT Klaus Heddergott, Mariposa, CA - RV-6, N419D Mark Robinson, Vista, CA -...
Hi folks I was grappling with that problem about two weeks ago. Several issues complicated this for me. First, getting both ribs flat so that the holes...
Anybody out there upgrading to the Grove gear that wants to sell their old original gear legs and attachment hardware? [Non-text portions of this message have...
Mark The K1000 & K1100 nominclature that Vans uses is the old, obsolete Army/Navy designation. Ask for MS21049-L4 and you'll have better luck. If you want the...
Mark, Check out this web site and get a catalog, it has all the nomenclature plus pictures. http://www.gen-aircraft-hardware.com/ Carl von Doymi Mark Russell...
why not used -3 oops rivets to hold the nutplates in place, I wish had known about that when I build my elevator and trim. I too searched high and low to find...
Hi, Anyone building an RV8 with Grove airfoil gear in the Phoenix area? Bob from Fairings-Etc. is looking for an aircraft to use as a model for his fairings....
How do you break in a new engine on a new plane? The best advice I can find is that one must choose to do what is right for the engine (high power, very little...
Hey guys, For those of you that installed the Vision Micro Systems display on the right side of the instrument panel.... How did you route that large bundle...
I posed the exact same conundrum on the Lycoming list a while back (6 months to a year). The answer is : do one’s homework, i.e. understand what engine ...
Luis None of the "rules" are hard and fast regarding break-in, the only "rule" that is hard and fast is to be a safe as you can. Running the engine on the ...
This is important! Run your new and very expensive engine very little on the ground, and for very short periods. (30m seconds at a time followed by a complete...
There's an infomative article, about new engine operation, at the Mattituck web site at: http://www.mattituck.com/ Roy C Lewis Jr Jax, Fl RV8QB Interior ... ...
Luis, This is a cut and paste of a couple of articles I wrote on the subject, I hope you find it useful..many might disagree with the theory but it has all...
Luis; Install the new or zero time engine, start it up, firewall the throttle, keep an eye on temps and pressures and enjoy flying around above the airport at...
Jerry, Number 2. And you're right, there's a lot of stuff on the left side, but it will all fit. Hope you're leg is healing well. Rick McBride ... From: Jerry...
I had a stuck oil ring on one of my cylinders for my IO360. the ring came off clean from the piston, but there are some (very) hard deposits in 2 or 3 small...
I have a problem with my Cleaveland Model 22 rivet squeezer. The holes in the body are starting to grow and it won't hold a consistent set. And, I'm only...
I am going to be doing my elevator skins again for a couple of reasons. One is the radius of the trailing edge is too small. Also there is a curve in the...
Jerry, I ran the wires underteh baggage floor, along the bin on the right side. Two Adel clamps (on the screws that hold the bin and floor together) support...
I guess I should have made this post when it happened, but I have trouble finding time to build and type both. When I did the bend the first time on my...
Jerry, I routed mine under the baggage floor on the right side along the partition for the bin. Adel clamps on screws that hold the bin to the floor support...
My engine has been prepped for long-term storage. The dessicant plugs that were supplied were purple, but three of them have turned pink, indicating moisture....
Put them in the oven at 200 degrees and they will turn pink again. Ed Perry ... From: Don McNamara To: RV-8 list (Matronics) ; RV-8 group Sent: Sunday, August...
oops I meant purple.... Ed Perry ... From: Don McNamara To: RV-8 list (Matronics) ; RV-8 group Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 10:55 AM Subject: [RV-8] Dessicant...
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