The last few days I have continued to work on some of the final touches of the firewall forward. I was able to torque down and safety tie the oil filler tube, which sure seems easier than it turned out to be. Since you can't get a 1 and 1/8th inch size wrench down in that area I had to use a rubber/nylon strap to wrap around the base of the tube several times until it got tight then torqued it manually until I got it in just the right spot to put a wrench on it. In the end it worked out well and I got the safety wire on it nice and tight. Oh, I also put some permatex in the threads to help avoid leaks in the future.I also started closing off the firwall passthroughs with the firesleave wrapped around the wiring. This was difficult as well since I had to get the wire to move forward about an inch to wrap it, then slide it back into the passthrough tube. I got the right side done last night and will work on the left side tonight..
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