Yeah, yeah, yeah… I had a whole list of things I was going to get done today, but for an entire litany of domestic reasons I didn’t get close to getting any of them knocked out… theme of this year! (sigh)
I did test out version #3 of the crankcase vent tube to single exhaust pipe cradle. This version would work more than fine, albeit I may add just some minor tweaks before machining it (still pondering that setup on the mill).
I also tried out making some Batman merch on my 3D printer… ha! This is what I’m calling a saddle vs the cradle above, but probably should switch those nomenclatures. Whatever…
This little Batman looking thing is for the aft and forward crankcase vent tube attachments to the right side pair of exhaust pipes. Again, as to avoid having my aluminum crankcase vent tube crushed, flattened or deformed over the ensuing years of flight.
Here we have the initial test fit on the aft side of the exhaust pipes. Since there is just a hair of a gap between the pipes I’ll need to slightly tweak this saddle/cradle for a more solid fit.
This shows how the crankcase vent tube will sit inside the new double-pipe Batman cradle insert.
And here is where I plan on securing the crankcase vent tube to the right side exhaust pipes on the forward side. The single pipe attach point will be just beyond the very upper right corner of this pic.
I also did a fairly thorough assessment of my firewall engine ground situation since my current inside-hell hole grounding point has my engine ground strap trying to displace my fuel pump-to-fuel injection servo hose… not good to have the ground strap trying to gnaw through the primary fuel feed line! Separation and avoidance is probable best here. Yet another slight change to my original setup that I’ll be working over the next couple of weeks.
Beyond that, I was able to heat up my Pro-Set epoxy in a big pan to get it back into liquid form versus the big glob of goo that was inside the gallon can just prior.
I do plan on getting a bunch more tasks knocked out tomorrow!