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1. 09:25 AM - Re: Speed kit. (BobD)
2. 10:54 AM - Re: Gurgling (burping) (clivesutton)
3. 01:31 PM - Re: Re: Speed kit. (William Daniell)
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Hi Will,
I also recently had the joy of fitting the speed kit to my Europa. I didn't experience
the brackets catching on the disk hex bolts, but I did find that the wire
locking I had used on them was catching the edge of the starboard wheel spat.
I ensure that the pigtail was folded flat against the disk, then filed some
more of the wheel opening, and it did the trick, (the telltale clicking from
the wheel when manually maneuvering the aircraft disappeared).
Your post will prompt me to check the overall clearance of the brackets, but I
didn't notice a problem when fitting them.
I have had good results in clearing off excess silicon adhesive with acetone, but
if you are worried about the effect of this, you could try acetone-free nail
polish remover. Following a tip on here, I used this to good effect in clearing
off some small paint splatter on my door window edges, after I had fitted
and painted the fittings for the re-positioning of the door struts. However, I
am no expert on the chemical effects of cleaning agents, so would defer to others
knowledge in this area.
I took the instructions at face value regarding silicon adhesive being strong enough
to hold together the leg fairings, until one of them disappeared on my aircraft's
maiden flight. I have now secured all three with tie wraps, not quite
as pleasing aesthetically, but definitely more secure.
Did you fit bulkheads to the front & rear of the spats ? I haven't yet, but as
I hope to do some strip flying, it may be an option I will adopt.
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Bob Dawson
Europa XS TG || 912 ULS || G-NHRJ || Dynon Skyview || PilotAware || SmartAss3
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| Subject: | Re: Gurgling (burping) |
For what it's worth, I was shown a better way to burp the oil on a 912ULS by my
inspector Toby Wilcox today. Instead of many rotations of the prop, just turn
slowly until resistance is felt, and hold it there until the resistance goes
away - then repeat as necessary.
The crankcase is pressurised by cylinder compressions leaking past the rings and
into the crankcase, so this method not only avoids /reduces un-lubricated metal
parts sliding against each other (such as e.g. cams) but it actually takes
considerably less effort or time to 'burp' the dry sump oil back into the tank.
Try it!
Clive
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It was 3 days of joy in my case......
I used dacron lacing to secure leg fairings....as per bob nuckolls method.
Acetone is impossible to get in colombia as it is a precursor chemical for
coke....:-(.
Alchohol seems to help remove it tho...industrial not the drinking kind....
Will
On Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 11:29 BobD <rjd@bobdawson.plus.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Will,
>
> I also recently had the joy of fitting the speed kit to my Europa. I
> didn't experience the brackets catching on the disk hex bolts, but I did
> find that the wire locking I had used on them was catching the edge of the
> starboard wheel spat. I ensure that the pigtail was folded flat against the
> disk, then filed some more of the wheel opening, and it did the trick,
> (the telltale clicking from the wheel when manually maneuvering the
> aircraft disappeared).
>
> Your post will prompt me to check the overall clearance of the brackets,
> but I didn't notice a problem when fitting them.
>
> I have had good results in clearing off excess silicon adhesive with
> acetone, but if you are worried about the effect of this, you could try
> acetone-free nail polish remover. Following a tip on here, I used this to
> good effect in clearing off some small paint splatter on my door window
> edges, after I had fitted and painted the fittings for the re-positioning
> of the door struts. However, I am no expert on the chemical effects of
> cleaning agents, so would defer to others knowledge in this area.
>
> I took the instructions at face value regarding silicon adhesive being
> strong enough to hold together the leg fairings, until one of them
> disappeared on my aircraft's maiden flight. I have now secured all three
> with tie wraps, not quite as pleasing aesthetically, but definitely more
> secure.
>
> Did you fit bulkheads to the front & rear of the spats ? I haven't yet,
> but as I hope to do some strip flying, it may be an option I will adopt.
>
> --------
> Bob Dawson
> Europa XS TG || 912 ULS || G-NHRJ || Dynon Skyview || PilotAware ||
> SmartAss3
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=480854#480854
>
>
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