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Filling the tank may have dislodged enough hidden building swarf to partially clog the fuel supply system.
Be careful, check filters etc.

Jim in Kelowna

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I'm sure that I'm not alone in yelling !! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Great flights and greased landings,

Jim in Kelowna

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Its official! RV-8 N998RV was of ...

Builders,

While fitting cowl halves I also found it difficult to insert the hinge wires. This worked for me:

I stood the cowl halves up on the nose on some foam to minimizes damage and ...

For the 'would be' show quality builders, {[ Wink

With a little extra care and attention to detail using masking tape and an
exacto blade the RTV can be done very neatly. I bought a roll of the bl ...

I went with the Dremel tool suggestion. I also cut the fuel and oil lines with the Dremel after putting a few wraps of masking tape around the areas to be marked and cut.

Jim in Kelowna RV6-A ...

Had the same when doing mine a few years ago. Spent about four days filling
and sanding for that right fit. Looking at them now it was worth the effort.
Hang in there Matt, my guess is you'll like ...

Had the same when doing mine a few years ago. Spent about four days filling
and sanding for that right fit. Looking at them now it was worth the effort.
Hang in there Matt, my guess is you'll like ...

Had the same when doing mine a few years ago. Spent about four days filling
and sanding for that right fit. Looking at them now it was worth the effort.
Hang in there Matt, my guess is you'll like ...

A friend with considerable years and experience in the aircraft industry has this new website up and running.
http://hunteraeronautical.com

How about some feedback?

Jim in Kelowna

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Hi Tom

The third fitting is meant to be an overflow outlet.
Should the pump fail and begin leaking internally the leaking fuel should exit the pump through the required fitting and its atta ...

Someone said:

" I've seen folks that can push theirs around and drive the nose wheel
backwards"

Do not try this when the aircraft is considered airworthy.
When the Allen screw stops ...

Matt,

Due to the weather the baffling sees I chose to use paint. With an eye
towards keeping weigh down I put on just enough to cover.
Aside from the heating issue powder coating tend to be thi ...

My carbureted 6-A O-360-A1A Hartzell C/S suffered hi oil and cylinder head temps on the hotter days that required reducing climb rates to avoid over heating.
I went out and bought some louvers ...

Hi Jerry,

Seems the peasants getting to ya a bit?
I try to remember the good folks when the not as good ones get in the way.
Unfortunately sometimes we do have to work hard at it.
If you must l ...

Hi John,

If you have an oil filter remove it and open it up. Inspect it carefully for metal partials. Also remove the screen and inspect it.
As suggested by Mark Burns remove inspect and re ...

Some have used spacers behind the items they mount on ribs such as you
describe.

Jim in Kelowna
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LeRoy,

With the nose wheel jacked up off the ground will the wheel move freely by hand? If you try to spin by hand it does it resist spinning more than one complete rotation?

The axel ha ...

Tom,

I use a low profile automotive hydraulic floor jack.
A 3/8" thick piece of plywood is used to protect the threads on the end of the nose gear strut. A temporary protective plug ma ...

I just received an email asking how I knew that the cylinders on my O- 360 had become glazed.
I promptly lost the email in the fog of a too early morning. Send again please.

Jim in [quote] ...

Poor ring seating due to glazing has me preparing to re-install the freshly redone top end.
I have an older Lycoming engine overhaul manual but the info in it is not specific to my engine.

I ...