---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 12/20/11: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:28 AM - Re: Forward Bulkhead (Neville Eyre) 2. 12:55 AM - Coolant leak (Richard Iddon) 3. 01:56 AM - Re: Forward Bulkhead (G-IANI) 4. 01:57 AM - Re: Heavy In-flight Vibration Riddle /The Solution /The Winner( (stephen vestuti) 5. 02:10 AM - Re: Coolant leak (Brian Davies) 6. 04:08 AM - Re: Coolant leak (Paul McAllister) 7. 05:00 AM - Re: Coolant leak (Trevpond@aol.com) 8. 05:16 AM - Re: Video of N152MT flying (Troy Maynor) 9. 05:38 AM - (William Daniell) 10. 12:53 PM - Re: Coolant leak (PHILLIPS I) 11. 06:55 PM - Re: Re: Video of N152MT flying (Martin Tuck) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:28:48 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Forward Bulkhead From: Neville Eyre The Bulkhead as drawn, Is how I did it in the first instance on G-KITS [ Tr igear Prototype ] Andy, for some reason decided it was not needed [ structu raly anyway] so it was deleted from later Trigear Manuals. It is a good idea to install one, I always do on ones I build, helps keep t he noise/ heat / smell from the engine out of the cockpit, and somewhere to mount fuel pump[s] on the rear face. Nev -----Original Message----- From: Frans Veldman Sent: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:59 Subject: Re: Europa-List: Forward Bulkhead On 12/19/2011 10:50 AM, G-IANI wrote: Factory Newsletter No 24, Page 11. Hey, I think I missed this! I don't have it. oes this bulkhead serve any structural purpose? hould I retrofit this (or something similar)? Frans - -= -- Please Support Your Lists This Month -- -= (And Get Some AWESOME FREE Gifts!) - -= November is the Annual List Fund Raiser. 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Coolant slowly dripping from the bottom of the radiator. I was wondering if anyone had any clever idea how to trace it? Nothing obvious visually so all I can think of is draining everything down again and taking off the radiator then pressurising it under water to see if there are any bubbles. Richard Iddon G-RIXS ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:56:07 AM PST US From: "G-IANI" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Forward Bulkhead As Nev has said the bulkhead is not structural. I discussed this with Barry Mellers when I redesigned the centre tunnel of G-IANI in 2002. My version consists of glass flanges onto the tunnel and bolting the bulkhead panels to them. This means the bulkhead can be removed for access. Newsletter 24 is dated December 1999. All copies of the newsletter are on the Club wed site. To add to the benefits others have listed it is also a secondary fire wall which would prevent Alasdair's freezing draft becoming a flame thrower. Ian Rickard G-IANI XS Trigear, 300hours Europa Club Mods Specialist e-mail g-iani@ntlworld.com ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:57:56 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Heavy In-flight Vibration Riddle /The Solution /The Winner( From: "stephen vestuti" Now I'm really jealous ! Well done and when are you having your next engine problem ;-) ? Good effort Remi , Steve. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=361328#361328 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:10:01 AM PST US From: "Brian Davies" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Coolant leak Hi Richard If there is nothing obvious visually it is probably leaking from the lowest connections- The two pipes that join on to the water radiator. They are hard to see and any leaks tend to appear at the bottom of the radiator. You could try tightening those clips first. You can buy a leak detecting dye from garages/motor parts suppliers. The normal first check would be to pressurise the system but that means fitting a modified cap in order to apply pressure and that is a lot of work. You could try dropping the radiator so that you can view the rad connections from under duct. Regards Brian Davies -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Richard Iddon Sent: 20 December 2011 08:52 Subject: Europa-List: Coolant leak Having just changed all the rubber hoses on my tri gear, I seem to have developed a leak from somewhere. Coolant slowly dripping from the bottom of the radiator. I was wondering if anyone had any clever idea how to trace it? Nothing obvious visually so all I can think of is draining everything down again and taking off the radiator then pressurising it under water to see if there are any bubbles. Richard Iddon G-RIXS ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 04:08:10 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Coolant leak From: Paul McAllister Hi, I used a fluorescence dye and a UV light and it worked really well. Paul ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:00:40 AM PST US From: Trevpond@aol.com Subject: Re: Europa-List: Coolant leak I had a similar problem when I replaced a radiator. I noticed that the input tube was longer than the original, so used 2 clips - problem fixed! Trev G-LINN In a message dated 20/12/2011 12:08:24 GMT Standard Time, paul.the.aviator@gmail.com writes: Hi, I used a fluorescence dye and a UV light and it worked really well. Paul (http://www.aeroelectric.com/) (http://www.buildersbooks.com/) (http://www.homebuilthelp.com/) (http://www.matronics.com/contribution) (http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List) (http://www.matronics.com/contribution) ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 05:16:27 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Video of N152MT flying From: "Troy Maynor" Hi Martin, Loved the video. Your completed project and website so many years ago is another example that helped me press on to finish mine. Thanks so much. I'm really enjoying this thing called Europa. BTW, just curious, is your landing gear "rubber shock block" made of the black rubber or the red? Troy Maynor Monowheel Classic #120 138 hrs. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=361337#361337 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 05:38:02 AM PST US From: "William Daniell" Subject: Europa-List: I am sure that this has been posted many time but to avoid having to hunt through the archives - what is the max prop diameter for a Trigear? Will ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 12:53:26 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Coolant leak From: PHILLIPS I Hi Richard Don't forget about the small drain hole on the bottom of the water pump, If the engine hasn't been run for a while you can get a small leak, also not sure what type of clips you have but would recommend the spring clips that Rotax now use instead of jubilee ones regards Ivor On 20 December 2011 12:56, wrote: > ** > I had a similar problem when I replaced a radiator. I noticed that the > input tube was longer than the > original, so used 2 clips - problem fixed! > > Trev > G-LINN > > In a message dated 20/12/2011 12:08:24 GMT Standard Time, > paul.the.aviator@gmail.com writes: > > Hi, > > I used a fluorescence dye and a UV light and it worked really well. > > Paul > > * > > tp://www.aeroelectric.com/">www.aeroelectric.com > / href="http://www.buildersbooks.com/">www.buildersbooks.comhttp://www.homebuilthelp.com/">www.homebuilthelp.com > p://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > ef="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-Lists.matronics.com/">http://forums.matronics.com > p://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > * > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 06:55:05 PM PST US From: Martin Tuck Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Video of N152MT flying Hi Troy, Thanks for the compliments. Yes, I had one of the first 'builder' websites around 1997 time-frame and I'm glad it help inspire you to finish yours. Unfortunately a few years back Compuserve decided not to provide free web hosting anymore and turned off the service without warning. The video footage was actually made about 8 years ago by an enthusiastic videographer and he did a good job. He let me have the VHS tape of what he took and I recently downloaded and converted it into a format I could edit and put music to. Some day I'd like to get myself one of those GoPro HD cameras and mount it on various places around the aircraft - just takes time and money - just like my EFIS upgrade (which was put on the backburner after the bill for my wifes dental implant came in ($4,500) :-0 )!! I had the original red rubber block - the one that had the mod in which you added a ply spacer and cut the vee's. After 50+ days of 100 deg F heat this summer I noticed the aircraft was sitting very low and sure enough the shock block was very squished and needed replacing - did good for ten years though. Replacement was pretty straightforward and a lot easier than I thought. I'm attaching some photos of the old block next to the new which I thought were quite funny. The aircraft sits back up where it should now. Regards, Martin Tuck On 12/20/2011 7:13 AM, Troy Maynor wrote: > --> Europa-List message posted by: "Troy Maynor" > > Hi Martin, > Loved the video. Your completed project and website so many years ago is another example that helped me press on to finish mine. Thanks so much. I'm really enjoying this thing called Europa. > BTW, just curious, is your landing gear "rubber shock block" made of the black rubber or the red? > Troy Maynor > Monowheel Classic > #120 > 138 hrs. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=361337#361337 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.