X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:37:58 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2466851 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:08:05 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=tednoel@cfl.rr.com Received: from tednoel ([68.202.41.51]) by cdptpa-omta01.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20071112010729.BTEQ6760.cdptpa-omta01.mail.rr.com@tednoel> for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:07:29 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <02b201c824c8$6998f470$0402a8c0@tednoel> From: "Ted Noel" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail List" Subject: A Crazy idea X-Original-Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:07:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02AF_01C8249E.8076A130" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02AF_01C8249E.8076A130 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To all, Sometimes, an idea is so crazy that it might actually have some merit. = I'm throwing one out for you guys to chew on. Marv and I are pressure testing my L-IV-P. Our first step was to hook a = shop vac up backwards and blow it into the cabin. We buttoned things up, = but due to the need to recheck a few things, we duct taped some long = seams rather than RTVing them. It worked quite well, with the incense = smoke (the plane smells good!) streaming out through the holes we = missed. Now, it's not possible to tape everything. There are some places that = only RTV works. But it seems that there are a fair number where a tape = product such as duct tape might work long term. Possible problems?=20 Maybe it will spring leaks? Maybe a different tape would be better. Maybe it will leave adhesive that has to be cleaned off when you pull it = up three years down to do maintenance? Sure, but RTV is a bitch to clean = off, and GooGone works well on tape residue. Who knows? Does anyone really know? Comments? Ted Noel N540TF -------------------------------------------------- The Bible Only http://www.bibleonly.org If the Bible doesn't teach it, neither will we! ------=_NextPart_000_02AF_01C8249E.8076A130 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To all,

Sometimes, an idea is so crazy that it = might=20 actually have some merit. I'm throwing one out for you guys to chew=20 on.

Marv and I are pressure testing my = L-IV-P. Our=20 first step was to hook a shop vac up backwards and blow it into the = cabin. We=20 buttoned things up, but due to the need to recheck a few things, we duct = taped=20 some long seams rather than RTVing them. It worked quite well, with the = incense=20 smoke (the plane smells good!) streaming out through the holes we=20 missed.

Now, it's not possible to tape = everything. There=20 are some places that only RTV works. But it seems that there are a fair = number=20 where a tape product such as duct tape might work long term. Possible = problems?=20

Maybe it will spring leaks? Maybe a = different tape=20 would be better.

Maybe it will leave adhesive that has = to be cleaned=20 off when you pull it up three years down to do maintenance? Sure, but = RTV is a=20 bitch to clean off, and GooGone works well on tape residue.

Who knows? Does anyone really know?=20 Comments?

Ted Noel

N540TF

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