- 12.1 Engine arrival
- 12.1 Engine Installation Prep
- 12.1 Engine Installation Prep
- 12.1.2 Engine Mounts
- 12.1.2 Engine Installation
- 12.2.1 Aluminun Oil Lines
- 12.2.1 Aluminum Oil Lines
- 12.2.1 Cabin Heat
- 12.2.2 Fuel Lines
- 12.2.2 Fuel Lines
- 12.1.2 Intake tube modification
- 12.2.2 Fuel Lines
- 12.1.2 Intake tube modification
- 12.1.2 Intake tube modification (completed)
- 12.3.1 – Installing Throttle, Mixture, and Prop Controls
- 12.3.1 – Mixture Control Mounting Bracket
- 12.3.1 Prop Control Bracket
- 12.3.1 Throttle Control Bracket
- 12.2.3 Cylinder Intake Drain Lines
- 12.2.1 – Aluminum Oil Lines
- 12.3.4 Cooling Plenum
- 12.1.2 Oil Cooler mod
- 12.2.4 Pressure lines
- 12.3.4 Cooling Plenum
- 12.2.4 Pressure Lines
- 12.3.4 Cooling Plenum Intakes
- 12.2.3 Electric Fuel Pump Drain
- 12.2.3 Mechanical Fuel Pump Drain
- 12.2.3 Fuel Pump Drain Lines
- 12.2.3 Spider Drain Line
- 12.3.5 Propeller
- 12.4 Exhaust Installation
- 12.3.6 Nose Oil Cooler
- 12.3.6 Nose Oil Cooler Control
- 12.4 EGT Probe Installation
- 12.2.4 Oil Pressure Sensor (remediation)
- 12.4 Oil breather line
- 12.3.4 NACA duct extensions
- 12.4.2 Exhaust Fairing
- 12.3.6 Cabin Heat Damper Control
- 12.99 Induction Air
- 12.2.2 Fuel Line
- 12.3.6 Nose Mounted Oil Cooler
- 12.99 Engine Woes
- Engine Dehydrator
- Fouled injectors
- 12.99 – Oil temperature and heat challenges
- 12.99 Cabin Heat
- Electronic Ignition
- 12.99 Engine induction air
The factory supplied “Engine Installation Kit” comes with a number of pre-fabricated parts. One of those is the bracket that mounts the mixture cable.
Here’s what the factory supplied bracket looks like.
But when I tried to install it on the engine, the mounting holes lined up properly, but the plate was hitting in a couple places. I thought that I might have it installed backwards or in the wrong location but according to the manual, it was in the right place. So why isn’t it fitting? The mounting bracket is for a Continental IO-550N and that’s the engine I’ve got. So I must be doing something wrong. After scratching my head and trying different approaches, I finally decided to modify the bracket. Here’s what I ended up with:
And it fits perfectly. It would be SO MUCH EASIER if the manual just said “this part will require modification to clear existing nuts, bolt and other obstructions.” But no… you gotta figure that out on your own. 🙁
Here’s the bracket installed.
Clears all the obstructions, but it looks… wrong.
Back when I had the intake tubes built, I purchased some Continental Gold engine paint. See where this is going? 😉
Much nicer!