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- Sat Jan 06, 2018 10:33 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: More Cabin Heat
- Replies: 43
- Views: 9968
Re: More Cabin Heat
There is a piece of orange 2” hose ... it’s about 4”Long and connects the “heating wrap” around the muffler directly to the vent box into the cabin. Its an angular connection that is a poor design .Mine had some “wear” in it and I replaced it...that seemed to help...you can view it by looking up und...
- Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:31 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Cowling Paint
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2541
Re: Cowling Paint
-I will take some later in the week-...way to cold now
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:34 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Cowling Paint
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2541
Cowling Paint
I recently re-finished the inside of my cowling with Contego paint from Aircraft spruce and then used a reflective heat shield from Aircraft spruce to protect it from the engine heat. I only placed the heat shield right above the cylinders and near the mufflers...it works great. No bubbling and the ...
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:18 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: New Diamond DA40 Owner
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4389
Re: New Diamond DA40 Owner
That is unfortunate.....I purchased a 2004 DA-40 with 110hrs on it in 2013 and really have not had a lot of problems with it, a couple of fixes here and there but nothing major to speak of....what were the problems, just curious ?
Hans
Hans
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:02 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Re-finish 2004
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2060
Re: Re-finish 2004
Yes, I did forget that...
Thx Steve, Happy Holidays
Thx Steve, Happy Holidays
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 1:34 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Re-finish 2004
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2060
Re-finish 2004
-Just did a lot of wheel fairing re-finishing on my DA-40....its a 2004...came out great !!...took the wheel pants off wet sanded/filled/glassed all the marks and scrapes then took it to an auto body shop for a new gel-coat.
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:52 am
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Rudder cable replacement requirement changed
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6830
Re: Rudder cable replacement requirement changed
NO MORE RUDDER CABLE REPLACEMENTS! by Urquhart » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:24 pm :D Revision 7 of the DA40 maintence manual is on the web site now, just got off the phone with Diamond service rep.... Rudder cable replacement is only On Condition now, unless someone has changed their cables to non-stainless...
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:10 am
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Rudder cable replacement requirement changed
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6830
- Wed Dec 13, 2017 4:53 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Rudder cable replacement requirement changed
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6830
Re: Rudder cable replacement requirement changed
I currently own a 2004 DA-40 with 440hrs on it...always hangered and in impeccable condition..my question is that all the aviation “talk” is very confusing...at this point what would be the absolute mandatory issues that I have to address...
Thx guys
Thx guys
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:08 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Rudder cable replacement requirement changed
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6830
Re: Rudder cable replacement requirement changed
Does all this mean that if your DA-40 is registered in US its only "suggested" and not mandatory ?
Thx
Thx