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With spring in place in Montréal, it's time to get the green monster ready for the summer.

First thing to be done is to get rid of the nasty old oil...


CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by comiquaze, on Flickr


CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by comiquaze, on Flickr

Sometimes, fossils are found in old aeroplanes...


CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by comiquaze, on Flickr


CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by comiquaze, on Flickr


CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by comiquaze, on Flickr

We are putting some new stuff on the airplane this year, starting with new cowling pads. We found a bunch of them in our stock room.


Coussins de capot - Cowling pads by comiquaze, on Flickr


CCF Harvard Mk.4 RCAF20352 C-GBQB by comiquaze, on Flickr


Tuyauterie - Hoses by comiquaze, on Flickr

We are also making new hoses, and once they are made, testing is required.


Testons les nouveaux tuyaux by comiquaze, on Flickr

And of course, before emptying all that oil, we need to get her warm!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54nIVVo ... r_embedded

To be continued...

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

Today, we managed to install almost all the new hoses, and we received a box of parts.


Des pièces - Parts! by comiquaze, on Flickr

A fitting gave us fits though...

Le défi du jour by comiquaze, on Flickr


Le défi du jour by comiquaze, on Flickr

To be continued...

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

Thanks Ollie,

Here is a link to another Harvard annual if you scroll down.

http://vintagewingsofcanada.blogspot.ca ... date=false

Thanks, very interesting.

Hopefully we'll get some more work done on ours today.

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

The joys of ownership, but in-the-round!

Good idea about the hoses, Ollie. I did the same with the Fairchild when I bought it -- replaced them all.

I hope your CHT works -- the bible for operating a round engine. If not, Banaire has a lot of new old stock.

Dave

Thanks, I just had a flashback.

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