Over the past 4 days, I installed the spinner, installed the oil lines and then installed the exhaust system.
The alignment of the spinner and then attaching the nutplates and attaching the inserts took me 2 days. A lot of fitting, sanding to get all of the parts to fit.
Installed the oil lines, but, may change them again, because the oil line that runs to the left side of the oil radiator is rubbing against the crankshaft sensor at the rear of the engine. I do not think that is a good idea.
RTV'd the gasket material to the inside of the cowling opposite of the coolant radiator.
Installed the cowling to ensure all parts fit. Getting the cowling on this time was a bit more difficult because you have to compress the gasket material at the coolant radiator. Was happy for now with the spinner to cowl fit. It is perfectly concentric. The minimum gap is 0.060" which should be OK for now. Scott McDaniels indicated that 0.060" was a good starting point. A bit more can be removed from the aft end of the spiiner and plate if need be.
Removed the cowling and installed the exhaust system.
Also removed the fuel tank flange (the one with the bad threads) from the tank, fished out the 6 rivet heads and installed the new fuel tank flange. Used a very thin putty knife to pry the old flange off of the tank. Had another dose of sealant again!! Love that sealant!
Time Over the Past Days - 24 hours
