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May I ask what kind of paint you used? - Jason

I have a question about the louvers you are using, are those stock? It seems like they are cut in the cowl more forward than most. Could it be that your installation has more hot air being pulled ou ...

There is also a course for flying the Hudson, if I recall correctly it is required. We fly into KTEB, even if it is more expensive. Well worth the effort! - Jason

Thanks Bill, I wish I had a place to spray. I think after doing the entire build to get to the end and say I am not capable of painting is a bit deflating, after all the best thing about the process ...

I am not sure I would ever call anyone on this forum under-educated, much less throw that response at a single individual. Not what I come to this forum for and I think I can safely say I speak for m ...

I wonder if that is why Imron comes in a formula made for riveted airplanes (AF400), they also have a version (AF3500) which they claim is more Skydrol resistant. I am not sure how long the AF400 for ...

We are getting ready to have the airplane painted at Watertown in Wisconsin. Any strong opinions / reasons for a single stage top coat versus a base coat / clear coat system? In both cases we will u ...

We used the throttle cable for the RV-7 which is 3" longer than the one supplied for the -10. The mixture cable as supplied worked fine for us (standard panel with push pull). - Jason

Word from EAA that Paul passed away this morning. This is very sad news, even if we expect the day to come - it still sucks. We owe much if not all of our hobby and joy to Paul and the others he wor ...

David, I glanced at Lycoming SSP-401 which gives the lineage of the engines. Here is how the IO-540-C4B5 plays out....

IO-540-C4B5 - Same as –C1B5 but with more effective counter weights for use ...

Kelly, can you tell me if the Aztec or Comanche came with Slick impulse mags? I think the problem might be that the D4A5 technically did not come with impulse mags. For us, Lycoming offered them as ...

Yes, only impulse mags if it applies at all, I am still very curious why the D4A5 would not have been listed if it applied. At the same time I don't want an omission on their part to leave us with th ...

All, while at Oshkosh I had a conversation with the slick mag guys. Joe warned me of a service bulletin (Slick SB1-98, Lycoming SB 537) which turned into an AD that should apply to our engines IO540- ...

I understand you can make the MT governor sold by Van's work by changing the arm position and making a few adjustments as that is what we did. But can someone tell me what the operational impact is o ...

Wow - talk about a simple subject that is about as complicated as can be. Now that vibration is brought up it adds a whole new element to the equation. I wonder what vibration is created when mags a ...

We are approaching the 500 hour mark and are considering some form of electronic ignition as well. I struggle with the current timing advance systems available as I do not like the amount of data the ...

"I know it's only $100 but I get to use the welder and the plasma cutter!!! Wink

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How dare you scratch build something that can be bought!! Smile

Of course all of this is different if you have the Airflow Performance system and a purge valve. So just for a data point, since that is what we fly...

Cold start: Mixture full rich, throttle 1/8& ...

Thanks for the write up and information, 3% of engine cost to learn the right way to take care of our investment is peanuts. Even if a person were to decide that they did not want to tackle the engin ...

Thanks Bill - this sounds great. May I ask how much they charged?