<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585</id><updated>2011-08-26T05:27:04.619-07:00</updated><category term='engine'/><title type='text'>Firewall Forward</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>22</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-2978779904717704935</id><published>2008-08-25T10:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-09T01:58:07.156-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cooling air exit</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxg-q2dMI/AAAAAAAAA2I/1UQi0HD3D24/s1600-h/HPIM1783.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238514865466143938" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxg-q2dMI/AAAAAAAAA2I/1UQi0HD3D24/s400/HPIM1783.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I posted this yesterday on Vansairforce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;I hardly have a problem but am trying to operate with the CHT not more than 400F in the climb. At about about 135/140mph near gross I can make about 1400fpm with everything forward. (160hp O-320 MT 2blade c/s prop, P-mags.) After around 3000' I then have to change something or I break my self imposed 400F CHT limit. I would however like to be able to climb with everything forward to the stratosphere, or at least 10000'.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;One solution is to get the speed above 150mph which of course cuts the climb rate. Another is to reduce to around 25 square and keep the same speed. The second is the more effective because I suspect the P-mags retard a little which more than compensates for the reduced fuel flow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;I dont have an oil temp problem. In fact next time the top cowl is off I will reduce the air flow to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/02/oil-cooler-oil-lines-and-control-cables.html#links" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank"&gt;the oil cooler &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;to get the oil temp up a bit leaving more air for the CHT.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxhBk7vfI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/LM7BTKl0Yag/s1600-h/HPIM1781.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238514866246630898" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxhBk7vfI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/LM7BTKl0Yag/s400/HPIM1781.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;I am wondering&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;if I should cut some of the bottom cowl away&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;. It is clear to me that with the 4-pipe exhaust there is less air outlet area than inlet area. This may well be the real issue but once its cut its gone for ever."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;I had a number of interesting replies, though no one was convinced cutting the cowl was the solution, although several agreed the outlet should be larger than the inlet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxhSKhhtI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/x547dQGdvDE/s1600-h/HPIM1778.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238514870699263698" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxhSKhhtI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/x547dQGdvDE/s400/HPIM1778.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My idea is to cut straight across from the left hand pair of pipes until it meets the slightly deeper cut on the RHS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxh9mH4RI/AAAAAAAAA2g/HX9gg7xDWTI/s1600-h/HPIM1776.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238514882357747986" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxh9mH4RI/AAAAAAAAA2g/HX9gg7xDWTI/s400/HPIM1776.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I guess when I posted this I was expecting to hear of others who had enlarged the outlet on a -4.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-2978779904717704935?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/2978779904717704935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=2978779904717704935&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/2978779904717704935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/2978779904717704935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/08/cooling-air-exit.html' title='Cooling air exit'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SLLxg-q2dMI/AAAAAAAAA2I/1UQi0HD3D24/s72-c/HPIM1783.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-1775266894966556656</id><published>2008-07-05T17:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-08T12:11:43.887-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Skytec starter has problems..... test flying has stopped.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAgsYg4AJI/AAAAAAAAA00/m2iWmg1CaT8/s1600-h/HPIM1737.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAgsYg4AJI/AAAAAAAAA00/m2iWmg1CaT8/s400/HPIM1737.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219707914989076626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHARUEaYD5I/AAAAAAAAA0c/xQMG_U53JAw/s1600-h/HPIM1734.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHARUEaYD5I/AAAAAAAAA0c/xQMG_U53JAw/s400/HPIM1734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219691004601831314" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;With about 6 hours on the engine, flight test progress has ground to a halt. At the end of a very satisfying day of testing (4th July) I filled the tanks, went to start the engine to taxi back to the hangar to be confronted by an awful sound from the starter. I was not aware of any kick back which, looking back through the Vansairforce archives, appears to be frequently the demise of rather too many Skytec starters .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHARUqVz7dI/AAAAAAAAA0s/CVtTg9eahcE/s1600-h/HPIM1738.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHARUqVz7dI/AAAAAAAAA0s/CVtTg9eahcE/s400/HPIM1738.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219691014783233490" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As you will see from the first four pictures, the starter motor is hardly overlapping, or meshing, with the starter ring. Just the tops of the teeth appear to be in contact. This is witnessed by the very slight wear on the starter ring. I am not sure if this poor meshing is the cause of the problem or a result. (A result of what I don't know.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The engine is an O-320 from Aerosport Power. Its a Skytec LS starter with dual P-mag ignitions, a two blade MT prop, and an Odyssey battery. Until now every start has been very easy and immediate with no sign of a problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAQtoa38tI/AAAAAAAAA0E/v9Zrn_UfxNA/s1600-h/HPIM1717.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAQtoa38tI/AAAAAAAAA0E/v9Zrn_UfxNA/s400/HPIM1717.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219690344252699346" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;To me it looks as though the whole base of the starter is too thick and the little sprocket wheel is positioned too far from the starter ring around the flywheel. An alternative explanation is the starter motor bracket has deformed and it has bent away. I have to say though I can see no sign of deformation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is wired as &lt;a href="http://www.skytecair.com/images/Exp%20LS%20Wiring_1100.jpg"&gt;Skytec suggest here&lt;/a&gt;. This, plus the dual P-mags, I would have thought would protect it from any kickback problems, though I do not in fact think that was the cause.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAQt70gVEI/AAAAAAAAA0M/SAhME6ILDTE/s1600-h/HPIM1739.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAQt70gVEI/AAAAAAAAA0M/SAhME6ILDTE/s400/HPIM1739.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219690349460476994" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the teeth are on the flywheel, but as you can possibly see in the last two pictures there is some damage to the corners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has been hard to get things moving this having happened late on a Friday in the UK. I am trying to be patient and not think too badly with the suppliers involved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAQuHYxvmI/AAAAAAAAA0U/o25x2uOASTM/s1600-h/HPIM1722.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAQuHYxvmI/AAAAAAAAA0U/o25x2uOASTM/s400/HPIM1722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219690352565403234" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The primary questions that run through my head are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Why did this happen (after just 6 hours - perhaps 20 starts.)?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Why will a replacement unit be any better?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Will Aerosport Power and Skytec get me back in the air quickly or slowly?