Aside from some of the things already mentioned, I see no provision for CARB HEAT in the forward baffles or left hand muffler!
The vertical baffling up front that directs airflow up and over the cylinders is missing. Engine cooling is compromised.
There is a firewall patch on the lower pilots side indicating possible previous damage and affecting firewall thickness. Similar reinforcement (thickness) should have been installed at the other 4 mountings (5 mount bolts on a '60) to assure proper engine mounting.
The pre '64 cowling isn't shock mounted, Bengie, but the tinnerman clipnuts driven between the skin and the underlying angle extrusion (likely because of stripped blindnuts) may compromise firewall sealing and introduce corrosion.
Where are the steering rod boots?
I believe the breather hose is SAE automotive hose (I could live with that, temporarily.)
What else have we missed?
Carl, The logs show that the fire wall, engine mount and the nose strut were replaced in the late 80s. There is nothing in the engine log at that same time although the engine and airframe were married in 1962. Also some work on the main gear box was performed. The latest overhaul was completed in Oct 06. The nose strut was rebuilt at the same time. The engine has been sitting since then with nothing covering the carb inlet and nothing in the lower plug holes. When I removed the upper plug cap to do the bore scope I could see dirt suspended in the oil in the cylinders. There are yellow tags for the case, crank, cam and lifters and a logbook entry for the overhaul but nothing to show the part numbers for bearings, seals, ect? I was told that the cylinders have new valves and guides but there is no paper work to support that. Having said all that I believe the engine will need to be disassembled. Yours or anyones thoughts?
