Hi! Troy
My 914 came from Rotax with fabricated trays ,not the cast rounded ones.
Probably they'd be easier reshaped and welded. Being fabricated may well
be cheaper than the cast type anyway.
BTW I have no carb heat with my turbo/intercooler combination and I've
never seen the carb throat temperature below 6 deg Celcius even on a
long power off decent in humid typically icing conditions. However 912S
installation may be quite a different situation.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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Subject: Europa-List: Carburator Heat and Drip Pans
Hi Europa Dudes and Dudettes,
At Sun N Fun I bought a set of drip pans for the carbs.
They're the round shaped ones that many of the Rotax parts sellers have.
Then I decided to take the plunge recently and install the Skydrive carb
heaters. And, as I kind of knew, they don't play well together. Has
anyone had this combo? If so, did you cut the drip pans and add some
material to make them fit together or make new ones from scratch. It
would, IMHO, take some fancy aluminum welding to add 3/4" or so. So I'm
open to suggestions. Too late to send the carb heaters back, but at the
same time I need drip pans. Cut and find an aluminum welder or make from
scratch. Oh, one more question: Wouldn't stainless make better drip pans
and heat shields anyway?
Troy Maynor
N120EU Europa Monowheel Classic
Left to finish:
Seats, engine install underway, some wiring.
Weaverville, NC USA
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