Jeff, I've had the "mag" wires break at least 5 times in the 7 years /
500 hours I've been flying my 914. There is alot of vibration on the
ignition modules which I suppose causes the breaks. Although, the wire
insulation and the wires themselves seem to be of inferior quality.
I've spliced them together so many times, I'm down to a 1/4 inch stub
exiting the ignition module. The next break and I'll be out of luck and
will have to purchase a new module. Last time I checked they cost about
$700 each. Ouch! I have no suggestions on how to keep "junk" from
breaking. Good luck.........it happens to all 914's.
Garry Stout
----- Original Message -----
From: JEFF ROBERTS
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:08 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Broken Mag wire
Hi Guys,
I just was about to go flying this morning to test a few changes I've
made as my bird has not been cooling in this heat well. As I did the
run-up the right mag didn't drop any RPM's but the right did as it
should. My temps started climbing again so I went right back to the
hanger. The engine didn't want to shut down so I had to starve it of
fuel. I pulled off the cowl right away and as I examined the mag
connections one of the wires just snapped off only about an inch from
the mag's side of the connection. The wire was very brittle and I'm kind
of surprised it's not of better quality. Has this happened to anyone
else and has anyone been able to fix it without ordering a new mag
itself?
Jeff R.
A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush 85 hours and still having cooling issues.
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