Engine Harness - Part 6 - Fixing harness wires & testing
TLDR Fixed ELT wires Fixed fuel pressure sensor wires Organized some harness wires Tested as much harness wires as possible Details I’ve been so excited for today, because the Midwest ...
TLDR Fixed ELT wires Fixed fuel pressure sensor wires Organized some harness wires Tested as much harness wires as possible Details I’ve been so excited for today, because the Midwest ...
TLDR Torqued propeller hub Installed the hub brush assembly Details Torqued propeller hub Torquing the 6 AN5 bolts on the hub was pretty straightforward with a crowfoot. I turned the cro...
TLDR Traced and fixed the CAN wires. Details Tracing CAN wires Continuing the work from last week, I focused on the CAN wiring between the ECU and the G3X. Three sets of connectors are invo...
TLDR Continued to investigate the ECU issue Details Fuses and Power Wires So continuing the investigation on my ECU issue, I have been in touch with MWPB, and they suggested to check a bunc...
TLDR Assembled the propeller hub Fit the hub onto the engine flange Details Assembled the propeller hub Last time I already put the hub together. But when I connected them I did not put l...
TLDR Cleaned propeller flange Assembled propeller hub Details While I am still trying to resolve the engine ECU problem, I decided to start the propeller installation to take my mind off t...
TLDR Ran into a issue with ECU power, tracing wires Details Last couple of days, I fully connected the engine harness to the fusebox and ECU. And I tried to power up the ECU. But it didn’t w...
TLDR Installed the throttle cable Details Routed the throttle cable from the throttle quadrant to the engine. Initially I wanted to use a metal cable guard through the firewall. But the spa...
TLDR Built a bunch of connectors for various sensors Absolute pressure sensor Differential pressure sensor Fuel pump Mounted the PCV (pressure control valve) ...
TLDR Got help from family to fill rivets on the rear fuselage Details Today I brought my wife and daughter to the hangar to help me fill rivets on the rear fuselage. It was a fun family acti...