I noticed that my oil temp sensor was not torqued, nor safety wired. Ugh. Why did i wait until there was a bunch of other stuff in the way to do this? I set about getting a proper torque on the sensor, adding safety wire, and then connecting the wires. Small projects, but with limited space and access – a major pain in the ass that took way longer than it should.

I also finalized the routing, length and termination of the electro air EI spark plug wires. I’m very happy with how that all turned out.

Lastly there was a ton of work not pictured in routing, organizing, and securing other FWF cables. It takes a lot of time to get the routing correct and everything bundled in such a way as to not rub or interfere. You also must pay close attention to allowing for engine movement. You need some slack between the engine and connections tied to the engine mount or the firewall. But not too much slack!

I will try to get more photos of the wire routing soon.

As my engine isn’t exactly standard, i’ve had to modify the ignition harness – because, well I didn’t have one! I bought the experimental one form Aircraft Spruce, but i then had to make it to the bendix plate. This required some experimentation and thought. The harness was originally attached with screws. The new high flex wires won’t allow that to work. The kit supplied by acs has small hollow pop rivets that get crimped onto the ends. The problem is, there is a rubber piece that has to have the wire through first before you can fix the ends on the leads. The end solution was I needed to slice the rubber, attach the cimped ends, and then re-insert. Given the shape of the bendix attachment This should be plenty secure.

I also had to route the ignition leads. I originally had the magneto aircraft plugs on the top of the engine and the autoplugs on the bottom. But, ease of access made this a bad idea. So i had to reverse.

I also safety wired the prop. Which, while painful, isn’t as bad as some folks made it out to be. Granted, there were a couple that I had to redo more than once…

This post encompasses multiple shop sessions. Its pretty hard to fully detail wire routing… and boring. But the gist is this. I ran a lot of wires, in a lot of variations before setting on the appropriate routes, bundles, and points to secure. Here are some photos of the process and results.

Here you can see the wiring for the flap motor and flap position sensor. I wanted to keep the wires out of the way but provide flexibility for moment. I marked the bottom and top locations of moment, and then positioned the wire mounting point midway. This enabled a shorter length of wire for movement and less opportunity for it to become entangled.

A ton of work in figuring out the routing of ignition leads and engine sensors. I played with multiple configurations before finding the appropriate lengths for the ignition harness off the magneto.

The ignition leads for the ElectroAir EI were much easier. First they were just going to the top of the engine, and second I could cut them to length! Unlike the ACS provided leads for the Bendix Mag.

I increased the security of the air filter bypass cable with an additional adel clamp.

I used a loose adel clamp to ensure the throttle cable did not rub the fuel line or engine mount.

A lot of fiddling to get the starter wire to route without interference and the appropriate amount of slack.

Wiring for the GEA24, the ElectroAir EI ECU, and the fuel pump is a major pain in the butt. I am happy with the choice of location as it does reduce the length of wire runs and makes good use of otherwise wasted space. But from a serviceability aspect, this is a major pain in the ass.