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Postscript - 8th July '08&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well Aerosport Power sure came through on this one. On the 7th thy had a Skytec NL model and toothed ring shipped, and as I write I see FedEx have just cleared it through Stansted Airport. Soon be here.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-1775266894966556656?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/1775266894966556656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=1775266894966556656&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/1775266894966556656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/1775266894966556656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-skytec-starter-has-problems-test.html' title='My Skytec starter has problems..... test flying has stopped.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SHAgsYg4AJI/AAAAAAAAA00/m2iWmg1CaT8/s72-c/HPIM1737.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-4445977732251336585</id><published>2008-04-05T10:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-30T09:53:56.455-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Heater, carb heat and pressure sensors.</title><content type='html'>(As always, double click the pictures if you want more detail.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9EtQa7vI/AAAAAAAAAq4/76JadhBOhro/s1600-h/HPIM1611.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185821384506011378" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9EtQa7vI/AAAAAAAAAq4/76JadhBOhro/s400/HPIM1611.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Heater&lt;/strong&gt; - I decided a long while ago to take the cabin heat off the oil cooler rather than an exhaust muff. I am in the UK which is a temperate climate, so I do not need Alaskan quantities of heat, to keep warm. (As I write this it is snowing!) Those that do it this way usually report plenty of heat, though there are plenty of folk out there who will argue it is a really bad idea. To me the pluses are a much reduced problem of carbon monoxide, fewer parts/less weight, and those that do it this way report a much nicer, less 'scorched ', quality of air in the cabin. What is the downside? Very little as far as I can see. Worst case I can always buy an exhaust muff and hook it up. I had to make up a shroud to gather the air after it has been through the cooler which exercised my fiberglass skills. It's not pretty but it is reasonable on the inside, where it matters. People will reasonably comment that the efficiency of the cooler will drop dramatically. That is certainly true, but while I &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; live in Alaska I &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; live in Arizona either. My &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Supercub&lt;/span&gt; with an O-320 and the same cooler struggles to keep warm, and that only travels at 100mph. For break in, I will disconnect the cabin heat system, and seal it up, and remove the collector, since clearly at that stage the engine will be generating more than normal heat. If all else fails I will click the switch which turns on the Mercedes Benz seat heat&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;er&lt;/span&gt; that I will be sitting on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9FNQa7wI/AAAAAAAAArA/tj8-Hv8Zs-c/s1600-h/HPIM1612.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185821393095945986" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9FNQa7wI/AAAAAAAAArA/tj8-Hv8Zs-c/s400/HPIM1612.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Carb&lt;/span&gt; Heat&lt;/strong&gt; - This is now all connected up. Its a tight fit in a -4.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As each additional system is installed, despite my utmost efforts to think ahead and plan what else has to be added, the systems maximise their efforts to claim the same space. A good example was the screw on the heat box in the picture above. Its nut was claiming the same space as the tail of the bolt on the gear leg. If I had known this when I was putting the gear leg on I could have packed the head out with two more washers. I contemplated pulling it out in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;situ,&lt;/span&gt; but ended up by filing some of the tail off. To bolt the heat valve on, 8 #6 nuts and bolts still took 4 hours!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9FdQa7xI/AAAAAAAAArI/qKnCtQf70oo/s1600-h/HPIM1613.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185821397390913298" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9FdQa7xI/AAAAAAAAArI/qKnCtQf70oo/s400/HPIM1613.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pressure Sensors&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;FP&lt;/span&gt;, OP, MP have all found a home in front of the battery on top of the step. They are &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;accessible&lt;/span&gt; if they ever need replacement and the hose runs are quite reasonable. I took advice from VANS as to which hoses to buy for a -4 and they certainly mostly erred on the long side. Better than short I guess.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There has been a little discussion about the &lt;strong&gt;oil tube/ dipstick&lt;/strong&gt; for -4 on Vansairforce recently. Many people end up with one that is too long. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;Aerosport&lt;/span&gt; Power knew of the issue. This is what they supplied to me. If you cross their palm with silver I am sure they will sell you one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9FtQa7yI/AAAAAAAAArQ/g2sOXLBtOEE/s1600-h/HPIM1615.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185821401685880610" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9FtQa7yI/AAAAAAAAArQ/g2sOXLBtOEE/s400/HPIM1615.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Postscript - 30/7/08 - Carb Heat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;It turns out that the carb heat muff works well as you can see from the graph below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After an initial 2000'climb from 300'ASL, the engine settles down at about 23 square, and the engine leaned. The OAT is around 58F, and the carb temperature due to the venturi and vapourisation of the fuel, running at about 51F. On pulling full carb heat the temperature rises to around 63F. It looks as though if I had left it on a little longer, I would have had a slightly higher gain since the gradient of the curve is not yet flat. I do this 3 times. At around 13:05, I reduce power and again pull the carb heat. This results in a much larger gain, which is in fact when you really want it. This time with the engine developing little power for the descent, it goes more than 15F above the ambient temperature.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SJCWUCDeRbI/AAAAAAAAA1o/SKr-tW5Q3Gw/s1600-h/Carb+Heat.GIF"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/SJCWUCDeRbI/AAAAAAAAA1o/SKr-tW5Q3Gw/s400/Carb+Heat.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228844438270133682" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-4445977732251336585?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/4445977732251336585/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=4445977732251336585&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/4445977732251336585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/4445977732251336585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/04/heater-carb-heat-and-pressure-sensors.html' title='Heater, carb heat and pressure sensors.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R_e9EtQa7vI/AAAAAAAAAq4/76JadhBOhro/s72-c/HPIM1611.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-5331845512614496545</id><published>2008-02-16T10:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-09T01:44:42.454-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Carb heat muff, and other layout views.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R7cxWhOtMAI/AAAAAAAAAnA/QLLyETWmXWY/s1600-h/HPIM1509.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167653360377868290" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R7cxWhOtMAI/AAAAAAAAAnA/QLLyETWmXWY/s400/HPIM1509.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Finding room for the carb heat muff has been quite problematic. It would have been much easier with a cross over exhaust, but heeding Vetterman's advice I opted for the 4-pipe. In order to make it fit I had to file some extra holes on the far side of the muff to allow for the nuts and bolts that connect the two halves of the pipe together. It was a long afternoons work but I am very pleased with the final result. It (just ) clears everything.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The EGT probes are all installed. Rather than have them stick out, I have elected them to face inwards so the wiring will be between the manifold pipes and the engine block. That is one of the next tasks.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R7cxXBOtMBI/AAAAAAAAAnI/A40PbQLwEEM/s1600-h/HPIM1513.