FWF 43 Engine Installation: Engine DIY Dehydrator

RV14 Build March/April 21

Engine Installation

Now that I have to rebuild my wings, I don't want the motor to have corrosion issues so I'm doing a few things to protect it over the next several months, once mt ACF-50 handheld applicator gets here i'll fog the cylinders, but for now I pulled the top plugs and installed rechargeable dehydrator plugs.

Then a made a forced air dehydrator. I bought an airtight 16 cup container, 6lbs or reusable desiccant beads, a 40gallon fish tank pump, some tubing, inline filter, and cheesecloth bag. The pump will recirculate air once i have exhaust tubes to hook the inlet line up to. I have already take the top of the pump off to RTV the seem together and add the air inlet. The goal was to make it as air tight as possible for when I want to have a closed system. From what I could find this 40 gallon pump moves 1.3L/min of air, but need to add a 1 way check valve to the inlet. I think the back pressure might be to much for this pump and its sucking and blowing excessively through the inlet side. 

The air leaves the pump into the bottom of the 16 cup container. I made plastic baffles that sort of cause the air to zigzag back and forth so it see more desiccant surface area I hope. Then at the top is a filter inside of the cheesecloth bag and finally an outlet tupe that goes to the breather line for now.

I wanted to be able to monitor the humidity so up with the filter is a Govee Humidity sensor.

The ice thing about the Govee is it tracks temperature and humidity so I know how the system is doing and when it needs recharged. Right now everything is brand new and its holding it below 3% humidity!!

43 Engine Installation 1 Hours

FWF 43 and Inventory: Engine Install, Pmag and B7C Filter install

 

RV14 Build March/April 21

Engine Installation

This section has a lot of work and a lot of optional work. But First the Inventory.

Only a partial inventory since the whole kit wasn't ready.

New bottom Cowl.

The inventory went fairly quick now on to the build. The plans have you start off with the relays

Silver is the Battery and Black is the Starter

The picture is a little cockeyes but there they are installed with the main bus bar connecting.

The rest of the wires getting connected and all the FWF wires getting pulled and organized.

Time to prep the motor! Getting it out of the box was a little tricky since the foam had formed around it.

First Flight for this motor

Oil filter and adapter has to come off.

BandC Upright Oil filter with 1.4" Adaptor

Vernatherm installed. This get torqued to 300in/lbs

Other view of the vernatherm

Gasket sealant on all the gaskets, bolt are torqued.

Filter installed. Along with all the hoses and fitting on the back of the engine.

Next I installed the Pmag. I had to replace the Lycoming studs for shorter ones, but didn't get a picture of that. But here is the lycoming gear installed, torque and cotter pinned.

Im going to wait to torque this in position till i know how all the hoses will go.

New old magneto off.

The install manual for the Pmags warns against using the clamping mounts for ground so I made this terminal to connect to the grounding strap for both Pmag grounds.

I really wanted to install the Rieff heater Turbo kit, but the IO-390C oil sump doesn't have a flat spot to bond the heaters to. I thought I found one but the heater was too long.

I did install the cylinder heaters so at least Ill have something. Just have to plan further ahead when I want to fly.

You can get these on without removing the inner cylinder baffles which is really nice. I did trim my baffles to have a little clearance where needed.

Setting the clocking on the prop governor. I did have to loosen the arm nut and change its orientation to get the cocking to be correct.

Almost ready for the big lift!

Orientation for the top hardware.

Top ones pre loaded, gonna go for the top right first, thats what ive read is easiest.

In position.

Big lift. We had some trouble getting the motor and airframe aligned correctly but once we got the first bolt in the second was soon to follow. We had to slightly tilt the motor up to get the bottom pucks in and start the bottom bolts. Once the started we lowered the motor and everything self aligned. All in it took 45 mins to get all 4 bolts. Huge shoutout to Bill, couldn't have done it without you.

Second boltt in but still loose.

Excited nervous face.

All in and torqued to the standard AN7.

The prop governor seemed like the studs might be too short so i went with a smaller washer to get at least 1 thread to show.

The started cable is too long.

Not anymore!

Have to go online to find the installation for the alternator.

Getting all the parts ready.

Torque and safety wire the bolts

All installed and looking good.

or so i think. The alternator looks like its 1/32 of an inch too far aft. The belt has a slight twist and bend in it from the mis alignment.

FWF INV and FWF Section 43 Engine Install 31.5 Man Hours

43 Engine Installation: Engine Delivery, AntiSplat Moch up

 RV14 Build January

Engine Installation

WHOA!!! The engine is here!! But not the FWF so thats all I can do is be excited lol.

Can't wait to be able to work on this. I need to do all the baffling, install the fuel and oil lines and fitting, remove the impulse mag and install the PMAG, install the upright oil filter adaptor, and the oil/air separator. Lots of things basically.

Working on a double for the air/oil separator. Not sure if im going to install this on the firewall or on the engine mount with adel clamps. Need the engine on the hoist to look at it and decide.

For now I made a rivet pattern for a doubler, something to do while I wait.

Section 43 Engine Installation 1.0 Hours