What type oil did the owner use to pickle the engine?
Preservation oil I hope
Are all parts there? (manifolds, etc)
One would hope, but it is partially disassembled. :?
Will new pushrods work as desired?
Why would you want new push rods when all he did was back off the adjusting nut to allow the valves to close?
You don't like Lyc, remember?
I do not like rebuilding them, because of the company selling parts thru the overhaul manual
Is that brake fluid resevoir large enough?
Yes, matco yucky but they work
...more to come as I scroll through the pics
Is this for you? Do you really want to deal with hiking your skirt up over the coaming? The bags of lead sounds hokey. That the weight is required sounds more hokey. Gonna slip on your keister on that spindly step.
A customers per-buy and conditional to get it flying
I don't like the rudder cables exposed on the wings like that.
Wire ties on the intake? Anyone who does that is suspect in my book.
Pic #20 Square bar stock...is that part of engine frame?
That looks like a angle brace for the upper cowl.
The long tails on plastic wire ties and safety wires, the copious amounts of RTV...looks sloppy. Was this the builder? How accessible is he to contact? He doesn't remember where the pushrods are. What else doesn't he remember. It hasn't flown since 2004 and he's in Belgium.
minor stuff, as long as we can get a bill of sale.
Pic #70 Hahaha, the wet compass secured in place with 2 wire ties! And those bent over sheet metal on edge. YGTBKM
Yeah that looks like an after thought to gain certification
Pic #110 What is "Landing brake"? Is it servo-actuated? Brakes on a toggle switch, am I seeing that correctly?
Typical speed break, up or down by switch.
It seems he knows what he's doing but his methods leave something to be desired. I know some guys like that. Sometimes genuis level but they make unairworthy aircraft. EXP allows for 'bending' of the rules.
This is a project not only for the reasons he stated but for the new owner to work through a punch list. He's motivated to sell and maybe not just because he's in Europe for an extended time.
