A short stint out at the hangar today messing around with the engine oil cooler connections. I remember now, reading somewhere about fitting various connections to the back of the engine block before actually hanging the engine.
Oh boy, wish I didn't forget that! Not to worry, a little bit of ingenuity, and a few choice words, and a couple very difficult plugs for oil cooler connections were eventually removed from the back of the engine.
I also had another realiseation. Now that I've decided to relocate the oil cooler away from the baffles and onto the firewall, maybe the custom-made fluid lines will no longer be the right lengths. Hmmm. It would seem that they will still be okay, but I might need to order another 45 degree fitting to make it work. I see another Aircraft Spruce order coming up.
Fitting the engine oil cooler lines
Some of the fittengs at the back of the engine block are very difficult to get to
Utilising my Lycoming IO-320 engine Operator's Manual to identify the various connection points
