RV-7 first engine start, Sydney Australia

[eddieseve]

Hi Guys,

After plugging in the wings to drill the rear spars, and then packing them away, I did my first engine start to check that I had no plumming leaks for fuel, oil etc.

I pulled the plugs to eject any preservative oil and also to ensure that I had oil pressure and to lubricate the engine, I then stuffed up priming the engine for start and flooded it as you will see in the youe tube video.

http://youtu.be/fXulTjqwqLs

Happy New Year
Eddie

[GusBiz]

Well done Eddie.

Where abouts in NSW are you?

[AJ85WA]

That looks like such a good feeling!! Well done mate.

[RV10inOz]

Now that you have un-preserved the engine how long before you get the rest of the build completed and start flying her?

Do you have plan for inhibiting if this is longer than a few weeks or so?

[longranger]

Big milestone well done!

Barefoot in January; gotta love it! Down Under is definitely on my bucket list.

[Mark Browning]

Congratulations Eddie

Certainly is a big mile stone, it was around 18 months ago since I had my 1st engine start with G-LNNE Vans RV-7, I have to admit i was shocked when my engine burst into life at the first turn of the key.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IcZC...eature=related

From the first engine start to the 1st flight took six weeks.
Good luck with the rest of your build.



Cheers
Mark

[eddieseve]

Hi guys,

I am in Arcadia which is in the North West of Sydney..

I have the plane booked in for painting at the beginning of March and have pulled the pugs and squirted all the cylinders with LP3 and re-installed the dissident packs. Hope this will be sufficient for a couple of months.

Hoping to have it assembled and ready for test flying by the beginning of April.

That will put me at around the 3 year mark for the build.

Cheers
Eddie

[Jamie Aust]

I love the sound of a radial starting !
Congratulations Eddie, hope to see you up into SE QLD one day.

[eddieseve]

Hi Jamie

Looking forward to it, I have looked at your build a few times and you're RV looks great, how is the test flying going.

I was actually amazed it started given I had fuel running out of the exhaust pipes after the first cranking attempt.

Cheers
Eddie

[RV10inOz]

Good to hear. I would hate to think I just witnessed a case of premeditated engine abuse

Get cracking on the other jobs, you are at the 90% done and 90% to go stage.