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167653368967802898" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R7cxXBOtMBI/AAAAAAAAAnI/A40PbQLwEEM/s400/HPIM1513.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;This picture, from above, shows things are getting pretty tight behind the engine, but everything will fit in I am certain and I will retain good access to the oil filter. The oil pipe across the top is not currently connected. I am waiting for a 90deg. fitting to arrive from Aerosport Power to replace the 45deg. the engine was supplied with. I just do not believe it is possible to get a hose onto a 45 when an MT prop governor is installed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The breather is installed and has a clear run down and ends &lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R7f_tROtMDI/AAAAAAAAAnY/4rEDhrFClM8/s1600-h/HPIM1511.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;just above the exhaust&lt;/a&gt; . The idea is that any oil mist coming down the breather is burned by the hot exterior of the pipe rather than becoming an oily mess on the underside of the aircraft. Also, it is hard to see how the breather could freeze up at the exit in this location. The concern I have is have I put the exit to the breather in a low pressure area so the pipe will be sucking on the sump. A similar installation worked well on my -9a.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;(And 'yes' its cold in my workshop as you can see by my old coat.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R7cxXROtMCI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/K8vAGeyiXgo/s1600-h/HPIM1512.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167653373262770210" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R7cxXROtMCI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/K8vAGeyiXgo/s400/HPIM1512.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Here you can see that the oil cooler, although hung on the outside of the engine mount, still fits inside the cowl cheek profile, as does the carb heat muff.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-5331845512614496545?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/5331845512614496545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=5331845512614496545&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/5331845512614496545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/5331845512614496545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/02/carb-heat-muff-and-other-layout-views.html' title='Carb heat muff, and other layout views.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R7cxWhOtMAI/AAAAAAAAAnA/QLLyETWmXWY/s72-c/HPIM1509.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-8915013762965302712</id><published>2008-02-09T10:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-09T10:53:38.468-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oil cooler, oil lines and control cables.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R63zNhOtL-I/AAAAAAAAAmw/fnkFLE_I_a0/s1600-h/HPIM1476.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165051761247727586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R63zNhOtL-I/AAAAAAAAAmw/fnkFLE_I_a0/s400/HPIM1476.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Finally the oil cooler has come to rest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I never did want to hang it in the baffles. It just seemed like more weight forward levering on the engine mount, and besides I am not sure there is room for it there in a -4.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The firewall was a possibility, but the material seems so thin and I would rather not drill it more than necessary. It would have to have been positioned very high up.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here it is within the profile of the cowl cheek and the 3" SCAT hose has quite a short run. It is mounted entirely on the engine frame at three points.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R630gBOtL_I/AAAAAAAAAm4/pqsm6PvHJH4/s1600-h/HPIM1475.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165053178586935282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R630gBOtL_I/AAAAAAAAAm4/pqsm6PvHJH4/s400/HPIM1475.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; From above it looks like this. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the c/s unit for the prop it is becoming very crowded back here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The oil lines to the cooler are not yet finalised but will almost certainly end up like this. It looks like I will need a new 90 degree fitting to get the oil from the engine to the cooler safely on its way. I have seen other folk cut into the prop governor bracket, but this does not make sense to me when it could come straight up. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; You can see the control cable runs. The prop cable does a 270 degree turn. This was not to use up length but to ensure the tightness of the turn did not appear excessive. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So far I have managed to preserve some space around the oil filter. I just about know where everything goes and this will remain with room to access it when it needs replacing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-8915013762965302712?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/8915013762965302712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=8915013762965302712&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/8915013762965302712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/8915013762965302712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/02/oil-cooler-oil-lines-and-control-cables.html' title='Oil cooler, oil lines and control cables.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R63zNhOtL-I/AAAAAAAAAmw/fnkFLE_I_a0/s72-c/HPIM1476.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-4844982678366341896</id><published>2008-02-06T10:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T10:50:33.789-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Throttle and Mixture linkage.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R6n_K0DgtSI/AAAAAAAAAmY/hBV3ZHCu7RE/s1600-h/HPIM1465.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163939008994129186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R6n_K0DgtSI/AAAAAAAAAmY/hBV3ZHCu7RE/s400/HPIM1465.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I have had some difficulty setting up the throttle, because everything need to be adjusted exactly, in order to achieve the full travel of the carburetor lever. Ideally the middle hole in the lever arm here would be 1/16th further up, or VANS quadrant would give you a tiny bit more range. I have an idea to fix it so you can be sure the carb is controlling the range, not the quadrant, but for that you have to go to the other end of the cable. &lt;a href="http://gikonfuse.blogspot.com/2008/02/throttle-cable.html#links"&gt;http://gikonfuse.blogspot.com/2008/02/throttle-cable.html#links&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The mixture was much simpler in that it requires only about 95% of the quadrant travel to give full range here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a bit concerned about the tightness of the bend in the mixture cable, though it runs quite freely.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-4844982678366341896?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/4844982678366341896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=4844982678366341896&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/4844982678366341896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/4844982678366341896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/02/throttle-and-mixture-linkage.html' title='Throttle and Mixture linkage.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R6n_K0DgtSI/AAAAAAAAAmY/hBV3ZHCu7RE/s72-c/HPIM1465.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-8888867918818592125</id><published>2008-01-17T10:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T10:37:12.956-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Baffles, exhaust stays, fuel and carb heat.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-byFQUwhI/AAAAAAAAAjo/c52oz2nwDFM/s1600-h/HPIM1372.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156511383068918290" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-byFQUwhI/AAAAAAAAAjo/c52oz2nwDFM/s400/HPIM1372.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The baffles are all cut to shape and the rubbers installed on the rear baffles. The rear baffles are primed, but I do not intend to paint them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The front baffles wont go on until I have painted them to match the front exterior of the cowl, since they are quite visible from the front.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-bylQUwiI/AAAAAAAAAjw/-N4dwbqMBS0/s1600-h/HPIM1368.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156511391658852898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-bylQUwiI/AAAAAAAAAjw/-N4dwbqMBS0/s400/HPIM1368.