First run up!

The aircraft was fueled, all parts were on the airplane except the cowl. Here are the checks I made in preparation for the first engine run:

• Made sure all screws were fully secured on all panels; this thing blows
• Fuel boost pump check and wobble pump check (using fuel return line w/ purge valve)
•  The noise from both the boost pump and wobble pump was suggesting air was in the system. Took several wobble pump strokes until all cavities were filled with fuel, with no variation in noise.
• Found a small leak at the wobble pump outlet. Tightened fitting a little more and it stopped.
• Injector check: #2 cylinder was getting slightly more fuel than the others. Ordered a smaller retristrictor from Airflow Performance, but left it as is for the first run.
• Attached the oil cooler with lockwire to make sure it doesn't flop around.
• Plugged battery overnight before
• Overall inspection
• Briefed procedure in case of fire or other major engine/prop issue

The plan was then to:

• Roll the airplane outside and attach it to the car (brakes should work, but I haven't fully tested them yet)
• Put wheel chocks in
• Bring a fire extinguisher not too far
• Make a first run, checking:
• oil pressure/temp
• proper functioning of the throttle/mixture cables
• mag drop
• External inspection for leaks
• Make subsequent adjustments to idle mixture (which tipically requires many starts/stops) and check proper functioning fot he new T-30 tachometer

Sticking to the above plan worked well. The engine started quite well on the first attempt; see video below. I got great help from my dad and my friend Luc to prepare the setup and supervise the first engine run. Big thanks to you both!

We identified one oil line fitting that needed to be tightened a little more, which I did. There was also a fuel drain valve below the fuselage that was slightly leaking, but other than that, I was very pleased with the result of the first run. The new tachometer worked also very well (I used the 47k ohm resistors). We did make a few more runs to adjust the idle mixture since it was a little rich.

What a day, thanks again to my helpers to cross this great milestone!