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

Avionics Panel, Pito lines

 

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Avionics Panel

Since the wings are going back to Vans I decided to install the pito lines into the fuselage and leave the extra to run into the wings after they are installed.

First I splices the static line in near the fuel pump. Ran 1 end the the AHRS and the other to a back up static source.

Back up static valve, just needs to have the hole drilled in the panel and installed. The switch doesn't take much to engage so Ill probably add a flip up red cover to make sure it doesn't accidentally turn on.

I ended up using a 90 degree fitting to the threaded T on the AHRS, the 90 put less stress on the tube connections.

Then ran it over to the G5.

Pito and static are installed. I need another 90 for the AOA and it will all be ready to run into the wings.

Pito Lines 3.5 hours

Section 33 Rudder and Brake System, Parking brake

 

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Section 33 Rudder and Brake System

I decided to install a Matco parking brake and I finally made a decision on cable placement. This is the basic routing.

Cutting the cable to fit.

Making a mounting point I bent 1 of the edges over to add some rigitity.

Another view of the mounting plate.

Parking Brake 1.5

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QB Wing Corrosion/ Primer issue - Wing Dissassembly

 

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QB Wing Re-Work

Vans and I have come to an agreement. They are going to send me a regular wing kit and I will keep all the interior parts I build like push rods and torque tubes. I get to keep the fuel tanks and they will ship me a new set of QB controls when they get them in. Now I need to tear the wings apart and get them ready for pick up. Good bye my finished wings.

Fuel tanks are off. They are always a bitch to get all the screws without stripping them.

Not easy working by myself to get these moved around, had a nice assist from my chair.

1 wing done 1 to go.

Trying to save the wiring.

Wings are headed back to vans.

Wing Disassembly 10 hours

Avionis Panel, Optional Ballenger O2 sensor

  

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Avionics Panel

This probably isn't needed but after this article I got inspired.

Afterall I have already installed the 10 place circuit breaker panel for just an occasion. I ordered the kit and extra terminal ends so I could rewire with Mil Spec wire and have it be the correct length and because I like to do things the hard way I guess?

The connector on the sensor end you need a small flat head screwdriver to remove the pins. I could have reused the connector housing but didn't know that when I ordered it.

Making my harness. I spriced the ground from the controller and the sensor into 1 and ran it to the main grounding block.

View from the back looking forward. I just used hook and loop velco tape to hold it down for now.

The harness came wired for this ish. I had them install 5' of 3 contactor shielded cable on a GP slot. I dont need the HI just the GP3 and 3Lo. The ballenger manual has some confusion about where to hook the analog ground up to. Im going to try it in the 3Lo first and if that doesn't work ground it with the main grounding block.

Another view of the install.

Avionics Panel Ballenger 3.5 Hours

Avionics Panel ANL and Shunt

 

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Avionics Panel

I Installed the doubler for the ANL and Shunt. Here is my basic plan and layout. Due to the size of the lug on the output side of the battery contacter I moved the copper bus bar from the ANL to the Starter contactor connected to the Battery contactor with another bus bar. I used up all my copper so I made the smallest #8 wire to connect the shunt and the ANL.

Installing the doublers.

Installing the Shunt and wires, ANL and 60amp fuse.

My tiny #8 wire instead of copper bus bar.

Blue wire is the battery master switch, the red wire the starter button.

Avionics Panel ANL and Shunt 4.5 Hours

Avionics Panel More wiring tweaks

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Avionics Panel

Every time I think I'm done with the wiring i decide to make another change. I didn't like the way the CPC was connected so I changed one to a bulkhead fitting. The CPC has all the wires from the center of the panel switches. I think stein did it this way to make panel removal easier?

I installed it in below the radio stack. Drilling in the tich spot wasn't easy so it didn't end up pretty but it works.

New pins installed

New Connector.

Next I knew I was going to need more room to install futur things like seat heaters so I decided to add a 10 circuit breaker panel. I added nutplates to the access panel the covers the center tunnel under the avionics sub panel.

Testing the location and fit

Final install. The power wire goes to the main bus so there is power anytime the battery master is on.

I didn't like the way that the cheap DB9 looked and I wanted to splice the RMP wires in to not have to run 2 more RPM wires to the Pmags so I repinned the DB9s for the Pmags.

Old cheapos

New Wiring plan.

RPM solder spliced in and the 2 shielded cables are spliced and grounded at the GEA24

New Pins on

2 very nice looking connectors. 

Avionics Wiring 5.0 hours