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engine template laser set up
Made an engine mounting template this morning - the mesurementsfor the 172 block I had rebuilt were not the same for the engine mounts on the 192 Osco diagram I posted. The width from center to center of engine mounts is approx. 20 1/4. The height difference between the front and back is 2 1/2", with the back being higher on engine block - i.e. making the rear lower. Considering that the distance between them is approx. 22 5/8 center to center of engine mount holes, you can establish the rise over the run for comparison with the engine beds as well as the shaft log center.
There were two goals for today. To determine the shaft log vertical angle relative to the engine beds, which will allow me to figure out the shim wedges so that the new engine mounts are not distorted - which will effectively over time greatly dimenish their ability to dampen vibrations.
The second goal was to make sure that the engine beds were wide enough and positioned to achieve proper horizontal alignment. The stuffing box (or packing gland) was distorted to one side, and the cutless bearing had spun in the shaft log, both symptomatic of a misaligned engine. I was worried that maybe the shaft log was so off center that it was impossible to get an alignment between the engine and the prop shaft.
Note that the engine bed and mount in the forground are the originals that I was using for reference.
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