Connecting the ram air door cable, share your secret.

[Eight8Victor]

Im going to hell. It took 237 curse words to get the wire into the small hole in the stud. The oil heat exchanger mocks me the whole time while the cable housing punctures my finger tip releasing bright red corrosive fluid. There’s got to be a better way, so share your secrets. 

[carusoam]

That could be just one of the reasons the ram air cable got eliminated...

Got pics of what you are seeing, not the red stuff... 

Best regards,

-a-

[N201MKTurbo]

Take the screws out of the oil cooler along with the hose clamps on the heat shield and push the oil cooler aside. You can access it through the oil cooler hole.

[Gary0747]

Just relocate the oil cooler to baffle behind #4 cylinder.  It works better there too.  See Laser mod.

[Shiny moose]

What 201MKTturbo stated. 

Edited September 27, 2020 by Shiny moose

[flyingchump]

remove the oil cooler.  Just 4 screws then that cooler can be pushed aside and you can put your left hand through the oil cooler cowl opening.  Its faster then trying to work around the cooler.

[Nukemzzz]

Maybe try different curse words?

[MooneyMitch]

20 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said:

Take the screws out of the oil cooler along with the hose clamps on the heat shield and push the oil cooler aside. You can access it through the oil cooler hole.

Do this...... you will be much happier.... 

[Yetti]

Anything up there.    Step 1 Remove oil cooler and hang by safety wire.   I start out by not doing that but end up doing that.

[Eight8Victor]

Thanks for all the replies. I realized after some checking that there were various different designs For the cable attach point so only those with my style probably feel my pain.  
 

Anthony, it was finished and closed up by the time I posted this and I was at the height of my frustration so no pictures and I didn’t want to dig back into it. I did find a pic on Mooneyspace from another poster that I attached here that resembles mine.

MKturbo, Moose, Chump, Mitch and Yetti. I did have the oil, cooler unbolted but it only provided minimal room to negotiate with my hand. In the end I was able to get it attached and my mechanic was satisfied with the result.

Nuke, send your most useful curse words so I can be prepared for the next lower cowl removal.

Gary, now I really like your idea. I will be looking into the oil cooler relocation STC. Seems like it would be  Yuge plus.

Steve
 

photo credit @apenney

 

[Ragsf15e]

2 hours ago, Eight8Victor said:

Thanks for all the replies. I realized after some checking that there were various different designs For the cable attach point so only those with my style probably feel my pain.  
 

Anthony, it was finished and closed up by the time I posted this and I was at the height of my frustration so no pictures and I didn’t want to dig back into it. I did find a pic on Mooneyspace from another poster that I attached here that resembles mine.

MKturbo, Moose, Chump, Mitch and Yetti. I did have the oil, cooler unbolted but it only provided minimal room to negotiate with my hand. In the end I was able to get it attached and my mechanic was satisfied with the result.

Nuke, send your most useful curse words so I can be prepared for the next lower cowl removal.

Gary, now I really like your idea. I will be looking into the oil cooler relocation STC. Seems like it would be  Yuge plus.

Steve
 

photo credit @apenney

 

After my last annual, on the test flight, I pulled that knob in the cockpit and it came completely out in my hand.  After i landed with it open and taxiied to my mechanic I heard some pretty good words.  It had been attached but not tightened enough.  Hope yours stays attached!