Roger You have asked a classic question about a classic problem. There is a simple answer. You're in the wrong hole! You're in the Bungee hole! I ran into the same problem you have some years ago. It was a fellow flying a 65HP coupe off of a short field in front of Leonard Page's house(Arkansas Chicken Ranch Fly-in). Same situation, same concern as you. I raised his tail(like a horse) and sure enough the top of his push rod was in that forward hole.The geometry of the arrangement increases elevator up travel.
In the early coupes elevator trim was achieved by means of a Bungee Spring connected at the top to that forward hole and at the bottom to the aircraft frame and controlled by a crank on the planes panel. This spring exerted an adjustable and opposite force on the yoke, thus offsetting the effect of out of trim forces. (I'm sure there's a better way of saying that). I believe most, if not all, of those devices have been removed in favor of the better trim tab. Move it to the other hole but check your measurements after you do. There's a great temptation with the "D" models to retain the "C" model elevator adjustment. Good Luck......Cliff
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