Tonight I tackled a few small jobs that had been on the to-do list. I switched out the manifold pressure fluid fitting for one with a restrictor inside, I took some adel clamps off and reinstalled for better wire routing, I safety wired the oil dipstick mount, and I plugged the e-mag ignition cables into the spark plugs.
The manifold pressure fitting I had installed was the Vans component I had originally installed. I later bought the Aircraft Specialty emag install kit, which comes with a 45 degree fitting with a flow restrictor inside. The flow restrictor dampens the fluctuations of air pressure when the engine is running, making for a more accurate manifold pressure reading.
To replace the fitting I first took off the air line, and tried to access the fitting. The baffling makes access a little difficult, so I decided to disconnect the oil return line so I could move that out of the way to gain access. I was then able to access the fitting and remove it. I cleaned up the threads, and then installed the new 45 degree fitting (used loctite 567). Unfortunately I could rotate the 45 degree fitting due to interference with the fluid fitting for the oil return line. I ended up removing that fitting too, installing the MP fitting, cleaning the threads, and then reinstalling the oil return fitting and then the line itself. It was a bit more work than I hoped, but it turned out well and the new setup is much better. The 45 degree fitting also allowed me to reroute the MP line to a more convenient location, out of the way of the oil cooler scat hose.
Safety wiring the oil dipstick mount was hard to reach, but not too bad once I had figured out how to get my hands into the small gap.
I plugged in the ignition lines, and started working on changes to the clamp setup to hold the lines.
