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At some point in the future I plan on adding an adjustable rudder trim.

I have adjustable rudder trim and it makes no difference. Still feeds from the left. I also have 2-axis Dynon autopilot ( ...

Stephen, when you action your snot valve in the cockpit, what do you see on your Main Air gauge ... I mean what happens ?
Nothing happens - the check valve is upstream, so all pressure is kept in the ...

You could use a propane torch but don’t lite the torch. Just use it like a sniffer and just wave the propane gas around the joints I will do the same thing with a lot less danger.

This is beyond ...

I agree that the "pooling" of the drool is now further than the snot bottle - but, I argue that the line and components are all SS, except for a brass elbow+union (perhaps better than the st ...

I am obviously not making myself clear! I certainly would not recommend a system of pushrods or cables going through the firewall to turn the water drain tap. What we do is to move the entire water dr ...

I'm late to this party, but I had this problem for a year, and finally just replaced the bungee - problem sorted... Smile

This is probably too late, but I was experiencing shimmy at 60+ knots, that I just couldn't seem to fix. Balanced tire, rebuilt dampener, rebuilt strut, rebuilt torque links (with new brass bushings ...

All of you guys need to screen shot the info below and put that in your technical data folder for condition inspections. It doesn’t get any clearer than that.

If Dennis was one of the X-Me ...

Ah, good advice on TWO E-Z pads, thanks.
Apparently didn't have my 1 pad (on the sump) plugged in nearly long enough for yesterday's frustrating, air wasting attempt.
Seems a 2nd pad a wise invest ...

Wow, pix look great!How long did you invest in this project?
Just curious---

Justin
N280NC

Sorry to take so long to reply, I missed your question. The whole airplane re-assembly and refurbish ...

Here are some links to the manual pages for adjusting these screws... (and the Fuel Flow that I installed).

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DKFaSiQNhG2ar0QLg8qSlwTcU99xpqT2?usp=sharing

This is a bit tricky to answer, because it depends on how the "cruise" mixture screw has been set, and how the "idle" mixture screw has been set. There are manual pages describing ...

Sorry! I had CJ and Housai on the brain...

If plug fouling is the concern, this can be "fixed" by decoupling the mixture from the throttle, and leaning aggressively on the ground. Takes about an hour, and some people reverse the arm ...

Those "screws" hold balance weights. Best to start by leaving them off (unless you have an exact pic of how you took them off and marked the blades, etc.).

Then, get a prop balancer and ...

...immediately
draining it all out and adding brand new clean oil. You're draining all
that bad crap out of the engine.

Doing this the first time with an engine that has lots and lots of hour ...

I had my first "hot" start issue with my 'chang. I now have 100+ hours in it, so not a total newbie, still learning tho, of course.

When "cold" it starts great with the normal ...

Here mine - just before certification last year and all old radios removed (lightest possible!). I have a google Spreadsheet here...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jcIDqVtKRMBy5qm_kkyiOnq ...

I have learned so much wrenching on this bird (enjoyed every minute!), with guidance from friend Dale and everything I've read here. Took 4 years to rebuild/assemble, and I am comfortable with everyt ...

I completely agree with Walt (out of balance tires), and have been pursuing shimmy for over a year. I still get a little "bzzzttt" when touchdown at ~70knots, so I keep the nose off until 6 ...