---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 08/04/09: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:20 AM - Re: FLAP DRIVE / MOTOR FAILURE (Paul McAllister) 2. 10:21 AM - Oshkosh 2009 (Erich Trombley) 3. 12:43 PM - Muffler repaired (NEEL Jean Philippe) 4. 01:01 PM - Re: Fuel flow meter (John & Paddy Wigney) 5. 02:18 PM - Coolig duct 912S (mike gamble) 6. 02:51 PM - Re: Coolig duct 912S (JEFF ROBERTS) 7. 03:13 PM - Re: Coolig duct 912S (Gilles Thesee) 8. 05:01 PM - Re: Muffler repaired (rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us) 9. 11:52 PM - Re: FLAP DRIVE / MOTOR FAILURE (bbwebbase) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:20:30 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: FLAP DRIVE / MOTOR FAILURE From: Paul McAllister Hi Alex, If you Google "Linear actuators" I suspect that you will find a lot of suitable replacements. Take a look at http://www.firgelliauto.com/ Regards, Paul ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:21:47 AM PST US From: "Erich Trombley" Subject: Europa-List: Oshkosh 2009 Well, Airventure 2009 was a great event. We had a total of four Europa' s at the event and a dozen or so builders attended. The weather was won derful and the company supurb. Our very own Martin Mavers, who flew into Oshkosh in the A380, seems to be quite the celebrity. I have attached a link to the tour he conducted for the cameras. Nicely done! http://www.aopa.org/oshkosh/oshkosh09/articles/090801a380.html I will try and post some photos from the event on the Europa Owners and Builders site later this week. Regards, Erich ____________________________________________________________ Visit the City of Brotherly Love! Click now for great vacation packages to Philadelphia! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsLOarMI1YJhGhZGZEnEsuG dh2ZeWK6nujWRs7SWaTkSGKZLPv8Leg/ ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:43:10 PM PST US From: NEEL Jean Philippe Subject: Europa-List: Muffler repaired Hi all=0AMany thanks to those who gave me an advice about my cracked muffle r. We have, here in Grenoble ,very skilled welders working on inox and alu parts for nuclear industry. So I choose to make my muffler repaired=0AAs yo u can see on the attached photo they did a perfect job. May be the terminal exhaust pipe is now stronger than before.=0AA special thank for Curtiss Ja ussi who offer me to buy at a good price his 912 exhaust system as he chang e his engine for a 914.=0A=0AJean-Philippe=0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:01:13 PM PST US From: John & Paddy Wigney Subject: Europa-List: Re: Fuel flow meter Hi Karl, Richard's description is correct. I have had a successful installation with this arrangement of a single flowmeter since 2002. My flowmeter is the fuel flow option for a Grand Rapids EIS display. Very accurate - usually within 0.1 gal. when I top up. I found that it is important to have a flow damper. If you do not have this, your indicated flow rate may be erratic and you will have poor accuracy. Matronics sells a damper for $47.00 - see http://www.matronics.com/fuelchec/dampener.html. Cheers, John N262WF, mono XS, 912S Mooresville, North Carolina ORIGINAL MESSAGE From: R Holder Subject: Re: Europa-List: FS450 calibration Karl Heindl wrote: > you are right of course, but i have been led to believe > > that the other solution works okay also and gives > > accurate readings by changing this k-factor. maybe if i > > change to gallons, but i have no interest in gallons. i > > just won't use it for a while. > There is a solution using one transponder. Re-arrange things so that the fuel comes out of the mechanical fuel pump, to a high point from where the return feed to the tank is taken, then put in the transponder and then split the line to each of the carbs. The tank return must be the highest point in the whole fuel system. Ergo. One transponder measuring exactly the fuel flow INTO the carbs. I know this can be done as it is how the factory built Sport Cruiser is set up. I have seen under the cowling of their demonstrator ! I failed to take a photo but I assure you that was how it was set up. (Don't ask me how I got to see under the hood on a SC !) The transponder requirement is 100mm straight line hose before it and 50mm after it so a total (including the transponder) of around 225 mm. Easily found ! Richard G-OWWW no fuel flow ! ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:18:13 PM PST US From: "mike gamble" Subject: Europa-List: Coolig duct 912S Having fitted things as per the book I find I have a 1 to 1.5'' gap between the rads and the lower cowling. Do I need to block this off thus directing all the airflow through the rad then the oil cooler or should I wait and see how the temps read in flight first? I would be interested to have reports from those currently flying. Thanks Mike Gamble XS 440 (99% complete)(ha ha) ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 02:51:21 PM PST US From: JEFF ROBERTS Subject: Re: Europa-List: Coolig duct 912S Mike, Take my word for it... Block it off. All of it! If I had mine to do over I'd cut the whole dog box off and re-do the intake. Just cant talk myself into a cowl re-paint in the middle of the flying season. Maybe this winter. Someone shared a drawing with us on the new cowl a few months back. The cowl had a lower and further back intake closer to the radiators.. Jeff R. A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush On Aug 4, 2009, at 3:35 PM, mike gamble wrote: > Having fitted things as per the book I find I have a 1 to 1.5'' gap > between the rads and the lower cowling. Do I need to block this off > thus directing all the airflow through the rad then the oil cooler or > should I wait and see how the temps read in flight first? > I would be interested to have reports from those currently flying. > Thanks > Mike Gamble > XS 440 > (99% complete)(ha ha) > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 03:13:49 PM PST US From: Gilles Thesee Subject: Re: Europa-List: Coolig duct 912S mike gamble a crit : > Having fitted things as per the book I find I have a 1 to 1.5'' gap > between the rads and the lower cowling. Do I need to block this off > thus directing all the airflow through the rad then the oil cooler or > should I wait and see how the temps read in flight first? > I would be interested to have reports from those currently flying. Mike and all, A correct cooling duct must have a carefully curved shape an NO air leak whatsoever. More info at http://contrails.free.fr/engine_aerodyn_radia_en.php Best regards, -- Gilles http://contrails.free.fr ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 05:01:17 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Muffler repaired From: rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us Hi Jean-Philippe Good luck with your weld job. Looking at your picture you attached, it appears like there may still be a crack shooting off to the left at the bottom of the "Y" weld bead. Ron Parigoris ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:52:29 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: FLAP DRIVE / MOTOR FAILURE From: "bbwebbase" [quote:5f16f77796="paul.the.aviator@gmail.co"]Hi Alex, If you Google "Linear actuators" I suspect that you will find a lot of suitable replacements. Take a look at [url=http://www.firgelliauto.com/]http://www.firgelliauto.com/[/url] Regards, Paul [/quote:5f16f77796] Thank you Paul, I just do not know enough technical specs about the original system to decide on a different actuator. I could not find anywhere the spec's of the original motor and actuator. I emailed Motion System and we are in touch but not much further. I was also wondering if somebody has the brand and spec's of the new actuator that EUROPA ships now. I had a look at the builder's manual but all I have is a picture without spec's. See the attachment. Anyone and idea what they ship and what is written on the engraving plate? 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