Prop prep, cabin heat, and sniffle tube

Uncrated the prop.

Match drilled and clecoed the spinner plate doubler to the spinner plate. Marked and cut out the center of the spinner plate with a skill saw. I cleaned it up with files, and a bit of emory cloth. I scuffed and primed the plate and the doubler then riveted them together. I attached the spinner plate assembly to the back of prop and re-torqued the bolts. The prop is now ready to be mounted to the engine.

Installed the heater muffs and associated SCAT hoses.

Fabricated and installed the sniffle tube.

Today’s Time (hours):	8.0
Finish kit (hours):	231.0
Total Time (hours):	965.0

Installed the fuel injection servo and exhaust system

Installed the fuel injection servo. A gasket, four nuts, and two fuel lines. pretty straightforward.

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Installed the exhaust system. Slightly less straightforward than the fuel servo but not too bad.

Today’s Time (hours):	5.0
Finish kit (hours):	209.0
Total Time (hours):	943.0

More engine stuff

I wired up the ammeter. I picked up a couple of inline fuses that had mounting holes. I attached them to the engine mount with an adel clamp.

I fabricated a mount for the Garmin GA 27 GPS antenna by modifying the suction cup mount that came with the antenna. I cut it to match the profile of the antenna, bent the mounting tab to a right angle and cut it shorter. I drilled a hole for the mounting screw and viola.

I wired up the left magneto.

I installed the fuel line form the firewall to the fuel pump.

I cut the right angle hose segment and installed the breather tube.

I installed the line to the oil pressure sensor.

I began terminating the oil, fuel, and manifold pressure sensor wires but realized that I didn’t have any fully insulate quick disconnect terminals. So put in my daily Aircraft Spruce order.

I wired up the right PMag.

Attached the upper and lower oil cooler lines.

Today’s Time (hours):	7.0
Finish kit (hours):	204.0
Total Time (hours):	938.0

Engine install continues

Eeked out a few hours of building this week.

Installed the fuel overflow tube.

Installed the dipstick tube and lock wired it in place.

I ordered a tach cover from Vans and this is what showed up. It has no means to lock wire it. I’m going to replace it with one from Spruce.

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Installed the oil temperature sensor.

Installed the alternator.

Installed the cylinder head temperature sensors.

Today’s Time (hours):	4.0
Finish kit (hours):	197.0
Total Time (hours):	931.0

Installed prop governor, fuel flow sensor, and sniffle valve

Installed the prop governor. I wasn’t sure what hardware to use. The plans said to refer to the engine/governor installation instructions. The Hartzell instructions said to refer to the engine manufacturer’s instructions. The Lycoming instructions that came with the engine were mute on the topic. I was able to find an illustrated parts catalogue for the engine on Lycoming’s web site. It showed a washer, a star washer and a plain nut. Now I need to figure out where Lycoming keeps its torque values.

I installed the fuel flow sensor and the fuel lines from the fuel pump and to the fuel injection servo.

I installed the sniffle valve. This seemed like it was going to be straightforward. Remove the plug; install the valve. What I didn’t take into account was that the intake manifold was full of preservative oil. So now my nose gear and tire are well lubricated and in no danger of corroding.

Today’s Time (hours):	2.0
Finish kit (hours):	193.0
Total Time (hours):	927.0

Got the gear and engine mounted and moved to the garage!

Special thank you to Jared, Wes, Scott, and Remy for all their help on Saturday! We got the fuselage out of the basement, Got the main gear attached and wheeled it around the house, up the hill, and into the garage. Then we bolted on the engine mount and nose gear on.

Mounted the battery and starter relays to the firewall along with the associated fuse and ammeter shunt. Mounted the MAP, oil pressure, and fuel pressure sensors. Jared and Wes added all of the fittings to the Engine and we bolted it to the mount.