I am afraid the smoke if any may have got stuck in the cat converter.<<

Good point...I forgot about that, too....well, it didn't pollute the
neighborhood, then! <G>

Did any of those seeds get sucked into the engine?<<

Didn't appear to...the housing under the filter was clean, and the
chippie hadn't chewed all the way through the baffles...needed a floor to
stand on, I guess.  I knocked all the seeds/fluff/nesting material off
the old filter and held it up to the light...couldn't see anything but
the pinkish light through the filter material, so I suspect that it was
still filtering.

I mounted a course mesh screen (about 1/2" ) across the intake opening to
keep the little buggers out. Used the existing bolts that mount the
intake tube to the cross brace the radiator is mounted to.

Those computer cars work in mysterious ways.<<

Well, I'm about to find out...as long as it doesn't have some way to
check if the oil is actually flowing when the actuater rod operates
(which I doubt, as it appears to be 100% mechanical) or if it has some
way to check if the EGR valve actually opens and just relies on the
signal going to the solenoid, then it'll probably be fine until I can
take it apart.

I'd like to make as many of the aircraft mods as possible on the car,
eventually even opening it up and replacing the seals (if needed <G>)
before I retire the vehicle and mount the engine in the plane.

I'm in no rush anymore...nice to be retired! <G>

Harley

Good plan. If you do replace the seals please try the one piece type
from Hurley Engineering to get some data on automotive type use.
Chamfer the back corner slightly so it cannot form a hook and catch the
corner seals.

Paul Lamar
 
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