Controlling
Hours: 6.0 | Posted in EngineSpent a bunch of time working on engine controls today. Figured out and fabricated brackets for the throttle and mixture controls, and temporarily installed, along with the cables, to test fit and function. Trimmed the AFP brackets to match and provide clearance from the engine mounts. Had to adjust the angle of the mixture arm, and use the shorter hole on the throttle arm, for the cable throws to work out with the throttle quadrant. Extra holes for more throw also had to be put in the quadrant levers, a common item. The throttle lever doesn’t have as long of a throw as I’d like (1/4-3/8 each end remaining), but it’s perfectly workable. Couldn’t hook up the mixture at the quadrant end, as the cable is just a bit too short…aargh. Will have to order one of the threaded extenders from Spruce, way cheaper than a new custom cable.
Put a rod end on the purge valve…still need to engineer that bracketry and FW passthru. Also swapped out the bolts in the nosegear fork for longer ones with spacers, which give a better grip for the towbar to hook on to.
