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Re: Europa-List: Grounding strap,firewall-914 engine

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Grounding strap,firewall-914 engine
From: Simon Smith <simon.a.smith@mac.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:03:00

Those points are used for the attachment of part of the prop control  
system with the Arplast prop and are hidden if the cooling shroud is  
fitted.

I used a threaded lug next to the rocker cover on the rear righthand  
(looking from the cockpit) cylinder.

Simon

On 17 Mar 2009, at 18:17, ivor.phillips@ntlworld.com wrote:

>
> hi Ferg
> I used the large threaded holes on top of the engine just behind the  
> Vacuum pump,
> These are used to lift the engine at its point of balance, If you  
> use a good quality welding cable with swaged joints it would be a  
> fit and forget item,,
> regards
> ivor
> ---- Fergus Kyle <VE3LVO@rac.ca> wrote:
>> Cheers,
>>      I may have made a tactical error - in running the grounding strap
>> from my 'forest-of-tabs'  on the firewall to an M6x16 bolt holding  
>> the
>> plastic ignition cover on the back of the engine. Admittedly, the  
>> bolt
>> threads into the ignition housing but now I'm having nervous  
>> thoughts about
>> the cover.
>>            Where did you ground your strap to the engine?
>> Thanks, ferg
>> Europa A064
>> Wiring wiring wiring
>>
>
>



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