---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 11/08/17: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:49 AM - Re: Re: Full trigear speed kit vs hinge fairings only (Bud Yerly) 2. 06:07 AM - Re: Carburetor flange on 912S (Bud Yerly) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:49:21 AM PST US From: Bud Yerly Subject: RE: Europa-List: Re: Full trigear speed kit vs hinge fairings only Pay attention to your wife and family. Airplanes are just stuff in compari son for sure. On the time it takes, keep in mind that I spent 40 hours on a map case in t he center console. I=92m way over the top on detail. Detail takes time. Aerodynamically, I prefer to do aerodynamic detail (fairings & covers) to b e easily maintainable as well as efficient, which takes time and planning. To be honest, pants and gear leg fairings can be installed and small fille ts made and out the door in a week (mostly cure time). Painting, another f ew days if you are good (I=92m not). The stock pants just need a lot of sc rews or they look pretty wonky, and all those screws mean time to take apar t to service/inspect so it doesn=92t get done. My prayers are with a full recovery for your wife. Best Regards, Bud Yerly Sent from Mail for Window s 10 ________________________________ From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of jonathanmilbank Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 2:11:41 PM Subject: Europa-List: Re: Full trigear speed kit vs hinge fairings only > Hello Bud, At the moment my thoughts have become closely focused on my wife, who is un dergoing chemotherapy and suffering many more complications than normally o ccur. So I'm putting aircraft plans and modifications on the back burner at least until next spring. What you say about the amount of time which needs to be devoted to aerodyna mic improvements, confirms my suspicions. Apart from that I'm asking myself "Do I really need all that work and expenditure to gain a few knots, when 99% of my flying is within a 50 mile radius?" Many thanks for taking the time to make your considered reply. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=474584#474584 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:07:01 AM PST US From: Bud Yerly Subject: RE: Europa-List: Carburetor flange on 912S Steve, The carb flange life is dependent on care and how well your plane is tuned. A tuned Rotax places little vibration on the carbs. A properly supported airbox prevents any further vibration. A bit of care during carb removal at a two year carb rebuild prevents damage also, so I too have a perfectly good set of 5 year old carb flanges on the shelf collecting dust as spares if I crack one of mine during maintenance. I won=92t change the flanges on the carb until one gets cracked during a carb overhaul or service. As for the other rubber. Heat and shielding and mechanical damage determin es the mean time between failure. A Rotax, in-cowled, kept outside on a mi crolight needs a 5 year change for sure, as it is exposed to UV. The lower coolant hoses, just above the exhaust, I change at 5 years unless they are silicone and shielded, due to heat exposure. The 914 vent tubes can crack in 5 years, so I bite the bullet and keep spar e hose on hand and change it out at 5 years. The oil sump line on the bottom banjo (even though it is shielded) I check every 25 hours, as the reflective heat on that stupidly close fitting makes it suspect. I wish that was a solid steel line. I may make one someday. Otherwise, if you have rubber hoses on top of the engine, I think 10 years is a reasonable time change. If you have silicone hose, definitely 10 year s. Proper silicone hose is very good, I even put a torch to one to see how long it would last at 1500F. It got white and held pressure. That is my opinion after doing a few 5 year hose changes. Best Regards, Bud Yerly Sent from Mail for Window s 10 ________________________________ From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of Steven Pitt Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 4:28:13 PM Subject: Europa-List: Carburetor flange on 912S I am biting the bullet and renewing various items on my Rotax 912S. I have kept photo records of the flanges at each service, and not noticed a ny wear as the carburettors and airbox seem well supported. So what is the common view on changing the flanges as time expired products ? Rotax bulleting SB-912-030R1 seems to suggest only certain engines need cha nging but what is the perceived wisdom from the Rotax owners out there? Also where does one acquire these at the eyewaterinw price that I have seen on the internet? Thanks Steve Pitt 912S on a trigear ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.