CHT And Sensor Wiring

I'm waiting for an order of Pliobond glue to finish the last tiny part of the baffles so I've moved on to wiring the engine compartment. This picture shows the plug wires and the probes for the Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT).

Here are two of the pressure sensors for measuring oil and fuel pressure. New engine monitor systems check and measure just about everything under the hood. You can see the big bundle of wires that will go all over the engine compartment. It looks confusing at first but every wire is easy to identify and easy to find where it goes. The hardest part is finding the best path for the wires and making them secure.

Ignition Harness

Austin was home for the weekend and installed the ignition harness while I finished the baffles.

He tried to convince me that Nova could help but I wasn't buying it. She does look happy for the attention, though.

Here's our routing behind the baffles.

And the routing inside the baffles going to the spark plugs.

Baffle Air Seal

Here's the air seal fabric on the baffles. I've taped it down to get the right bend so it seals well to the underside of the top cowl. Only a little more to go and I'll be through with the baffles.

Finishing Baffles

The finish line for the baffles is in sight. Only the rubber gasket around the top to finish. Here's the oil cooler mounted.

And the filler for the aft cylinder spark plug access holes. These were not detailed well on the plans so I'll show how I did them.

Here is one of the stainless pins that go under the baffles to connect them together. It was challenging to cut the 6-32 threads.