Chief,
One way to avoid the cosmetically challenged bolt heads is to drill about 1/2 way through, and then turn the bolt 180 degrees and drill from the other side.
Looks great and the wire doesn't care.
Bill Jepson

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Yes;

Bill, you and Brian convinced me to wire them, although my drill work on the bolt heads is a bit cosmetically challenged; it seems I can get the hole in the center of the flat on one side only. :(

I now understand that safety wire is also a form of witness mark, (in that you would only wire up a tight nut/bolt) as well as a satey retainer.

Now that I have done a few, it's easy. I'll have to look over the rest of the engine...

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From: WRJJRS@aol.com
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 8:45 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: One thing leads to another.

In a message dated 7/20/2010 3:24:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, shipchief@aol.com writes:

Did I forget to final tighten those bolts? Perhaps they go in with locktight next time?

I'm dealing with little water and oil leaks, drips and damp spots. This is a great time to play with my 'creation'.

Chief,

Safety Wire Them period. You can use .025in. wire and it works easy.

Bill Jepson