Re: Europa-List: 914 OIL PRESSUREI know that some of the early Katana's had a Service Bulletin or AD to move the oil pressure sender from the engine to the firewall, and to hook it up with flexible h
Tom I replaced my outrigger legs from Aircraft spruce. They have the nylon in various diameters and will cut to any length needed. Jim Brown N398JB -- Original Message -- From: Tom Friedland To: Euro
Alan It should be a 914UL (non certified) as all the engines supplied by Europa were for experimential aircraft. The certified engines were installed in certified airplanes, the Katana is one example
Jerry I have a Van's RV-7A with the Superior IO-360 engine. We have the small 17 Amp hour Odyssey installed. We have put 320 hrs in less than a year, on this a/c, and the battery hasn't missed a beat
Rich You probably have a broken ignition (mag) wire. The two wires (A and B ) terminate with each wire going to one of the black modules mounted on top of the engine. They normally break where they c
Ron The turbo bearings are lubricated by engine oil under pressure when engine is running. I suspect that the bearings, since the engine is new, do not have any oil in them. I think that the bearing
Gert On the inlet side of the electric fuel pumps, there is a fuel strainer screen. It can be removed by using a pick or probe and gentley pulling out. If you have not cleaned this screen, the fuel f
Niels Try puting 25 or 30 psi in the tire. The original tire supplied with my kit was also the old 800 x 6. I operate off a paved runway and the tires rubbed the sides of the gear legs on landing. Th
Ron We have been running the 914 with an intercooler approx 600 hrs here in Florida. We have not had any problems with carb ice. I do have a few observations about the subject. In normal cruise setti
Steve I feel like I just wote your letter. I just last week completed installing a new tank. My old tank was leaking in almost the same location. I had a crack about one and a half inches long at the
Trev I do not have a fuel flow meter installed. However on cross country's over the years, we have found that at these settings we burn 5 gal an hour. Jim Brown
Remi I have the XS Monowheel with the 914 and Airmaster installed. Your results are about the same as what we got when I also installed the speed kit mod. I saw a increase of 3 knots average over sev
Mike When we completed our monowheel, we completed painting the a/c before we had our first flight. It was still in the shop, and we were in the right frame of mind to complete the plane with a coat
Fred I think this is the 4th set of outriggers I have replaced over the years. Each set was made longer,about 1/2 inch each time. My monowheel is an XS model,and not the classic so there may be a dif
Garry, I do not know, Rob had the flat while on a cross country, and the tube was replaced by an A & P. he had landed... their seams. Especially before I researched slightly different size tubes. The
Frans; The first thing that comes to mind, about having to hold right rudder. Did you shim the engine in the engine mount to the "right" when installing the engine... Jim Brown
Frans; The first thing that comes to mind, about having to hold right rudder. Did you shim the engine in the engine mount to the "right" when installing the engine... Jim Brown
Frans,I would suggest that you take a look at the bottom of the cowl, where all of the air escapes from inside the cowl..No cooling will take place unless the air inside the cowl can get out. You sai