Date | Assembly | Instruction | Part | Description | Links |
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3/25/2011 | Engine | UPS Delivered 5 boxes from Sonex - Engine Order | Photos Shop-Video | ||
3/26/2011 | Engine | Inventory Engine Order | Photos Shop-Video | ||
02/14/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/15/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/17/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/20/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/22/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/23/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/24/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/25/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/26/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
02/28/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
03/08/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. Spent the day working on installing the anchor nut for the items bolted to the firewall. I placed a brass bushing on a washer head bolt/screw to hold the anchor nut in place on the firewall while I drilled the rivet holes. | Photos Shop-Video |
03/10/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
03/12/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
03/14/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
03/24/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
04/04/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
04/12/2014 | Engine | P01 | P01 | P30 Aerovee Engine Installation. | Photos Shop-Video |
05/26/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Did Service Bulletins. | Photos Shop-Video |
05/27/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Engine - Baffles. Continued working on the engine baffles. Gear - Main Gear Fairings. Finished fabricating the main gear fairings. Installed the main gear fairings. | Photos Shop-Video |
05/29/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Gear - Main Gear Fairings and Pants. Did some fitting and trimming on the main gear fairings. Also trimmed a slight curve on the main gear pants. This allows access to the air valve stems without removing the pant. Also trimmed the pant where it meets the fairing. Engine - Baffles. Continued working on the engine baffles. | Photos Shop-Video |
06/04/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Engine - Baffles. Continued working on the engine baffles. | Photos Shop-Video |
06/05/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Installed propeller. | Photos Shop-Video |
06/06/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Checked the tracking of the propeller. | Photos Shop-Video |
10/05/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Worked on fitting and fabricating baffles. | Photos Shop-Video |
10/06/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Worked on fitting and fabricating baffles. Stopped early because of thunder storm | Photos Shop-Video |
10/07/2015 | Engine | P01 | P01 | Worked on baffles. Located and drilled the holes in the exhaust for the EGT probes. Installed the EGT probes and checked for clearance from the cowl. | Photos Shop-Video |
10/16/2015 | Engine | E01 | Switched the prop bolts from AN5-41 to AN5-40. They are still too long. Used extra washers as spacers. Ordered AN5-37 bolts. | Photos Shop-Video | |
10/22/2015 | Engine | P01 | Worked on replacing the cylinders. | Photos Shop-Video | |
10/23/2015 | Engine | P01 | Finished installing the new cylinders. Started putting everything back on the engine. Adjusted the valves. | Photos Shop-Video | |
10/24/2015 | Engine | P01 | Checked the valve adjustment. Continued putting everything back on the engine. Baffle fences. | Photos Shop-Video | |
10/27/2015 | Engine | P01 | Installed a bolt in the bottom tail section at the tail skid. All fasteners are now installed for the aft bottom skin. Hooked up the oil pressure sender. Filled the engine with oil per the areovee manual instructions for initial oil fill. Also per the instructions used the starter to check for oil pressure on the EMS. After 3 10 second runs on the starter oil pressure was registering on the EMS. | Photos Shop-Video | |
10/28/2015 | Engine | P01 | Put 1 gallon of fuel in the tank. Check for leaks to the shut off valves. Did the final connection and adjustment of the throttle and mixture cables. Pulled the mixture to the cut off position. Open the fuel shut off valve. Had on fitting at the gasolator leaking. Tightened the fittings on the inside fuel line. Drained the gascolator. The gascolator quick drain is now dripping. Turned off the shut off valve. | Photos Shop-Video | |
10/29/2015 | Engine | P01 | Removed the quick drain valve. Found debris in the O ring. Cleaned and put back the quick drain valve. Leak/drip fixed. Removed the oil sender. Put some teflon paste on the treads of the oil sender. Put the sender back. Checked the ground continuity of the sender body to the engine bock ground. Ground connection is good. Picked up the exhaust pipes from being ceramic coated. Bolted the exhaust pipes to the engine. | Photos Shop-Video | |
