X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:52:51 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from relay3.nyc2.attens.com ([63.240.1.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with ESMTP id 792371 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:21:03 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.240.1.44; envelope-from=rpastusek@htii.com Received: from boblaptop2 ([12.145.144.66]) by relay3.nyc2.attens.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) with SMTP id j9TBK9e00798 for ; Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:20:09 GMT From: "Robert R Pastusek" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] Pushrod corrosion protection X-Original-Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:16:53 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: Alan Adamson wrote: I'm about to install the pushrods on a Legacy and am wondering if I should provide some corrosion protection for them? Alan, we had ours powder coated (spray on powdered paint and then heat them in a special oven made for the purpose). They look very nice, but this is overkill for corrosion protection. Aluminum primer with almost any paint over that will probably protect them for longer than the rest of the airplane will last. Be sure to put some anti-corrosion fluid inside the tubes as well. I did this by drilling a small hole and squirting some in the completed tubes with an oil can, then draining out the excess and putting a small closed rivet in the hole. I'd definitely protect them in any case. Even a small bit of surface corrosion that doesn't affect their strength will detract from the value and appearance of your plane. Painting/treating them now is cheap insurance! Bob Pastusek