Today started out very slow. I spent time learning about timing the ignition to the engine. The Lycoming manuals are not very descriptive because they are intended to cover a lot of different engines and accessories. To add to that, my combination of engine, ignition, injection, propeller, starter, etc, etc, etc is not something for which LycomingContinue reading “Slow Day, education, and more Fluid”
Category Archives: Fuel Injection
A few pebbles
After a day of progress in the shop, Greg always says, “Another pebble off of Mt. Everest.” Today was a great day in the shop. We made progress… and all of it seemed to be FORWARD progress. Greg started in on the last of the engine sensors, the Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) probes. We decided inContinue reading “A few pebbles”
Today: Oil, Fuel, and Throttle, Oh my
Today started with a trip to Harbor Freight. My organization has been sorely lacking in the Garaggio. All of my friends who come to help gently give me reminders of that from time to time. The amount of time we spend looking for things is hugely inefficient. Last time Eric was here working on wiringContinue reading “Today: Oil, Fuel, and Throttle, Oh my”
Carpe Diem
Today was such a beautiful day here. One of those days you just have to take advantage of. Plus, May 2nd is a day I am reminded not to take my time for granted. So how better to ‘carpe diem’ than going for an airplane ride. My buddy Dru picked me up in his beautifullyContinue reading “Carpe Diem”
Whittling away
Today was a day for whittling away at tasks to try to reverse the ‘one step forward, two steps back’ trend we have had lately. Greg got a lot of work done on the new mount for the throttle and mixture cable. The goal was to transfer the stress of mounting the cables to aContinue reading “Whittling away”
The way of ‘plumbing projects’
The last two days were somewhat frustrating in the workshop, but ended with getting my mojo back. I hate household plumbing projects because, for me, they typically go something like this. Make a plan. Go to the store to pick up parts. Start disassembly/modification. Clean up. Start reassembly/fabrication/installation. Realize you don’t have parts you needContinue reading “The way of ‘plumbing projects’”
Hosed
It was a short session today in the workshop, but I was hosed from the get go. Literally, and figuratively. in accordance with a suggestion from Scott Spencer, I decided to seal the ends of the fire sleeve with RTV to prevent the fibers from wicking up oils, solvents, etc. They make a product toContinue reading “Hosed”
Cable routing redoux
A few days ago Greg and I intended to measure the length of cable required for the throttle and mixture. We started running into troubles due to cowl interference. So we started brainstorming alternatives, again. Finally we determined that both control arms had to be on the right side of the fuel injection servo andContinue reading “Cable routing redoux “
Back from Vacation, and the most looked forward to day of the year
That is right, today was the first day I could work with the overhead door open in the shop. There have been other days with the temperature high enough, but I was either gone, or it was too windy. Man is it nice to ‘be outside’ while working. 🙂 Just after opening up the garageContinue reading “Back from Vacation, and the most looked forward to day of the year”
Vacation
The other half is insisting on a vacation, and who am I to object? So I won’t be back in the Garaggio for a little while. Today was filled with preparations to be gone for 2 weeks. So I didn’t get what I wanted to done, but we had a very productive week. So I’mContinue reading “Vacation”
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