A general description of items done from spinner to tailcone: Propeller deburred and polished. Engine degreased and run up to expose any oil leaks. Only minor leaks were noted and pinpointed and then the engine was degreased again. All valve covers removed, stripped, painted and reinstalled with new gaskets. Engine block and cylinders retouched with Continental gold paint. All engine baffles removed and replaced. Exhaust system cleaned with "Easy-Off" oven cleaner (works great!) and reassembled. New extended exhaust stacks cut, welded and installed. Oil drained and analyzed (came back clean). New version Bracket airfilter installed (no AD anymore). All engine and accessory hoses replaced. Crankcase breather replumbed. All rubberized fuel line sections replaced from the tanks to the carb. Fuel system flushed (tanks were recently redone) and fuel selector rebuilt. Windshield replaced with new LP Aeroplastics 2 piece unit... Nice! Flap handle, seaplane brace, rudder pedal spindles, and glareshield all stripped and repainted. Rudder pedals removed, stripped and polished. Rudder pedal bushings replaced. Trim wheel mechanism stripped overhauled and reassembled. All appropriate placards installed. Complete inspection of fuselage and tailcone proved spotless. Goodyear brakes removed and recycled as boat anchors. New Cleveland brakes, stainless brake lines, braided steel hoses, and new master cylinders installed. Scott tailwheel assembly inspected and tightened. Flaps rerigged and all other flight control linkages tightened and lubricated. Fuselage sides and wing underside sanded prepped and painted masking old Canadian registry, sporting new American registry and slight modifications to the paint scheme to clean up the lines. 20 year old paint buffed and waxed. |