Hartstoc
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I needed to fabricate a stainless steel oil line for the installation of my new Hartzell Composite propellor. The usual pathway below the cylinders was daunting, so I came up with an alternate route that turns out to have quite a few advantages over the standard approach.
It is much easier to fabricate and install, is fully accesible with top cowl removed, has fewer bends, is far more rigid, purges air much better Because it runs uphill as much as possible from the front section, does not require an elbow at the front end, and serves as a beautiful mounting point for keeping ignition wires and, in my case, the Lightspeed sensor wires, well away from the hot jugs!
This link will take you to series of photos with captions. They provide quite a bit of detail so please do read through them before posting any questions or comments. Thanks for looking- Otis
https://public.fotki.com/Hartstoc/governor-oil-line/?view=roll
Note: A concluding note has been addded at the bottom of page 2.
It is much easier to fabricate and install, is fully accesible with top cowl removed, has fewer bends, is far more rigid, purges air much better Because it runs uphill as much as possible from the front section, does not require an elbow at the front end, and serves as a beautiful mounting point for keeping ignition wires and, in my case, the Lightspeed sensor wires, well away from the hot jugs!
This link will take you to series of photos with captions. They provide quite a bit of detail so please do read through them before posting any questions or comments. Thanks for looking- Otis
https://public.fotki.com/Hartstoc/governor-oil-line/?view=roll
Note: A concluding note has been addded at the bottom of page 2.
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