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Re: Europa-List: Baby Blue is back!

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Baby Blue is back!
From: Gilles Thesee <Gilles.Thesee@acgrenoble.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:55:14

Rman a crit :
> The port carb was fine, but the the starboard spring was completely 
> loose when the arm was pushed fully forward.  Confident that I'd 
> actually found the problem, I shortened the spring and cowled her up.  
> Subsequent test flight verified the fix.  Baby Blue has never run so 
> smoothly!  A new set of springs will be on order tomorrow.
>
> For those who run into a rough running engine, I highly recommend that 
> you add checking the springs to your diagnostic toolbox.

Glad to hear you fixed your problem.
How about dispensing with the springs, and replacing the cables with 
piano wire ?
That's the way our project is set up, and it works flawlessly.

Best regards,
Gilles
http://contrails.free.fr



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