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Old March 13th 11, 05:38 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bruno[_2_]
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Default 8 hours so far into trying to get washer into pitot tube...

On Mar 5, 2:02*am, marco wrote:
On Mar 5, 12:44*am, Walt Connelly Walt.Connelly.

wrote:
Hang in there Bruno. *I learned long ago that it would take me twice as
long and cost me twice as much as it would had I hired a COMPETENT
MECHANIC.


Still enjoy watching your videos on Youtube.


Walt


--
Walt Connelly


Actually I am expecting a video on this one as well.......;-)


Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. After close to 14
hours the little bugger finally popped into place! Wow! It is not as
easy as it sounds. The O-ring is very deformed while in the must
smaller diameter tube and is a real joy to get into that crazy groove
3-4 inches back. Well, at least I can testify that it is possible to
do. I found a few tricks along the way that really helped at the
end. Had I used those from the beginning it would have taken only an
hour or two at the most. Live and learn. If anyone ends up in this
situation in the future and needs to know the tricks, feel free to
contact me.

Looking forward to paying close attention to the Seniors this week!
Good luck all and fly safe.
Bruno - B4