I am now mounting my cowl on my 7a and I am quite concerned. When I run a string from the center of the top skin to the middle of my prop, it shows the engine to be very crooked. I have verified that the motor mounts are correct and tight, and the engine is centered in the mount. The correct washers are being used. Every thing is according to vans prints. The back of the engine starts out right of center line (looking from the prop back) and ends up just about centered at the front of the propeller. The string shows it all. Is this a normal Lycoming characteristic? If not, I am clueless on what could be wrong. The only reason that I noticed this is because I had a 1/16" larger gap from spinner to cowl on one side? HELP!!
Bryan
RV7a Finish Kit
Bryan
RV7a Finish Kit
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