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The exhaust stays turned out to be easy to make and adjust for length. At the moment they only have one large washer at each end, but when I have more large washers I will run another bolt through before priming them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-by1QUwjI/AAAAAAAAAj4/s_fKcRjUcUU/s1600-h/HPIM1369.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156511395953820210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-by1QUwjI/AAAAAAAAAj4/s_fKcRjUcUU/s400/HPIM1369.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Here is a picture of the stay on the LHS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-bzFQUwkI/AAAAAAAAAkA/rkz8Tej6vYc/s1600-h/HPIM1370.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156511400248787522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-bzFQUwkI/AAAAAAAAAkA/rkz8Tej6vYc/s400/HPIM1370.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; In this picture you can see where the fuel exits the fuselage. From here it goes directly to the mechanical pump. The rest of the fuel system is inside the fuselage and you can see it &lt;a href="http://gikonfuse.blogspot.com/2008/01/fuel-system-inside-fuselage-is-complete.html#links" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With so little of the fuel system forward of the firewall I am hoping that there is no tendancy for vaporisation in hot weather. I think I am thinking about the day when I can find no 100LL to get home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-bzVQUwlI/AAAAAAAAAkI/m0Q8aheDsxU/s1600-h/HPIM1371.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156511404543754834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-bzVQUwlI/AAAAAAAAAkI/m0Q8aheDsxU/s400/HPIM1371.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I had some difficulty deciding how to mount the duct that brings carb heat down from the exhaust. In the end I have mounted it slightly high. The intent is that there will be some flow through the system when the flap is closed. When the engine is sucking heated air I think plenty will flow through the duct though there will be some leakage at the bottom.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-8888867918818592125?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/8888867918818592125/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=8888867918818592125&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/8888867918818592125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/8888867918818592125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/01/baffles-exhaust-stays-fuel-and-carb.html' title='Baffles, exhaust stays, fuel and carb heat.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R4-byFQUwhI/AAAAAAAAAjo/c52oz2nwDFM/s72-c/HPIM1372.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-4000365076962051583</id><published>2008-01-02T10:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T12:02:54.474-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oil Cooler location</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R3vfXlQUwbI/AAAAAAAAAi4/id5ELqGPMmU/s1600-h/HPIM1341.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150956195058860466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R3vfXlQUwbI/AAAAAAAAAi4/id5ELqGPMmU/s400/HPIM1341.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Before I take things further with the baffles I want to be sure I know where the oil cooler is to be located. If you are building a -4 you know space is very tight. I roughed out some brackets to enable me to hang it, as you see, on the outside of the engine mount. This will work, and allow me to use this otherwise dead space and allow access to the oil filter. &lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now I need to make the final brackets.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-4000365076962051583?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/4000365076962051583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=4000365076962051583&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/4000365076962051583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/4000365076962051583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2008/01/oil-cooler-location.html' title='Oil Cooler location'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R3vfXlQUwbI/AAAAAAAAAi4/id5ELqGPMmU/s72-c/HPIM1341.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-8319433831965644916</id><published>2007-12-29T10:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-29T10:59:12.603-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Baffles and prop governor oil line.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R3aWsLvQ34I/AAAAAAAAAiE/itIm6_mN5tg/s1600-h/HPIM1324.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149468909754179458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R3aWsLvQ34I/AAAAAAAAAiE/itIm6_mN5tg/s400/HPIM1324.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The baffles progress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The part for the rear wall on the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;LHS&lt;/span&gt; of the aircraft reflects the cowl shape of the RV4, but the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;RHS&lt;/span&gt; part has way too much material. I wonder if VANS shipped me the wrong part or if they always do this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Routing the oil line over the top of the engine appears to be a vast improvement to going underneath. The path is probably slightly shorter, and it is not competing with the electrics for space along the top of the sump. If you do decide to do it this way you will need a 45 degree fitting on the front of the engine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One issue I am pondering is how to stop the oil line from chafing where it passes through the rear baffle wall. There is no plastic bushing in the VANS catalogue that is big enough.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the desiccation plugs started to turn a little pink. I think it must be on the cylinder with the open valve. I took all the plugs out of the engine and regenerated the crystals. They are all a nice shade of mauve once again.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-8319433831965644916?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/8319433831965644916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=8319433831965644916&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/8319433831965644916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/8319433831965644916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/12/baffles-and-prop-governor-oil-line.html' title='Baffles and prop governor oil line.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R3aWsLvQ34I/AAAAAAAAAiE/itIm6_mN5tg/s72-c/HPIM1324.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-7713047071006971447</id><published>2007-12-08T09:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-11T09:22:34.906-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Baffled by the baffles.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R1raRtyuCLI/AAAAAAAAAhg/n4_W-ononto/s1600-h/HPIM1306.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141661922481801394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R1raRtyuCLI/AAAAAAAAAhg/n4_W-ononto/s400/HPIM1306.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I am starting to work on the baffles and the front of the engine. It raises a couple of questions:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Why is the 'normal' route for the c/s oil line from the fitting just to the right of the two &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;clecos,&lt;/span&gt; underneath the engine? It would be much simpler to use a 45 degree fitting and go over the top of the push rod tubes, and then through the rear baffle wall. I doubt it is any longer. Is this ever done? I can find no pictures of it done that way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) The baffle floor on #1 will slope down at nearly 45 degrees. I can see nothing unusual about my installation. Are all the -4 like this? Is it because of the c/s prop? I don't think I cut off much of the cowl at the back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Postscript - 11&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; December&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Aerosport&lt;/span&gt; Power, the supplier of the engine, say there is absolutely no reason not to go over the top.&lt;br /&gt;2) D-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;EXTL&lt;/span&gt;, a very well built German RV4 has a very similar steep slope to the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;baffle&lt;/span&gt; in front of #1. So onwards, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; one day upwards.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-7713047071006971447?