The P-Port engine arrived from Mazdatrix on Friday.  Quite the
night&day transformation - I remember what it looked like when it
arrived from Japan.  Scruffy & ugly.  Now it's all spiffy & new
looking.  P-Ports themselves look great.

Naturally, I uncrated it as fast as humanly possible & got the guy in
the hangar across the way to bring his engine hoist over.  We hoisted
it up, aligned it with the Shertz beam, and discovered...  Well, we
discovered that I have no idea what sequence of events to follow in
order to mount the engine!!  I did dig up one of Jerry's old emails,
so I have some photos on what it should all look like in the end.  But
I'm willing to bet there's an easy way to get there & a hard way to
get there.

Jerry -- any hints on what order to do this in?  Also, what parts did
you end up having to order in order to accomplish it?  I have Tracy's
RD-1C sitting on a shelf, and all the bits that go along with it.  But
anything else that's needed I'll have to order -- if you can tell me
what it might be, that would be enormously helpful.

Paul -- there was no EM2, nor EC2 in with the engine -- I assume you
still have both for the injector testing you were doing.  Ditto on the
slide throttle which the other Mark told me to expect in there before
he launched off for Italy.

Anyway... I'm dying to get this thing on the engine mount, so any
instructions would be great.

Mark - working & slaving in a 100-degree hangar, while the other Mark
sips Chianti...

See the previous message Mark. Do you have the gear box?

Paul Lamar

Mark,  install the engine mount on the fuselage.   Install the S-beam
on the engine together with the drive.  Hoist the S-Beam / engine
assembly in place and install the 1/2 inch bolts.  Hint:  the bolts
are installed with the nut on top.  A deep 3/4 inch socket or a short
extension will be required to reach the bolt head inside the
bushing.     If you look at it for a few minutes, all will become
clear.      Jerry

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