Tonight I test fit the aft baffling on the engine.
I found a couple of rivets that I had forgotten to set, so I went ahead and tried the aft baffling on the engine, and then took it off and set those rivets.
Trying the baffling on the engine was a little tricky. The instructions say to remove the oil return line from cylinder 3 to make it easier to install the right baffle. I can see why, it definitely gets in the way. But instead of undoing the fitting, just a gentle bend as it’s going on solves the problem. The much harder issue is the aft left baffle. It took me almost 30 minutes of trial and error to finally find a way to get it in. The trick is to insert it at about 45 degrees, getting the baffle under the engine mount bolt, then working it down into position. It also helps to angle it slightly forward.
I scratched a lot of engine paint off, and scratched the baffles, but was able to get them into position.
That’s when I realized another issue. I had installed the bracket on the wrong side of the case, and the holes were not even close to lining up.
I took it all off again… will fix it tomorrow.