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/7713047071006971447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=7713047071006971447&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/7713047071006971447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/7713047071006971447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/12/baffled-by-baffles.html' title='Baffled by the baffles.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R1raRtyuCLI/AAAAAAAAAhg/n4_W-ononto/s72-c/HPIM1306.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-2090843408330950625</id><published>2007-11-30T04:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-01T11:23:15.089-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fuel Pump fittings.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R1AJqW080dI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/eR-V0JW0Llk/s1600-R/HPIM1289.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138617798116561362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R1AJqW080dI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/zFogwEWka0w/s400/HPIM1289.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; In order to provide a better run for the hose bringing fuel to the fuel pump, and to make room for the control cables and exhaust hangers, I would like to replace the 90 degree fitting (center of picture) on the input side of a the fuel pump with a 45.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rotation of the fitting is blocked by the constant speed oil pressure unit. This leaves me in something of a quandary as to which unit is easier to remove in order to replace the fitting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I take the fuel pump off by undoing the two Allen Key studs, will the unit in fact be removable? Remember on a -4 there is almost no room between the fuel overflow takeoff on the back of the pump and the firewall, as you can see in the picture. With the studs removed does it slide off backwards or could it rotate downwards?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The alternative is to remove the entire constant speed unit. Yes, only 4 nuts, but some are very hard to get to, at least with my fat spanners and the poor access behind the engine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Postscript 1/12/07&lt;/strong&gt; - Today I took the constant speed unit off having been advised the fuel pump was not going to be easy. To get the c/s unit off I had to take both mags off. It was clearly the right way to do the job, I had the 90 degree fitting exchanged for a 45, and everything was back together in 80 minutes.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-2090843408330950625?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/2090843408330950625/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=2090843408330950625&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/2090843408330950625'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/2090843408330950625'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/11/fuel-pump-fittings.html' title='Fuel Pump fittings.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/R1AJqW080dI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/zFogwEWka0w/s72-c/HPIM1289.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-8148646484337615338</id><published>2007-11-14T09:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-08T09:51:47.557-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Exhaust - the fix!</title><content type='html'>A very supportive phone call and email from Larry &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Vetterman&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;em&gt;I have never seen the pipes this close to the tunnel. You can adjust the pipes however. They are new and very flexible. Take hold of the #1 and pull it towards the center. Give it a good push. No you cannot break it with just your amount of force applied. Then re align the #3 to it. Yes you can trim the extensions. We leave them long on purpose as some builder prefer them that way. My preference is to trim about 1.5 inches off the end.&lt;/em&gt; "&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I spent a few minutes on it today and believe this will work. (Larry has other plans if not.) I will have some time tomorrow and when it is sorted will post some more pictures. It is great to have a supplier who is committed to having a happy customer. Larry clearly is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Postscript 8&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; Dec&lt;/strong&gt; - I wrestled with the pipes for a long morning and made a considerable improvement. Took some photographs and sent to Larry. His &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;immediate&lt;/span&gt; response was that he would make me a new pipe for #1. How is that for good service. It was here in the UK 10 days later and fits a dream.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-8148646484337615338?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/8148646484337615338/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=8148646484337615338&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/8148646484337615338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/8148646484337615338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/11/exhaust-fix.html' title='Exhaust - the fix!'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-1805704962460491530</id><published>2007-11-11T10:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-02T01:47:06.375-08:00</updated><title type='text'>4-pipe exhaust</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIzDUNy2I/AAAAAAAAAhI/NPnXKVhEH4w/s1600-h/HPIM1257.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131650342312594274" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIzDUNy2I/AAAAAAAAAhI/NPnXKVhEH4w/s400/HPIM1257.jpg" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I seem to have a problem with the exhaust. I am wondering if it is just my set up, or if they are all like this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you look at the top picture you will see that the pipes are offset to the left (&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;RHS&lt;/span&gt; of aircraft). This may well be because they do not allow for the fact that the engine is offset. The problem that arises is #3 is very close to the F-451 fairing. Perhaps 5/16". The #1 pipe, the inner one is about 1/16" from the sump if that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see pipes #2 and #4 do not have this problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIyjUNy0I/AAAAAAAAAg4/0RURdVuXTyU/s1600-h/HPIM1264.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131650333722659650" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIyjUNy0I/AAAAAAAAAg4/0RURdVuXTyU/s400/HPIM1264.jpg" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nothing to complain about here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIyzUNy1I/AAAAAAAAAhA/SliZgOW-MYw/s1600-h/HPIM1265.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131650338017626962" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIyzUNy1I/AAAAAAAAAhA/SliZgOW-MYw/s400/HPIM1265.jpg" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But this seems really tight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wonder if I need the tails as long. If I took about 1.5" off the pipe, so the bent tail moved forward, the problem would reduce.&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully other builders have been here, otherwise I will have to track down  Vetterman.&lt;br /&gt;I must say I would prefer more symetry,&lt;br /&gt;but more importantly I am concerned they could hit the fuse when the engine stops/starts etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIyDUNyzI/AAAAAAAAAgw/qbfkTaAzIOQ/s1600-h/HPIM1260.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131650325132725042" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIyDUNyzI/AAAAAAAAAgw/qbfkTaAzIOQ/s400/HPIM1260.jpg" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-1805704962460491530?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/1805704962460491530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=1805704962460491530&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/1805704962460491530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/1805704962460491530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/11/4-pipe-exhaust.html' title='4-pipe exhaust'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RzdIzDUNy2I/AAAAAAAAAhI/NPnXKVhEH4w/s72-c/HPIM1257.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-935700881438581611</id><published>2007-10-14T22:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T23:18:35.503-07:00</updated><title type='text'>MT prop governor.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxMFxtPie6I/AAAAAAAAAfE/DkXxC1CFsf0/s1600-h/HPIM0944-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121443552766884770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxMFxtPie6I/AAAAAAAAAfE/DkXxC1CFsf0/s400/HPIM0944-1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxMB1tPie4I/AAAAAAAAAe0/clPdtmr8Z8U/s1600-h/HPIM0944.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxMB2NPie5I/AAAAAAAAAe8/RkZpXoywrRs/s1600-h/HPIM0946.