All - In the annual corrosion inspection on my Alon, I found it much easier to clean out this year's accumulation of mouse mess with the larger holes. I can get my hand in there and do a much better job scrubbing the affected section of the interior of the wing with engine cleaner.
Don _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 7:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Center Section Inspection..... the cover is 415-13280-03 and the ring is 415-13280-01 Kevin1 --- In [email protected] <mailto:ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com> , Chris <chris_...@...> wrote: > > I am gearing > up to do the center section inspection on my 415C (#2297). > > > There are > two kits offered for this Service Bulletin, SB31, from Skyport: > > > SK-80-1 > Smooth belly skin. > > SK-80-2 > Beaded belly skin. > > My skin is > smooth. My understanding is that the > holes for the beaded kit are smaller to fit between the beads. > > > My questions: > > 1) Why not use the kit with the smaller holes? I think one could still do an adequate > inspection though a slightly smaller hole. > > 2) My interior is completely gutted. I think you could see most everything without > any holes at all. However, I will put > them in for future inspections. I have > heard that some of the holes really are not required to see everything? > > 3) $270 is a lot of money to spend for some > plates and re-enforcing rings. If you > got a really cool template and the cutting tool, it might be okay, but you do > not. Is it possible to source these > parts without buying the kit? > > > Thanks to > the group. > > Chris > > Santa Cruz, > CA >