10/30/2015 | Engine | P01 | Removed the wing tip lights and prepared the wings to go to the painter. Secured the exhaust pipes with the springs. Drilled a hole in the firewall and attached springs from the exhaust with a clamp. Installed the EGT sensors. Attached the EGT wires to the RDAC module. | Photos Shop-Video | |
10/31/2015 | Engine | P01 | Attached the CHT wires to the RDAC module. Made and attached the oil Temp sensor wire to the RDAC module. Did the first engine start. The engine did start but there are several issues. The throttle does not move correctly. The engine idles rough. Will work on sorting out these issues. | Photos Shop-Video | |
11/05/2015 | Engine | E01 | Worked on determining why the throttle sticks. Removed the throttle cable. Checked move movement of the throttle with the cable straight. Still sticks. Not because of any bend in the cable. Removed the Aero Injector. Remove the bolts holding it together. Worked the cable to see why it is sticking. Nothing obvious. Removed the needle. Polished the needle. Installed the needle. The slide now moves freely. Put the Aero Injector back together. Installed the Aero Injector back on the engine. Installed the mixture and throttle cables. It now appears that the throttle moves smoothly. | Photos Shop-Video | |
11/07/2015 | Engine | E01 | Fabricated and installed the crankcase breather tube in and out of the oil separator. Started the engine. Oil preasure was 38psi. Oil temp got up to 89 degrees. Throttle was completley stuck with the engine running. Without the engine running the throttle moves freely. The engine was running at about 1400 RPMs. After shut down no oil or fuel leaks were found. | Photos Shop-Video | |
12/24/2015 | Engine | P01 | Test Run for engine. | Photos Shop-Video | |
1/29/2016 | Engine | Worked on trimming engine baffles. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/4/2016 | Engine | Trimmed the exhaust pipes to be 2" out of the cowling. Measure ARM lenghts for the weight and balance. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/8/2016 | Engine | Worked on trimming engine baffles. Used paper clips to gauge the proper gap between the baffle fence and the cowling. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/9/2016 | Engine | Made the backing strips for the back and side baffles. Cut the rubber baffle strips for the side and back baffles. Pilt drilled and clecoed the rubber and backing strips in place for the side and back baffles. Checked the cowl for proper fit with the side and back baffles. They appear to have a nice tight fit. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/10/2016 | Engine | Up drilled and de burred the holes for the rubber seals on the back and side baffles. Riveted the back and side rubber seals in place. Used the band saw to cut the remaining backing strips. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/11/2016 | Engine | Worked on baffle seals for oil cooler inlet. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/12/2016 | Engine | Finished baffle seals for oil cooler inlet. Need to flip the bottom seal. It sticks up into the flow of air. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/13/2016 | Engine | Flipped the bottom baffle seal on the oil cooler inlet. Found some small oil leakage around the oil screen plate. Changed and torqued the nuts on the oil screen plate. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/15/2016 | Engine | Completed fabricating and installing the baffle seals across the front of the engine. It has a nice tight fit. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/16/2016 | Engine | Fabricated and installed a cover to place at the back of the right side baffle. This covers a hole in the engine case where the starter is located. Also fabricated a angle to support the throttle and mixture cables at the front bottom of the engine | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/17/2016 | Engine | Worked on routing and securing wiring in the engine area. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/18/2016 | Engine | Worked on routing and securing wiring in the engine area. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/22/2016 | Engine | Worked on routing and securing wiring in the engine area. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/23/2016 | Engine | Worked on routing and securing wiring in the engine area. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/25/2016 | Engine | Worked on routing and securing wiring in the engine area. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/26/2016 | Engine | Worked on routing and securing wiring in the engine area. Also Ron Smith EAA Tech Counselor did a final inspection. | Photos Shop-Video | ||
2/29/2016 | Engine | Misc to do items to finish up. | Photos Shop-Video |