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121439232029784978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxMB2NPie5I/AAAAAAAAAe8/RkZpXoywrRs/s400/HPIM0946.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have just realised that there are no pictures of the MT prop governor, so I have added these.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-935700881438581611?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/935700881438581611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=935700881438581611&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/935700881438581611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/935700881438581611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/10/mt-prop-governor.html' title='MT prop governor.'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxMFxtPie6I/AAAAAAAAAfE/DkXxC1CFsf0/s72-c/HPIM0944-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-725791487181450870</id><published>2007-09-18T00:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T22:39:33.043-07:00</updated><title type='text'>P mags</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxL8itPie1I/AAAAAAAAAec/sdNf4YNFu8E/s1600-h/HPIM1040.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121433399464196946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxL8itPie1I/AAAAAAAAAec/sdNf4YNFu8E/s400/HPIM1040.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; My P-mags arrived fresh from Texas. I had ordered an E-mag and a P-mag, but since there were no E-mags on the shelf they upgraded my order to P-mags, at no extra cost. That's what I call customer care!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have found it hard to find picture of e/p-mags bolted to engines, so I thought I would put a couple here. If you don't know what they are, go to this link. &lt;a href="http://emagair.com/Index.htm"&gt;http://emagair.com/Index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This picture shows the right p-mag. The first thing to understand is that unlike a conventional mag.., you can bolt it on rotated into any position you choose. The electronics takes care of the alignment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/Ru-GONW7Y9I/AAAAAAAAAaU/QnjAt3Jke6k/s1600-h/HPIM1041.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111451680750920658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/Ru-GONW7Y9I/AAAAAAAAAaU/QnjAt3Jke6k/s400/HPIM1041.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; In this second picture, you can see the green connector block, the manifold pressure sensor, currently covered by a shiny black cap, and just to the right of it, a LED, which is used in setup. (If it is hard to see double click the pictures, you will get a better view.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the third picture below, you can see the left hand p-mag. It is rotated nearly 180 degrees. I would like it further around, but the casing of the mag., interferes with one of the oil paths to the cooler. The slight disadvantage of it in this position, is the LED is somewhat hidden underneath, but no big problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/Ru-JSNW7Y-I/AAAAAAAAAac/weQUW706hwY/s1600-h/HPIM1042.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111455048005280738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/Ru-JSNW7Y-I/AAAAAAAAAac/weQUW706hwY/s400/HPIM1042.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the fourth picture, below, you are looking down from above. As well as the major performance advantages of P-mags., and the weight saving, you can see that in the constrained area in front of the firewall of an RV4, there is a significant space saving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(In case it confuses anyone, the control cable and hose across the bottom of the picture are just parked there while I work on the plane. This is NOT a final location.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/Ru-JStW7Y_I/AAAAAAAAAak/o4jTOKsB714/s1600-h/HPIM1043.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111455056595215346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/Ru-JStW7Y_I/AAAAAAAAAak/o4jTOKsB714/s400/HPIM1043.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-725791487181450870?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/725791487181450870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=725791487181450870&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/725791487181450870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/725791487181450870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/09/p-mags.html' title='P mags'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RxL8itPie1I/AAAAAAAAAec/sdNf4YNFu8E/s72-c/HPIM1040.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-5916996073063405874</id><published>2007-09-16T02:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-16T02:32:30.207-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fuel Hose Problem</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RuzzBNW7Y3I/AAAAAAAAAZg/jHC9so_uwtM/s1600-h/HPIM1038.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110726879249916786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RuzzBNW7Y3I/AAAAAAAAAZg/jHC9so_uwtM/s400/HPIM1038.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;As light relief from prepping for painting, I decided to connect up the fuel pump to carb fuel line, but I just don't see how this is going to work out with the parts I have.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;In this first picture all looks well. The fuel line comes off the pump into a KB-090-T fitting from VANS. The red cap is covering the fuel pressure fitting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RuzyrdW7Y2I/AAAAAAAAAZY/BAPr4I4Gru4/s1600-h/HPIM1037.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110726505587762018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RuzyrdW7Y2I/AAAAAAAAAZY/BAPr4I4Gru4/s400/HPIM1037.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In this second picture though, you can see there is a significant problem. With the fitting rotated backwards, the fuel pipe is pressing against the mount tube and the gear leg housing. If you rotate the fitting forward, the problem doesn't reduce because while the engine mount tube is moving to the right in this picture, it is also moving closer to the camera, so it still is up hard against the fuel hose.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A 45 deg fitting allows for the fuel pipe to angle off to the right in this picture, but I would like to be able to measure fuel pressure. The only solution I can see is to buy a hose with a 45deg swivel on the end. I would welcome other ideas though. What have other builders done? (This is a dynafocal O-320.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you ask VANS which hose you should buy they advise this one, but I would hesitate before you go ahead. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-5916996073063405874?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/5916996073063405874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=5916996073063405874&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/5916996073063405874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/5916996073063405874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/09/fuel-hose-problem.html' title='Fuel Hose Problem'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RuzzBNW7Y3I/AAAAAAAAAZg/jHC9so_uwtM/s72-c/HPIM1038.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-1936874424856123328</id><published>2007-08-18T13:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-18T15:07:47.240-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Alternator</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RsdW8rSEkqI/AAAAAAAAAXc/fQ59a4lRLQY/s1600-h/HPIM0994.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100140703431037602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RsdW8rSEkqI/AAAAAAAAAXc/fQ59a4lRLQY/s400/HPIM0994.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;alternator&lt;/span&gt; is a pretty tight fit in here. I had to shorten the black stay since the lower end was pushing up against the cowl. Fortunately there was plenty of 'meat' on the upper end so I could reduce the length by about an inch and drill a new hole. You can see where I have sprayed the bare steel with etch primer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-1936874424856123328?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/1936874424856123328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=1936874424856123328&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/1936874424856123328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/1936874424856123328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/08/altenator.html' title='Alternator'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RsdW8rSEkqI/AAAAAAAAAXc/fQ59a4lRLQY/s72-c/HPIM0994.