Category Archives: Exhaust
Sealing the Baffle, Ignition Wiring, EGT/CHT Wiring, Exhaust Temperature Probes and Mechanical Fuel Pump Safety Wire
Today I continued work on the baffles by sealing all of the gaps. I focused a lot of time around the cylinder heads as well as the engine mounting ears. There were also a number of tough spots on the … Continue reading
Baffle Painting Continues, Baffle Install and Fresh Air SCAT Tubes
Today I continued to paint the engine baffles with the Rust-Oleum 2000 degree high temp matt black paint. It dries quickly but isn’t very durable yet as it hasn’t cured a lot. The can does say it needs to be … Continue reading
Hanging the Exhaust, Replacement Exhaust Hangers, and Air/Oil Separator Valve Welding
I got the day started by redoing the exhaust brace hangar I had made up yesterday. The first piece I did was a longer version of the stock steel ones that were provided which proved to be too short to … Continue reading
Cowl Pin Covers, Oil Door Cutout and Hanging the Left Exhaust/Heat Muff
First item on the agenda today was to sand down the epoxy I had laid on the cowl exterior yesterday. This includes the epoxy over the horizontal rivet line for the hinges as well as the epoxy defining the cowl … Continue reading
Air/Oil Separator, Firewall Doublers, Engine Compartment Wiring, Engine Sensor Wiring and Hartzell Governor Extension Arm
Today I continued work on the Firewall Forward section and avoided the fiberglass cowl while the weather was chilly outside (and my lack of desire to get fiberglass dust on me for yet another day). I started by focusing on … Continue reading
Securing Fuselage Wiring, Pitot Tubing in Fuselage, Pilot side panel install, Quadrant Painting, Special Clean-up Tool, and Lower Cowl Fitting
Today was a smattering of small tasks mostly driven by the weather (again). I started off by running some green 1/4″ tubing for the Pitot line from the left wing root area to the behind the panel. I then secured … Continue reading
Co-Pilot Seat Heater, Exhaust Stud Re-Torquing, Brake Pipe Fittings, Rear Oxygen Outlet, and Armrest Electronics
I started the day by moving some things to the new hangar at the Aurora Airport – that’s right, we are now leasing a hangar! While the plane isn’t quite ready to head off to the airport yet, I was … Continue reading
Firewall Passthroughs, Oil Cooler Control & Butterfly Valve, and Exhaust Install
Today I spent a few hours back at the plane. The schedule has been busy lately, but I couldn’t stand to go all weekend without some work. So I removed the upper panel area so I could get to the … Continue reading
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