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Throttle/Mixture connection Mattituck IO-360M1B

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rhunt

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Has anyone got suggestions/pictures for the throttle and mixture connection for a Mattituck TMX IO-360 cold air induction(horizontal) Precision EX fule injection engine? Van's mixture cable seems to be about 5 inches too short.
 
rhunt said:
Has anyone got suggestions/pictures for the throttle and mixture connection for a Mattituck TMX IO-360 cold air induction(horizontal) Precision EX fule injection engine? Van's mixture cable seems to be about 5 inches too short.
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Van's cable worked fine for my Silverhawk injection. TMX IO-360 M1B. I came through the firewall in the suggested location.
 
I think the mixture cable attaches to a bell crank assembly, that is mounted above and behind the servo. I believe the bell crank attaches to the mixture arm, on the servo, not the mixture control cable.
Good Luck,
Mahlon
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rhunt said:
Has anyone got suggestions/pictures for the throttle and mixture connection for a Mattituck TMX IO-360 cold air induction(horizontal) Precision EX fule injection engine? Van's mixture cable seems to be about 5 inches too short.
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mahlon_r said:
I think the mixture cable attaches to a bell crank assembly, that is mounted above and behind the servo. I believe the bell crank attaches to the mixture arm, on the servo, not the mixture control cable..
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I installed a YIO-360-M1B with Van's FWF kit. As usual, Mahlon's words are pure gold. Bolted to the sump, this is partial view of the mixture control bellcrank.

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This is partial view of the throttle cable and associated bracket.

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THANKS

I appreciate your replies. Some initial info that I received indicated that Vans bell crank would not work on this set up. It appears that is not the case. thank you
 
My -M1B setup looks just like Rick's, except I found it easier with my particular installation geometry to attach the cable rod end to the other side of the throttle arm. I made things more difficult than necessary by using a center-mounted throttle quadrant, which adds a further level of frustration! Some photos are here:

http://www.rv7blog.com/2008/04/06/engine-control-cables/
http://www.rv7blog.com/2008/04/13/exhaust-fitting/
http://www.rv7blog.com/2008/04/20/finished-engine-controls-and-throttle-quadrant/

mcb
 
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rhunt said:
Has anyone got suggestions/pictures for the throttle and mixture connection for a Mattituck TMX IO-360 cold air induction(horizontal) Precision EX fule injection engine? Van's mixture cable seems to be about 5 inches too short.
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Robin,
Another way (much cheaper and easier) to extend the reach of your throttle or mixture cables is to use a cable extension from ACS. These come in a variety of lengths. I credit RV builder Dave Nelson with this tip. He mentions it in an earlier post on this site.

Here is the ACS page relating to these handy extensions.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/search/search.php

You can see the extension on Dave's RV here.

http://caura.dyndns.org/gallery/album14/aev

http://caura.dyndns.org/gallery/album14/aey

Charlie Kuss
 
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