Title: Cooling flange; Baffle seal fabrication and installation
Continued working on the baffles and seals: 1. Positioned and drilled the flange for the SCEET tube that will cool the engine-driven fuel pump. This flange will be riveted in place after the baffles are painted. 2. Having received my recently-ordered roll of McFarlane Cowl Saver baffle material today, I rolled it out on a table, traced my paper patterns onto it, and cut out the remaining seal pieces. 3. Clamped the seal pieces in place and match-drilled them to the baffles through the previously-drilled #8 holes. I installed all but the forward pieces that are mounted behind the starter ring gear. (I'll get the main pieces to fit first, then I'll work on those.) 4. Made some minor trims to get the pieces to lay flat or to conform to various underlying structures on the baffles. 5. Pre-bent the seals in the proper directions, then laid the top cowl on top of them. Pressed the cowl down and observed where I might need to trim a bit, or cut notches in the seals. Made some minor trims and cuts, removing the top cowl several times to do this. 6. Eventually, I got the cowl where it could be pushed down about 98% of the way into position. Most the seals seem to fit very nicely. I think the seals that conform to the top cowl ramps on each side are the only really troublesome spot, and they'll require more trimming and notching before the front of the cowl will lay completely down. I duct-taped the cowl as tight as I could get it, and I'll leave everything like that overnight to help the seals take their desired shapes.


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