Engine Page 4
Just some of pix of the mostly completed FWF...
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Here you can see my fuel pump drain setup... |
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Completed alternator installation. I got the alternator from a local auto parts store... You can also see how I tied the bottom of the baffles together. I used left over hinge pin material... |
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Here's the carb heat muff I got from Rick Robbins of
Ribbins' Wings... He makes a quality product. I also have his
cabin heat muff... You can contact Rick at 303-422-9389 |
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When installing the prop I was about 3/16"
out on the track, but was able to get it to within 1/32 using paper as
shims between the prop and prop extension... The FWF is essentially done... All I have to do it safety the prop... I have not run the engine, but I have spun it a few times to keep get the juices flowing... |
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Today I fired up the engine for the first time... It took about 5 seconds to the fuel lines all primed with the boost pump, a quick prime to the front two cyls, then about a second on the starter is all it took to fire... |
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Everything was in the green and NO LEAKS! We only came up a few minor squawks... Tach seemed to be off quite a bit on the low side, MAP was off by about half, I need to re-route the top plug wires, and the exhaust was hitting the engine mount on the right side... All in all, it was worth a great big RV grin in my book! |
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