Install The Cowl - Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF User Manual

INSTALL THE COWL

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1. Make paper templates for the location of the
muffler outlets, glow plug, needle valve, etc. Tape the
templates to the fuselage.
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2. Remove the muffler from the engine. Mark the
center of each cowl mounting block onto the fuselage
with a felt-tip pen. Position the cowl onto the fuselage
and mark where the bottom of the cowl will need to
be cut for the nose gear wire. Make the necessary
cut, reinstall the cowl onto the fuselage and make
small adjustments to align the engine crankshaft in
the opening in the front of the cowl. Use the spinner
backplate to ensure that the cowl is centered. When
satisfied, tape the cowl in place. Mark the cowl
3/8" [9.5mm] forward of the aft edge of the cowl at the
center of each mounting block. Drill a 1/16" [1.6mm]
hole at each mark through the cowl and into the
mounting blocks.
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3. Before removing the cowl from the fuselage,
use the paper templates to mark where cutouts will
need to be made. Remove the cowl and make the
necessary cutouts using a rotary tool. Use 220-grit
sandpaper to roughen the openings in the cowl for
the landing lights and also sand the light housings
(do not sand the clear lenses on the lights). Glue the
lights into the openings in the cowl with epoxy. Be
sure that the lights are inserted forward of the aft