The head finally arrived! It felt like forever, but did give me an opportunity to take care of quite a few things. A few items are still in Progress though.

1. ​rerouted and rewired firewall forward to make the plane easier to work on. The swing out mount can actually swing.
2. replaced the magneto coupler cushion
3. replaced the magneto point
4. moved the fuel pressure and oil pressure transducer, and added a restricted fitting ahead of the oil pressure transducer. Just need to make the hoses.
5. replaced the master relay with a certified version. The old one failed to come on a couple times.
6. adjusted the aileron trim
7. replaced strobes with led strobes.
8. added a few layers of fiberglass to the antiservo trim adjustment flanges. Just made me feel better
9. repacked wheel bearings
10. ​replaced brake liners

Just some notes for myself

• Limbach l2000 ​cylinder barrel diameter at head is 98mm. Which makes it compatible with heads made for 90.5 and 92mm. Hopefully the base is 96mm. If so it will make swapping pistons and cylinders easy. Aftermarket ones should drop right in.
• rewiring firewall forward
• crimp connections failed on electronic ignition. Changed to soldered connections and joined wires using western union splice.
• removed all crimp splices and changed to soldered joints
• secured wiring in baggage area
• will begin securing firewall forward wiring tomorrow
• lengthened resistor wiring for alternator and ran to motor mount pivot
• ​labeled firewall forward wiring
• began re-routing fuel pressure sensor fuel tubing
• ​relocating oil pressure sensors to firewall

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So far the conditional found a few things

strobe light out
clean up firewall forward wiring
helicoil came out when pulling spark plug. Had to pull head and attempt to retap. That failed so now I’m having to send the head off. Really getting frustrated now.
magneto cushion needs replaced
​new brake pads needed on passenger side.

just a note on the spark plug issue. I think it is my fault. I believe I didn’t put enough anti seize on the plug threads.

I’m still here, just haven’t flown in almost two weeks. It’s time for an annual which we will do tomorrow. Changed oil and adjusted the valves last weekend.