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-2939451807236250505</id><published>2007-07-13T10:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-13T10:34:37.599-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Engine install</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RpezzLHM-pI/AAAAAAAAAU0/r3JB5sN0Lb4/s1600-h/HPIM0943.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086731995875965586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RpezzLHM-pI/AAAAAAAAAU0/r3JB5sN0Lb4/s400/HPIM0943.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; We hung the engine today. It is a constant speed O-320 from &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Aerosport&lt;/span&gt; Power. It took two of us about 2 hours in total. It would have been less, but I messed up with the order of the washers so we had to back up at one stage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Aerosport&lt;/span&gt; were kind enough to install a special fuel pump overflow fitting. Without it you might well have contact between the fitting and where the firewall sticks out. You might want to remember this when you order an engine if you are building a -4.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/Rpe1gbHM-rI/AAAAAAAAAVE/mbnGzZMboxM/s1600-h/HPIM0942.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086733872776673970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/Rpe1gbHM-rI/AAAAAAAAAVE/mbnGzZMboxM/s400/HPIM0942.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; There is also an oil pressure takeoff point that needs to be installed before you you start, near the bottom right corner of the engine mount. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Aerosport&lt;/span&gt; Power had taken care of that though.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The engine as it came from &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Aerosport&lt;/span&gt; looks superb, though of course it will be a while before I know how it is in action. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing that is worth mentioning. I have the VS, HS and rudder plus tail wheel on the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;back end&lt;/span&gt;. It is now very light and can easily be lifted in one hand. When I next remove say the rudder I will have to be very careful it does not tip forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-2939451807236250505?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/2939451807236250505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=2939451807236250505&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/2939451807236250505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/2939451807236250505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/07/engine-install.html' title='Engine install'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RpezzLHM-pI/AAAAAAAAAU0/r3JB5sN0Lb4/s72-c/HPIM0943.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-3146647273669033956</id><published>2007-03-21T11:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-21T11:52:36.301-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Battery Installation</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RgF94a-Q1mI/AAAAAAAAALU/cB8q42jyXBY/s1600-h/HPIM0725.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044451465898284642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RgF94a-Q1mI/AAAAAAAAALU/cB8q42jyXBY/s400/HPIM0725.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;div&gt;The Odyssey went on the front of the firewall. I have put a bit of angle across the front of the firewall. AN3 bolts tie it into the rudder pedal brackets, and the RH vertical angle on the inside of the firewall.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are small tabs riveted on to the angle to stop it moving sideways. Since aeroplanes &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;dont&lt;/span&gt; develop significant sideways forces these are quite small.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Two long AN3 bolts and the angle you see hold it back against the firewall. Spacers on the bolts stop the battery being pinched.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RgF946-Q1nI/AAAAAAAAALc/bZJBl4VRoCk/s1600-h/HPIM0726.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044451474488219250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RgF946-Q1nI/AAAAAAAAALc/bZJBl4VRoCk/s400/HPIM0726.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-3146647273669033956?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/3146647273669033956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=3146647273669033956&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/3146647273669033956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/3146647273669033956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/03/battery-installation.html' title='Battery Installation'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RgF94a-Q1mI/AAAAAAAAALU/cB8q42jyXBY/s72-c/HPIM0725.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-5264339511655269185</id><published>2007-01-03T07:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-07T10:34:21.112-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='engine'/><title type='text'>O-320-D1A arrived today</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RZvV54Sy6KI/AAAAAAAAABw/-UR09flRvoA/s1600-h/HPIM0547.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015837800347658402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RZvV54Sy6KI/AAAAAAAAABw/-UR09flRvoA/s400/HPIM0547.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; My O-320-D1A arrived today from Aerosport Power in Kamloops, Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought a couple of pictures might be useful if you have never bought an engine before, and wondered how it is shipped.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It will be quite a while before it is started, but I have to say it is beautifully presented, as you can (just about) see from the attached pictures. It is inhibited so I wont open the bag for now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has arrived with a good set of records from its test run, and docs for the ancillaries that are included.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right now it comprises:&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RZvWI4Sy6LI/AAAAAAAAAB4/1IKJL4its90/s1600-h/HPIM0551.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015838058045696178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RZvWI4Sy6LI/AAAAAAAAAB4/1IKJL4its90/s400/HPIM0551.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Superior Cylinders&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sky-Tec Light Weight Starter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Carburetor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fuel Pump&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Primer System&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;RV4 Fuel pump and dipstick mod. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Denso 40 Amp Internally Regulated Alternator &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will probably go with the e-mag / p-mag ignition, but thought I would leave it for now, in case there are more minor mods to their system, or software updates, by the time I need them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wasn't planning to put a primer on it, just use the throttle pump, but now it is here I might just get seduced into installing it. What I have against it is the &lt;a href="http://gikoncnsdr.blogspot.com/2006/09/weight.html#links" target="_blank"&gt;weight&lt;/a&gt; thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RaE5eTRijYI/AAAAAAAAACY/BpgXLqdbY7I/s1600-h/HPIM0555.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017354652600143234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RaE5eTRijYI/AAAAAAAAACY/BpgXLqdbY7I/s400/HPIM0555.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017354656895110546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RaE5ejRijZI/AAAAAAAAACg/YgInUzG978E/s400/HPIM0554.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; added 7 Jan '07. Aerosport Power advised me &lt;em&gt;"The plastic wrap should be removed as condensation can accumulate under the plastic." &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I therefore have the chance to take a few more pictures which at least I will find useful since I keep forgetting what goes where on the back of the engine, when I think about the firewall.]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RaE5fzRijaI/AAAAAAAAACo/-7goq55LfW0/s1600-h/HPIM0552.jpg"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017354678369947042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RaE5fzRijaI/AAAAAAAAACo/-7goq55LfW0/s400/HPIM0552.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-5264339511655269185?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/5264339511655269185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=5264339511655269185&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/5264339511655269185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/5264339511655269185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2007/01/o-320-d1a-arrived-today.html' title='O-320-D1A arrived today'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n0oPgd-_rrk/RZvV54Sy6KI/AAAAAAAAABw/-UR09flRvoA/s72-c/HPIM0547.