{"id":3147,"date":"2015-06-05T20:54:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T00:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/?p=3147"},"modified":"2015-06-20T06:42:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T10:42:08","slug":"getting-a-look-at-our-engine-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/?p=3147","title":{"rendered":"Getting a look at our engine parts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I visited <a href=\"http:\/\/unlimitedaeroengines.com\">Tim Hess<\/a> to look at the Superior XP-360 parts that Tim will be assembling into the Mighty RV&#8217;s engine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3148\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tim and the engine parts cart\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.01-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was really impressed with Superior&#8217;s parts kit&#8230;everything organized very neatly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.29.06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3150\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.29.06-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dave's crankcase\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.29.06-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.29.06-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost a shame to paint this beautiful gold-alodined crankcase, but Ellen and I have agreed that the crankcase will be painted red.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3149\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.47-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dave's cold air sump\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.47-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.47-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-09.19.47-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the Superior cold-air sump. I was impressed with the casting and milling, and Tim pointed out several areas where the Superior sump is better than the stock Lycoming part which embeds the intake tubes in hot sump oil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-10.07.18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3151\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-10.07.18-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"One of Dave's cylinders\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-10.07.18-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-05-10.07.18-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>And here&#8217;s one of the cylinders. \u00a0These aren&#8217;t going to be painted&#8230;they&#8217;re just too nice to cover up. Superior makes very nice parts&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I visited Tim Hess to look at the Superior XP-360 parts that Tim will be assembling into the Mighty RV&#8217;s engine. I was really impressed with Superior&#8217;s parts kit&#8230;everything organized very neatly. 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