Return-Path: Received: from mail.tstonramp.com ([206.55.129.9]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:16:23 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.2] (dsl-145-120.tstonramp.com [206.55.145.120]) by mail.tstonramp.com (8.10.0.Beta10/8.10.0.Beta10) with ESMTP id e3AGArX16056 for ; Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:10:53 -0700 (PDT) User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:13:06 -0700 Subject: Re: Cowling installation From: Hal Woodruff To: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20000410043400.AAA9775@ns1.olsusa.com> X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Larry, Sorry I can't make that measurement for you since my engine is a different model. But here's a tip that I wish that I had when I was building. Orin told me about this when he did my first flight. Install a large area washer between the top vibration dampeners and the engine. Do your cowl installation in the normal fashion. Then, when the engine sags, its a very simple job to remove the washers and instantly raise the engine. Believe me that its a lot easier to do this than to install washers in the lower dampeners or between the engine mount and the firewall. This will take the worry out of the question of "how much will the engine really sag?" Later when the engine starts to droop you could make some washers out of the extra stainless firewall material and use these to "fine tune" the position of the engine. Hal N360HW >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>