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-116508785536285479</id><published>2006-12-02T11:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-02T11:35:06.400-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Engine Frame</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2531/2999/1600/81377/HPIM0464.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2531/2999/1600/81377/HPIM0464.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; A big day for me today. Finally I have bolted the engine frame on. It, together with all the other steel parts, have been off to be powder coated, and just returned. I used RAL7035 since it appears to be what VANS use. I was delighted with the results. A very thin hard coat which would allow a crack to show through.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The frame was not quite accurate in its dimensions, and I used a penny washer under the lower RH corner. Its torqued up and tomorrow I will safety the bolts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the picture you can just see a part of a frame I have made up, to hold an Odyssey battery, on the forward face of the firewall. The angle running across ties into the rudder pedal supports and the RH vertical angle on the inside of the firewall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cowl hinges are in place which would be hard to do once the frame is on. I do have a concern about the hinge across the top though. I will return to this issue in the future.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-116508785536285479?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/116508785536285479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=116508785536285479&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/116508785536285479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/116508785536285479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2006/12/engine-frame.html' title='Engine Frame'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28370585.post-115822390265770782</id><published>2006-09-14T01:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-04T01:38:35.283-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Key Firewall Forward Decisions</title><content type='html'>It is finally time to order everything I will need in front of the firewall, so I must be making some progress. For me, this is the exciting part since I most enjoy the electrical and systems aspects of building.&lt;br /&gt;We are all different in what we want with our aircraft. I want it to be light in weight, and uncluttered, with no more instrumentation than necessary. I have banged on about &lt;a href="http://gikoncnsdr.blogspot.com/2006/09/weight.html#links" target="_blank"&gt;weight&lt;/a&gt; elsewhere, but I really believe it is worth concentrating on this issue, particularly on a -4.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe an important point to understand is that the things you do not have, can't go wrong! A statement of the obvious perhaps, but widely ignored.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The significant decisions I have made so far:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Engine&lt;/strong&gt; - I will order a carburated XP-O-320-D1A from Aerosport power. They can also supply a 40 amp alternator which they say is slightly smaller and lighter than the 60 amp VANS unit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;Note - added 4/10/06&lt;/strong&gt; - several people have been puzzled I did not order an injected engine. Putting aside the issue of the different  &lt;a href="http://gikoncnsdr.blogspot.com/2006/06/rv-4-cowls.html" target="_blank"&gt;RV4&lt;/a&gt; cowls for the injected engine, covered elsewhere, I think before you decide you should read Stein Bruch' s &lt;a href="http://www.vansairforce.net/engines.htm" target="_blank"&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; for a balanced view. I did, together with a lot of other input, and it saved me a lot of money.]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mags &lt;/strong&gt;- I can not build this aircraft and then use early last century technology to ignite the spark. I plan to install an &lt;a href="http://emagair.com/P-MAGII.htm" target="_blank"&gt;e-mag&lt;/a&gt; and a p-mag. If you are reading this in the UK you might be saying "The PFA wont let you". I have been working with the PFA and by the time this is ready to fly I think they will. (Lets be honest. Traditional mags are the least reliable part of our aircraft!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exhaust&lt;/strong&gt; - I spoke to Vetterman. He steered me towards the 4-pipe. The reasons being:&lt;br /&gt;a) Although in theory a cross over is more efficient, the pipe lengths are all wrong under the -4 cowls, so the most power (probably marginal) will come from the 4-pipe.&lt;br /&gt;b) The weight is about the same.&lt;br /&gt;c) I like the simplicity.&lt;br /&gt;d) Noise could be an issue but this can be more than compensated by thoughtful use of the pilots left hand!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/023_20.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/320/023_20.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prop&lt;/strong&gt; - A &lt;a href="http://gikoncnsdr.blogspot.com/2006/05/2-blades-or-3.html#links" target="_blank"&gt;2-blade&lt;/a&gt; hydraulic MTV11C. It will help me stop in my short strip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cabin Heat&lt;/strong&gt; - I am going to make a serious attempt to provide cabin heat by using the waste heat off the oil cooler. The UK does not have the bitter cold of the American mid West. For the rear passenger I plan to provide electric elements in the seat to keep her warm (and friendly).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why use the oil cooler heat?&lt;br /&gt;a) The heat is there for free and it reduces the risk of CO2 leaks.&lt;br /&gt;b) It reduces the parts count - less to go wrong.&lt;br /&gt;c) It reduces the weight.&lt;br /&gt;d) If I never manage to get enough heat, it wont be too difficult to add a heat muff on the exhaust. (I will try to remember to leave room for it.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Primer&lt;/strong&gt; - I will use the accelerator pump on the carb to prime the engine. With the new batteries and starters the engine spins so well, a stroke of the throttle will, I am sure, fire her up beautifully. I used to fly an O-540 Pawnee glider tug that was started this way, and it worked just fine. Just remember not to over prime! The reason again is simplicity and weight. This might not be appropriate in climates much colder than the UK.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carb Heat&lt;/strong&gt; - On my -9A, I followed the VANS design which results in minimal carb heat. It worked, but I was never happy. Since summer and winter here in the UK, particularly the Vale of York, we have frequent high humidity, I have decided to install a powerful carb heat system. I have ordered the muff from &lt;a href="http://robbinswings.com/index.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Robbins Wings&lt;/a&gt;. Nice to deal with by the way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking Brake&lt;/strong&gt; - I will dispense with this.&lt;br /&gt;a) I have never trusted the parking brake for doing my run ups. I always at least cover the brakes with my feet so I may as well use them.&lt;br /&gt;b) I do not trust them to hold the aircraft parked on a slope; for that you need chocks.&lt;br /&gt;c) Without the joints there is less opportunity for brake fluid leaks, and again it reduces the weight. You no longer need the Matco brake unit, the four fittings or the operating cable. It is one less control to clutter the cabin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It might not be to your taste, but that's just fine. It will suit me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gikoncnsdr.blogspot.com/2006/06/rv-4-cowls.html#links"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gikoncnsdr.blogspot.com/2006/06/rv-4-cowls.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://gikoncnsdr.blogspot.com/2006/06/rv-4-cowls.html#links"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28370585-115822390265770782?l=gikonfwf.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/feeds/115822390265770782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28370585&amp;postID=115822390265770782&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/115822390265770782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28370585/posts/default/115822390265770782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gikonfwf.blogspot.com/2006/09/key-firewall-forward-decisions.html' title='Key Firewall Forward Decisions'/><author><name>Retro</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2531/2999/1600/025_22A.2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
