Engine Air Cleaner – Round

Obsolete: We are currently running without an air filter as it restricted engine RPM. We’ve decided to redo our engine air system and include a air filter, though it isn’t specifically called for in the manaul. Along the way I’m adding side diverging exits from the NACA ducts, and redoing our cooling plenum to allow for […]

Cabin Heat Test

Here you can see we’ve cleaned up the heater installation a bit, and removed the oil lines to the “standard” NACA location. We’re going to set up so we can recirc air through the cabin, to the heating element, and back to the cabin, or dump the heat overboard. I’m actually not sure how effective […]

Attaching Heater to Sump

We’re gearing up to move into our new diggs, but in the meantime we potted our door pin receiver covers in, and installed the Reiff preheat system. Also you can see the spray foam we’re making the beauty covers on the sides of the footwells. Sump prepared Sump heating element For formatting only Lorem ipsum […]

Ward Alternate Air Door

I’ll be connecting my new side-divert runner to the air cleaner box, then on to one of Jim Ward’s alternate-air intakes (pictured below). If the air cleaner become clogged, wet, or frozen over the door on Jim’s intake will open an by-pass the cleaner with Cowling air. Engine Alternate Air Box

Reiff Preheater Delivery

We’ll start installing the Reiff preheat system once the cowling work is done. Here you can see we’ve purchased the turbo XL version. Reiff preheater system (turbo XL) For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum […]

Air/Oil Separator

We purchased a CozyGirrrls air/oil separator for our engine and mounted to the engine mount with Adel clamps for now. We also just have the oil draining into a cup, though I hope to get a member of our EAA chapter to weld a nipple on one of my oil drain-back tubes so I can […]