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Re: Europa-List: Rotax 912S Carb Heater

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Rotax 912S Carb Heater
From: Duncan McFadyean <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:14:50

<<There are a total of 10 additional jubilee
> clips to be used, and they have all got to be tight !>>

Its not just the tightness, but also the absence of any sensible barb or
joggle on the end of some of  the pipe fittings in the kit!

Duncan McF.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Holder" <rholder@avnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Rotax 912S Carb Heater


>
> > I was also thinking of fitting these heaters but was a little put off by
> > seeing one Europa which had overheated a little. This caused a pipe
> > feeding the heater to blow off a T piece and all the coolant to drain
> > out.  The aircraft did fly for a while with no coolant but the engine
> > subsequently had to be replaced. Anyone else had or heard of any
> > problems with the coolant carb heaters?
> >
> > Richard Iddon G-RIXS
>
> To be fair this doesn't sound like a problem with the carb heater but with
> the installation of the same. There are a total of 10 additional jubilee
> clips to be used, and they have all got to be tight !
>
> SkyDrive turned round my heater to carb fitment this morning and the cost
> was less than the postage there and back !
>
> So I recommend that if you have any doubt you get SkyDrive to do it.
>
> Actually I should have driven it up to Southam and I expect they would
have
> done it while I waited. It would have cost less in fuel than the postage !
>
> Richard
> Richard F.W. Holder                      01279 842804 (POTS)
> Bell House, Bell Lane,                   01279 842942 (fax)
> Widford, Ware, Herts,                    07860 367423 (mobile)
> SG12 8SH                        email : richard.holder@avnet.co.uk
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> PA-28-181 : Piper Archer : G-JANA, EGSG (Stapleford)
>
>




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