Personally I wouldnt worry too much about "genuine" Rotax spares. Im pretty
sure the heater/ coolant hoses are generic hoses available from any motor
factoring company. Just make sure you get exactly the right size - the top
ones are a different diameter to the bottom ones. Some of the radiator hoses
are Europa specific so those have to come from Europa (at least the ones
with a bend in them)..
Oil hose again available from motor factors.
You can get the carb diaphrams from here and they are genuine Bing
replacements (if you measure the diameter of the original diaphrams and call
them they will tell you the correct size - I think from memory it is the
smaller diameter but you will need to check).
http://www.motobins.co.uk/displayfinal.php?function=show&subs=084&title=DIAPHRAGMS+%26+GASKETS
The only bits you will have to get from Rotax are the rubber carb mounting
flanges. I think these are slightly cheaper here (or at least they were).-
http://www.aerosportuk.com/acatalog/Aerosport_Shop_Carburettor_Flange_39.html
Your main expense and bother is replacing all the fuel hoses which have to
be replaced every 5 years also - I think that is a PFA requirement but dont
quote me on that one. I found that Europa were as cheap as anybody for this
so didnt bother looking elsewhere.
To be fair to Skydrive I dont think they are ripping anybody off - its just
the price Rotax choose to charge and as they have a monopoly on parts they
do (charge!). It doesent seem to matter where in the world you get your
Rotax spares, they are the same cost everywhere. Its the price you pay for
the paperwork that goes with genuine aircraft parts.
Hope that helps.
----- Original Message -----
From: "bmoorhouse" <barrymoorhouse@btinternet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:26 PM
Subject: Europa-List: ROTAX 5 Year Rubber Replacement
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> <barrymoorhouse@btinternet.com>
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> I apologise in advance if this is incorrect but this a repeat of a post I
> made in the Rotax Engine List which may be answered by someone with a
> Europa in the UK.
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>
> My ROTAX 914 is due (well actually overdue) for the mandatory 5 year
> replacement of rubber hoses, carburettor rubber parts etc. and I have a
> jaw dropping kit price from the UK Rotax distributor of 661.25 for the
> parts :x
>
> This seems ludicrously expensive. Some of the parts maybe Rotax specific
> (e.g. the carb mounting rubbers ?) but many of them are "off the shelf"
> from other suppliers - e,g the Bing carburettor diaphragms, standard 12mm
> vacuum oil hose etc. and a rough total cost for buying these would be less
> than half the "official" Rotax spares.
>
> Now as far as the LAA are concerned is it OK to use these totally
> compatible and standard parts or would they be regarded as "modifications"
> as they are not "true" Rotax spares.
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> Barry Moorhouse
> G-JHYS Trigear XS
> Rotax 914 UL
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=241921#241921
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