Vans default Prop Governor control cable too long?

[grayforge]

Hi everyone,

I remounted my engine after a bunch of firewall work and when I fitted the prop governor control cable through the specified location in the firewall, then to the governor bracket (on a PCU5000X/Jihostroj), I had to make a pretty sharp 'S' between the panel and firewall to accommodate the length. If it were 5.0" shorter (43" vs 48"), there would be a very nice gentle 'S' between panel and firewall.

Have others seen the same thing? I don't have a photo of the tight 'S', but the photo below shows how I think it should look firewall forward.

What do others think?

Thanks,
Russ

 

[cfiidon]

I had a similar issue with my PCU5000X and the original cable. I bought a shorter one (maybe 42"?) and sold the original one here on VAF.

Don

 

[grayforge]

Good to know. It's odd, because I can't imagine different governors changing the spacing much.

 

[cfiidon]

different location/orientation perhaps?

I always assumed that the original buyer of my kit planned for a different engine with the prop governor in a different location... but what do I know? Perhaps simply a matter of a different orientation of the governor control arm. You could see how a governor in the same location with the support arm in the vertical plane would eat up that five inches in a hurry.

Don

 

[grayforge]

Good point. Better too long than too short.

I went ahead and pulled the trigger on a custom version of that ACS cable through Spruce. Crazy expensive, but worth it to me to not have extra cable snaking through the plane. Saves an ounce or two of weight too.