Hi Vic, Looking forward to this series. Very applicable! I just replaced my starter solenoid on our RV-10. Its wear looked very similar to yours when i dissected it. i.e. not bad at all, BUT even with that minimal visual level of wear, it was performing poorly.
Thank you guys I really enjoy watching your videos and I learn a lot from it I have an RV 9 a here in Washington State looking forward to hearing more on the repairs that you are going to share
Please don’t take this as an insult . I had a boss who had a pet peeve about having not just metal on metal but metal on an engine frame would throw him into a rage. Now I see it fr what it is. We weren’t even allowed to zip tie onto the frame to keep the hose from rubbing until we put rub tape onto it. Every tad to be Sinched down to perfection if hoses were coming near non critical (non engine frame ) we would put a dab of RTV to prevent any unneeded rubbing or vibration. Was wondering what you thought because it’s the first thing I noticed in the beginning of your vid. I’m only a 4 year apprentice about to take my test next month but I just thought I’d ask. Thanks. Great video. Great Chanel happy new year. Mike KLZU
Happy new year! Thanks for doing these videos, they are a HUGE service to the community. I wonder what your thoughts are about "infant mortality"/mechanic-induced failures, versus pre-emptive maintenance. For example, what's the failure mode on those hoses, versus the odds of doing the replacement wrong or getting a defective component? Isn't that metal braid around the hose for a reason? :) As a concrete example, I once pre-emptively replaced my Odyssey battery after 5 years of good service. Second flight with the new battery and I was stranded away from home without enough current for the starter to budge the prop. As best I could tell, there must have been a hairline crack below the battery post, enough to give voltage but very little current.
infant mortality is certainly a probability, but I think it is lower than the failure rate of aged-out items. the metal braid is there for protection of the hose. the rubber inside of it still has a shelf/use life of 8 years.
Operating off of a turf (covered with plastic) runway, what is the life expectancy of the gear legs specifically on the -10, but generally on any of the RV's?
Thank you Vic, so very happy I found your channel, I would love to fly you to UT and inspect my 2010 RV10. 603 hours.
Very happy I found your channel, I would love to fly you out and go through my 2010 RV 10.
Hi Vic, Looking forward to this series. Very applicable! I just replaced my starter solenoid on our RV-10. Its wear looked very similar to yours when i dissected it. i.e. not bad at all, BUT even with that minimal visual level of wear, it was performing poorly.
Thanks Vic, sorry to hear you’ve been feeling under the weather. Aging is challenging. Best to you in 2024.
Thanks for your great informative videos! Looking forward to the ones to come.
Thank you guys I really enjoy watching your videos and I learn a lot from it I have an RV 9 a here in Washington State looking forward to hearing more on the repairs that you are going to share
I love to do and see postmortems. I'm not a fan of temperfoam and instead prefer the blue Luxfoam. Very light.
Happy New Year Vic, thanks for getting us off to a start on keeping up with our on-going maintenance.
Great plans and looking forward to your next year's videos. Keep up the great work.
Please don’t take this as an insult . I had a boss who had a pet peeve about having not just metal on metal but metal on an engine frame would throw him into a rage. Now I see it fr what it is. We weren’t even allowed to zip tie onto the frame to keep the hose from rubbing until we put rub tape onto it. Every tad to be Sinched down to perfection if hoses were coming near non critical (non engine frame ) we would put a dab of RTV to prevent any unneeded rubbing or vibration.
Was wondering what you thought because it’s the first thing I noticed in the beginning of your vid.
I’m only a 4 year apprentice about to take my test next month but I just thought I’d ask.
Thanks. Great video. Great Chanel happy new year.
Mike KLZU
I have the same practice. I wrap the tubes or use RTV.
Happy new year! Thanks for doing these videos, they are a HUGE service to the community.
I wonder what your thoughts are about "infant mortality"/mechanic-induced failures, versus pre-emptive maintenance. For example, what's the failure mode on those hoses, versus the odds of doing the replacement wrong or getting a defective component? Isn't that metal braid around the hose for a reason? :)
As a concrete example, I once pre-emptively replaced my Odyssey battery after 5 years of good service. Second flight with the new battery and I was stranded away from home without enough current for the starter to budge the prop. As best I could tell, there must have been a hairline crack below the battery post, enough to give voltage but very little current.
infant mortality is certainly a probability, but I think it is lower than the failure rate of aged-out items. the metal braid is there for protection of the hose. the rubber inside of it still has a shelf/use life of 8 years.
Happy New Year
What did you use for the wing root transition? Looks like the same rubber channel that covers the gap under the horizontal stabilizer.
Beech wing root seal. spruce part no. 05-00040
Operating off of a turf (covered with plastic) runway, what is the life expectancy of the gear legs specifically on the -10, but generally on any of the RV's?
the runway with the perfmat ends up being pretty smooth, but certainly not as smooth as a paved runway. I haven’t seen any problems so far.