Section: engine
Hours: 4

I added the fire sleeve around the wires that go through the firewall.

Apparently the wires at the back of the oil temperature probe are prone to break so it is a good idea to add some RTV around them to minimize vibration.

I finished up wiring the PMag. I pulled an extra 2 wire shielded coax cable through from the panel incase I want to add a PMag monitor (E Commander or ???) at a later date.

Section: avionics
Hours: 4

I worked more on engine compartment wiring. Here are the battery and starter contractors and the ANL fuses and shunts for the alternator and backup alternator.

Section: 48
Hours: 5

I did more tidying up of the wiring and cables.

I also finished wiring the battery and starter contractors.

Section: 48
Hours: 5

I added heat reflectors to the exhaust system and added safety wire to all the hose clamps- surprising how many hose clamps there are...

I also worked on routing the various wires and cables including adding more adel clamps.

I added a standoff to keep the manifold pressure line from chaffing.

Section: 48
Hours: 4

First task today was to add the exhaust hanger. The hanger is fabricated using hose, aluminum tubing and pipe clamps to allow some flexing.

I also added more adel clamps for routing the sensor wires to the engine.

Section: 48
Hours: 8

Today was fun with heat muffs day!

The other task I completed today was to install the engine temperature probes.

Section: 48
Hours: 4

Sometimes simple looking tasks take more time than you would think. Today I had to attach some Adel clamps. Here are the tools used. My favorite is the one that looks like vice grips with extensions. It is used to clamp the adel clamp shut and the ice pick is used to align the holes in the adel clamp.

Here is the target of all those tools- the heat muff which is hung on the engine mount.

Section: 48
Hours: 6

The exhaust system is amazing and amazingly it all fits together. Beautiful welds, complicated bends and it all bolts up to the engine easily. Great job Vans!

Section: 48
Hours: 3

I started work on installing the engine exhaust.

Section: 50
Hours: 6

I finished installing the prop, throttle and carb cables.

Section: avionics
Hours: 4

I connected the wiring for the oil and fuel pressure sensors.