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Labor Day Weekend

A rainy weekend but great temps.

Replaced the old hard line oil pressure line with a more modern hose. For my poor memory, I’m putting the hose and fitting part numbers below. The hose is 27″ in length. Cost for me to make the hose: $28.00 in parts. The ‘original’ hose was a solid line from the instrument, through the firewall, and connected to a rubber hose. I put in a firewall connector and connected each end of the two lines to this connector. This should keep any vibration issues with the hard line and the firewall feedthrough having no prior support, at a minimum.
DescriptionTubing SizeHose IDMax PSIWgt/FtPart No.
Aeroquip 303 Hose1/43/163000.132303-4
DescriptionTubeThreadPart No.
Aeroquip 491 Hose Fitting1/47/16-20491-4
Spark plug leads arranging.
Measuring the datum line for the main wheels, airplane leveled, datum line being the leading edge of the wing. This shows it around 1” forward of the datum point as it shows on the original weight and balance sheet and the Type Certificate Data Sheet.
Installing the air filter duct assembly.
This one. Thank goodness I have one as they are $285.96 new.
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Weekend Progress

The weather really cooperated this weekend. Marie and I spent most of Saturday and part of today at the hangar.

We started off by checking control surface deflections and then checked cable tensions. Made some small adjustments and then we safetied the turnbuckles.

Today we began to install the headliner. We didn’t finish it quite yet.

I also changed out the aluminum tubing for the pitot and static lines with rubber hoses.

Photos to follow below.

Intermediate flaps 26-28 degrees
Flaps full down between 32-34 degrees
Elevator down with flaps up, 19.5-20.5.
Elevator up, flaps up, 16.5-17.5.
Elevator trim tab
Down trim needed adjustment.
Same with the up reading.
Elevator trim tab should be 10-20 lbs.
Safetied all the turnbuckles and installed cotter pins.
Flap cable turnbuckles safetied and cotter pins installed.
Safetied the aileron balance turnbuckle behind the instrument panel.
Replaced the aluminum tubing with….
…rubber hose.
All the hoses replaced.
Getting the headliner ready for installation.
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Weighing the Stinson

Will weigh it this weekend. I still need to put on the wheel pants and associated items, headliner, prop, and drain usable fuel. But I’m ready otherwise. Scales are out and set up.

Need to set up the scales for a tailwheel aircraft.
Will add the wheel pants, etc., this weekend.
In case you want to know how easy it is to do this.
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Great Weather Day

A bit of rain, but the cool temps allowed a lot to get done today. Finishing up the bottom cowling installation. This isn’t the original cowling as that item was scraped up a bit after grandpa’s ‘walk down the grass strip’ at the farm back in the 60’s. Hence, no holes line up with the replacement cowling.

I am also getting set up to do a weight and balance.

Three holes on the bottom cowling near the rear.
Getting ready to drill the holes.
Holes are drilled, installing Clecoes to temporarily hold the cowling.
Preparing for doing the weight and balance.
Getting close.
This side is not fitting perfectly. Needs some adjustment. The left side fits perfectly.
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Great Weather this Weekend

Finished the engine baffle material installation. Then worked on getting the seat belt shoulder harness permanently installed. Afterwards we starting putting the interior in. Still need to safety some turnbuckles before the headliner goes in.

Then it’s weight and balance time (after the prop goes back on).

Rolled it out to sweep the hangar.
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Hot Day

It was a hot afternoon at the hangar but I got things done until it got too hot.

Old on the left, new on the right.
All new now.
Selfie with the Stinson
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No Lift Update

I used flat white for the ‘contrasting color’ called out for on the drawing. Diana Creme would have worked but I’m all out and I didn’t want to spend $200 just to do these in that color. White looks fine.

Drawing specifications for the No Lift on the strut.
Right rear strut.
Left rear strut.
Fuel stencil specifications
Right wing
Left wing.