Brief Description: Assembling various fuse parts and priming engine c
Stewart at Van's said the installation of the new muffler stacks looks fine and things will be adjusted for clearance, etc., when the radiator is installed. He also said he wasn't concerned about the strain relief on the #1 EGT probe.
The other day I finished attaching the flap motor housing cover but had to take it off to tap a couple of unhelpful nutplates, then reinstalled. I started adding the components for the throttle friction control knob but couldn't find a bushing. One stinking bushing. The inventory said I had it but it wasn't where it was supposed to be. I did find a spacer in another bag (maybe it got mixed up somewhere) but a spacer isn't necessarily a bushing. So I ordered another one. It's not like I'm going flying next week.
The right side cover for that area was still in the blue plastic so I pulled that out as well as the radiator bracket and took them home for Alumiprep and Alodining.
Then I was reminded how easy the Stewart Sytem's water-based Eco-Prime is. I dreaded pulling everything out just to sprray two pieces but, after an hour of stirring all the sludge off the bottom of the can (it sat in my house for the winter), priming was lickity split. It coats on just a couple of passes after a tack coat and dries quickly. I should do that more often. Cleanup was a snap.
