SUM-230620
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Oil Cooler and Separator Installation
Mounted oil cooler bracket onto bottom side of intake and secured bolts with Loctite 242. Temporarily mounted oil cooler to engine then marked areas of baffling to remove for block heater and oil drain. Installed AN fittings into top of oil cooler. Made oil cooler hoses and routed them from oil filter housing to oil…
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Firewall Forward Fuel System
Began working on firewall-forward fuel system by bending solid fuel line for drain branch. Ran -6 fuel line behind upper part of engine mount then bent line to come forward of bottom part. Created a drain cock mount out of scrap aluminum angle and secured drain cock and mount to engine mount with Adel clamps.…
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Fuel System Plumbing – Part 1
Began plumbing the fuel system starting at the fuel tank. Used liquid teflon on all NPT threads. Made short run of fuel hose to go to bulkhead fitting. Had success creating fuel line by cutting line with cable snips and using zip tie around end to prevent jacket fraying. Marked firewall pass through location: will…