Mar 09, 2023
Sump
- (6 hours)
Category: Engine
Time to pickle the engine before spring. Tried to put in dessicant plugs but could not get the (automotive style) spark plugs to separate from the adapter. Plugs are electronic mag/automotive standard 14mm compared to the aviation standard of 18mm. And since I purchased the plugs at 12 mm, can't install them without adapters. Ordered a new set of plugs (cheap) and adapters (expensive). Then moved on to putting oil back into the sump (type M, ashless Philips in anticipation of the first 5 hours of engine time), only to remember I'd decided when prepping the engine to skip putting in the quick-drain valve and the sniffle valve until after the engine was hung.
So then the search begins again...where are the parts, and what is the torque spec for each. Oh, and by the way, you need a 7/8th crowfoot wrench to work with torquing the fast drain valve, requiring a quick trip to Ace Hardware (no joy, what's a crowsfoot), and then on to Napa.(pricey, but they had one). Finally got the valves into the sump, safety wired, and filled the engine with 6 quarts of type M. Will put the other 2 quarts in when the engine can circulate through the oil cooler.
Productive day.