Monthly Archives: November 2018

2018-11 Oil QTY Tank Hose replaced

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Sieders Family

When Bas and I were doing some testing, we had removed temporarily the exhaust to check for draining oil out of the turbo. Apparently, the airflow during subsequent engine run was such, that heat ended up on the RH top … Continue reading →

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2018-11 New Turbo ON switch

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Sieders Family

The switch part of the Turbo ON-lighted switch unit has been problematic. It never really served the way I envisioned. That meant we had to find a new switch that would work correctly. I finally found some time and sat … Continue reading →

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2018-11 AFT Air scoop positioning

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Sieders Family

Now that the front air scoop is finished, I decided to see how strong it was and placed the aft air scoop and drilled holes and Cleco-ed them to the FWD part, and got an idea about what it would … Continue reading →

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2018-11 Baffling around compressor inlet

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Sieders Family

In order for air to enter the Turbo compressor from below the divider, I needed some sort of curtain that will separates the air flow and gives us cold intake air. I used the baffling I still had to make … Continue reading →

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2018-11 Exhaust support bracket

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Sieders Family

For months I needed to start a support for the exhaust. I had an order out to Aircraftspruce.com, and I added the parts that would make up the bracket. A rod, and two eyelets. When it arrived, I drilled a … Continue reading →

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2018-11 Turbo Low Oil Switch replaced

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Sieders Family

One of the other things Bas and I figured out was that the Turbo panel Low Oil Switch probably didn’t work. We couldn’t get it to change positions with known oil pressure on the line. So i ordered one form … Continue reading →

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