Hi! Not Acetone on the windshield please unless you want it dissolved !
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Thomas
Scherer
Sent: 19 August 2006 20:03
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Oshkosh by air - return by Avis UPDATE
Thank you for sharing your findings.
I have developped the practice of writing right onto the airplane (wing,
cowling, windshield) with a felt pen and erase with acetone after
completing
the task.
be well,
<Thomas, N81EU>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Hallett" <n100rh@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Oshkosh by air - return by Avis UPDATE
<n100rh@sbcglobal.net>
>
> Richard,
> Thanks for the follow up! Maybe, maybe you can keep me from doing the
> same... ;)
>
> Ralph
>
>
> Richard Schultz wrote:
>>
>> For those keeping up with the story of the engine problem.
>>
>> I used my enclosed trailer to recover the aircraft from its temporary
>> exile in Iowa and have returned it to Houston. I had hoped that the
time
>> apart would give the plane a chance to think about it attitude.
>>
>> I was off today and finally got around to pulling the cowls and going
>> back through the engine fuel system one step at a time. The fuel
filters,
>> as before were clean. Testing the pumps showed the normal amount of
>> unregulated fuel flow of about 5 gallons in 10 minutes. Looking at
the
>> carburetor system for how it works the mixture. I pulled each of the
>> vacuum lines and checked them for holes and cracks. I also inspected
the
>> 3-way valve for any dirt or blockage. I pulled the airbox pressure
sensor
>> and checked that it was clean of dirt and open to the back. I then
pulled
>> the static port that plugs in through the firewall. I was surprised
to
>> feel it stick in the firewall as I pulled it out. Looking back
through
>> the hole I noticed a rubber tube end facing the inside of the hole?
>>
>> Not remembering adding a vent hose to the sensor end I opened the
access
>> panel to the firewall and removed the radios from the stack to get my
>> hands inside the panel to see what I had done.. I found the source of
my
>> problem attached to a 3 inch piece of tape clearly marked REMOVE
BEFORE
>> FLIGHT.
>>
>> I had left the cover over the end of the static port during sanding
and
>> painting and had made plans to remove it before installing the
instrument
>> panel. Guess what I forgot to do! UGH I left the rubber end cap on
the
>> static port. I guess the first 80 hours the engine was run in a lower
and
>> cooler environment then the last part of the Oshkosh trip. The added
>> height and temp was enough the cause the fuel-air mixture to be too
lean
>> with the static port plugged.
>>
>> I will give the plane a good going over this weekend while I have it
>> stripped down as I am at the 100 hour mark and want to check every
thing
>> but I plan to get a flight test in the early part of next week
weather
>> permitting.
>>
>> Lesson learned if you plan to do something later, ADD it to your
annex E
>> check list so you double check you got back to it. While this had a
happy
>> ending it could have been a lot more exciting if the power failure
had
>> been complete and at night.
>>
>>
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