---------------------------------------------------------- RotaxEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 06/15/09: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:15 AM - Re: Engine failure on take-off. (Jim Feldmann) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:15:37 AM PST US Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Engine failure on take-off. From: "Jim Feldmann" Well, we think so. Sorry for not getting back to you all. The airplane is flying again and has never had a recurrence. I found a very small exhaust leak around the right EGT probe which was directing hot exhaust toward the bottom of the right float bowl. That combined with the long wait to take off and the auto gas I was using probably caused the fuel in the right carb to boil. We have decided that it was vapor lock in one carb. I fixed the exhaust leak and switched to 50% avgas, and we have been unable to duplicate the problem. -------- Jim Feldmann, 3rd owner 1994 Kitfox IV Speedster / 912 Working on my Sport Pilot Certificate Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=248248#248248 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rotaxengines-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RotaxEngines-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/rotaxengines-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rotaxengines-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.