---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/11/12: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:05 AM - Re: Re: Tygon tubing 5/16 id (Patrick Reilly) 2. 02:30 PM - Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (rtmarshall) 3. 02:41 PM - Re: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (John W. Hart) 4. 02:44 PM - Re: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (bjones@dmv.com) 5. 03:03 PM - Re: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (Pete Christensen) 6. 03:34 PM - Re: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (John W. Hart) 7. 05:19 PM - Re: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (Lowell Fitt) 8. 06:33 PM - Re: Kitfox-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 01/09/12 (dj45) 9. 08:37 PM - Re: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (rtmarshall) 10. 08:53 PM - Re: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (rtmarshall) 11. 11:05 PM - Re: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 (Guy Buchanan) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:37 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: Tygon tubing 5/16 id From: Patrick Reilly Roger. Agreed, I'd rather have clear visable gas line than the rubber. You stated your Tygon is yellow. What different colors does the Tygon come in? Are there different composition Tygon tubing dependent on the color? Pat Reilly Mod 3 582 Rebuilt Rockford, IL On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Joel wrote: > > Hi Roger, > > I selected Tygon because I can see fuel flowing through it and because it > is more flexible than rubber fuel line, making wing folding easier. > > Joel Mapes Kitfox 5 912ULS > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=362991#362991 > > -- Pat Reilly Mod 3 582 Rebuild Rockford,IL ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:30:09 PM PST US From: "rtmarshall" Subject: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 Hi All, Happy New Year! We have a dilemma, just got off the phone with Aircraft Spruce and they want $80 for one radiator cap!! Anyone know of another source to purchase one not costing that much? Thanks Bob Toodie & Bob Marshall Beckwourth, CA KF/4/1200 flying ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:41:44 PM PST US From: "John W. Hart" Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 I'd try my nearest auto parts store. John Hart KF !V Wilburton, OK From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of rtmarshall Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:25 PM Subject: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 Hi All, Happy New Year! We have a dilemma, just got off the phone with Aircraft Spruce and they want $80 for one radiator cap!! Anyone know of another source to purchase one not costing that much? Thanks Bob Toodie & Bob Marshall Beckwourth, CA KF/4/1200 flying ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:44:43 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 From: bjones@dmv.com Rotax went to a higher pressure radiator cap for 912s a few years ago to allow a little hotter coolant temp before boil over. Thought it was less than $80 from Lockwood, in sebring Florida. BJ Kitfox IV 912/80 hp. > Hi All, > > Happy New Year! > > We have a dilemma, just got off the phone with Aircraft Spruce and they > want $80 for one radiator cap!! > > Anyone know of another source to purchase one not costing that much? > > Thanks Bob > > > Toodie & Bob Marshall > Beckwourth, CA > KF/4/1200 flying ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 03:03:22 PM PST US From: Pete Christensen Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 I get mine at the auto parts store for $6. Pete Kitfox III 912 On 1/11/2012 4:25 PM, rtmarshall wrote: > Hi All, > Happy New Year! > We have a dilemma, just got off the phone with Aircraft Spruce and > they want $80 for one radiator cap!! > Anyone know of another source to purchase one not costing that much? > Thanks Bob > Toodie & Bob Marshall > Beckwourth, CA > KF/4/1200 flying > * > > > * ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 03:34:27 PM PST US From: "John W. Hart" Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 After a little research, found that the 912 uses a pressure of 1.2 bar for the radiator cap. 1.2 bars is equivalent to 17.4 pound per square inches. 18 psi caps by Stant are available from amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Stant-10234-Radiator-Cap-PSI/dp/B000B8JUG6 17 psi caps are also available from amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Stant-10251-Radiator-Cap-PSI/dp/B000C8226K I'd try one of these rater than shelling out $80. May be that your local auto parts store can get one for you without the shipping charge. John Hart KFIV Wilburton, OK From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of rtmarshall Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:25 PM Subject: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 Hi All, Happy New Year! We have a dilemma, just got off the phone with Aircraft Spruce and they want $80 for one radiator cap!! Anyone know of another source to purchase one not costing that much? Thanks Bob Toodie & Bob Marshall Beckwourth, CA KF/4/1200 flying ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:19:31 PM PST US From: "Lowell Fitt" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 I find this interesting. Kitfoxes generally - at least the earlier ones with 912 and the external radiator run a bit on the cool side. Is there another advantage for the high priced high temp thermostat? As mentioned, I would go to the nearest auto parts store, but good luck there. If It isn't in their computer matched with make model and year they might just shoo you away as my two local stores did a while ago. Lowell -------------------------------------------------- From: Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:40 PM Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 > > Rotax went to a higher pressure radiator cap for 912s a few years ago to > allow a little hotter coolant temp before boil over. > > Thought it was less than $80 from Lockwood, in sebring Florida. > > BJ > Kitfox IV 912/80 hp. > >> Hi All, >> >> Happy New Year! >> >> We have a dilemma, just got off the phone with Aircraft Spruce and they >> want $80 for one radiator cap!! >> >> Anyone know of another source to purchase one not costing that much? >> >> Thanks Bob >> >> >> Toodie & Bob Marshall >> Beckwourth, CA >> KF/4/1200 flying > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 06:33:16 PM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Kitfox-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 01/09/12 From: "dj45" And the problem with crossing Lake Michigan is??? -------- Do not archive Dan Stanton N801S CH 801 N226BS CH701 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=363117#363117 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 08:37:31 PM PST US From: "rtmarshall" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 Thanks lowell, I am sure you are right, a fellow on the list has provided some great info and I am on the hunt. Bob Toodie & Bob Marshall Beckwourth, CA KF/4/1200 flying -------------------------------------------------- From: "Lowell Fitt" Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:15 PM Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 I find this interesting. Kitfoxes generally - at least the earlier ones with 912 and the external radiator run a bit on the cool side. Is there another advantage for the high priced high temp thermostat? As mentioned, I would go to the nearest auto parts store, but good luck there. If It isn't in their computer matched with make model and year they might just shoo you away as my two local stores did a while ago. Lowell -------------------------------------------------- From: Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:40 PM Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 > > Rotax went to a higher pressure radiator cap for 912s a few years ago to > allow a little hotter coolant temp before boil over. > > Thought it was less than $80 from Lockwood, in sebring Florida. > > BJ > Kitfox IV 912/80 hp. > >> Hi All, >> >> Happy New Year! >> >> We have a dilemma, just got off the phone with Aircraft Spruce and they >> want $80 for one radiator cap!! >> >> Anyone know of another source to purchase one not costing that much? >> >> Thanks Bob >> >> >> Toodie & Bob Marshall >> Beckwourth, CA >> KF/4/1200 flying > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 08:53:45 PM PST US From: "rtmarshall" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 Hi John, The problem that I think I will have is that the coolant tank radiator cap is about 1/2 the size of a standard cap. I know of a great radiator shop over in Reno and I will take this gold plated beauty made exclusively for Rotax and there probably is some smaller German car that may have a cap this size, I am not totally toast yet, but I am losing small amounts of coolant and it could be that all the air is not out of the system yet, as I changed to dextron which has seemed to help but it is 16 to 24 * F up here so it is hard to tell at this point, I thought I would toss a new cap on just for grins but the old one certainly looks good at the moment. Thanks for everybody's help once again. This is the older 912. Bob Toodie & Bob Marshall Beckwourth, CA KF/4/1200 flying From: John W. Hart Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:30 PM To: kitfox-list@matronics.com Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 After a little research, found that the 912 uses a pressure of 1.2 bar for the radiator cap. 1.2 bars is equivalent to 17.4 pound per square inches. 18 psi caps by Stant are available from amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Stant-10234-Radiator-Cap-PSI/dp/B000B8JUG6 17 psi caps are also available from amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Stant-10251-Radiator-Cap-PSI/dp/B000C8226K I'd try one of these rater than shelling out $80. May be that your local auto parts store can get one for you without the shipping charge. John Hart KFIV Wilburton, OK From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of rtmarshall Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:25 PM To: kitfox-list@matronics.com Subject: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 Hi All, Happy New Year! We have a dilemma, just got off the phone with Aircraft Spruce and they want $80 for one radiator cap!! Anyone know of another source to purchase one not costing that much? Thanks Bob Toodie & Bob Marshall Beckwourth, CA KF/4/1200 flying http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-Listhttp://forums.matronics.com http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 11:05:46 PM PST US From: Guy Buchanan Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Radiator Cap for Rotax 912 On 1/11/2012 8:50 PM, rtmarshall wrote: > I know of a great radiator shop over in Reno and I will take this gold > plated beauty made exclusively for Rotax and there probably is some > smaller German car that may have a cap this size, Hey my Acura has a teeny tiny radiator cap. I'll check it tomorrow. Guy Buchanan Ramona, CA Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and grounded Now a glider pilot, too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kitfox-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kitfox-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/kitfox-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kitfox-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.