X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:10:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mx3.pshift.com ([216.57.116.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2187226 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:42:06 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.57.116.8; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net Received: from ccaselt2 (unverified [216.57.118.64]) by mx3.pshift.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.4.568.30) with SMTP id for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:41:21 -0400 Received-SPF: none (mx3.pshift.com: domain of colyncase@earthlink.net does not designate any permitted senders) X-Modus-BlackList: 216.57.118.64=OK;colyncase@earthlink.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 216.57.118.64=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 216.57.118.64=NO X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 X-Original-Message-ID: <004701c7ca12$df973800$0202a8c0@nvidia.com> From: "Colyn Case on earthlink" X-Original-To: Subject: tsio-550 exhaust leaks X-Original-Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:41:21 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0044_01C7C9D8.33123A60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C7C9D8.33123A60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There's a procedure published in connection with a cessna AD for = checking your exhaust for leaks. Basically you put a soapy water solution on every slip joing and then = pressurize the exhaust to a couple psi. If you get slowly forming bubbles that is okay. If the solution blows = off you flunk. My system flunked on every slip joint. Notably the leak in the = transfer/balance tube burned through the blast tube to my gascolator. (This is in the first 60 hours of flight). I sent my whole system to AWI to have the slip joints replaced. I'm wondering if anyone else has performed this test and what the = results were? Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C7C9D8.33123A60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There's a procedure published in = connection with a=20 cessna AD for checking your exhaust for leaks.
Basically you put a soapy water = solution on every=20 slip joing and then pressurize the exhaust to a couple psi.
If you get slowly forming bubbles that = is=20 okay.   If the solution blows off you flunk.
 
My system flunked on every slip = joint.  =20 Notably the leak in the transfer/balance tube burned through the blast = tube to=20 my gascolator.
(This is in the first 60 hours of=20 flight).
 
I sent my whole system to AWI to have = the slip=20 joints replaced.
I'm wondering if anyone else has = performed this=20 test and what the results were?
 
Colyn
 
 
 
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