---------------------------------------------------------- RotaxEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/13/10: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:47 AM - Re: Re: Filter Removal Tool (pjeffers@talktalk.net) 2. 01:50 AM - Re: Re: Filter Removal Tool (pjeffers@talktalk.net) 3. 05:30 AM - Re: engine turning backward at shutdown (catz631@aol.com) 4. 08:58 AM - Re: Rotax 912 UL for sale (Jon Smith) 5. 10:06 AM - Re: engine turning backward at shutdown (Noel Loveys) 6. 10:33 AM - Re: Rotax 912 UL for sale (Jon Smith) 7. 12:51 PM - Re: engine turning backward at shutdown (lucien) 8. 02:41 PM - Fuel pump failure (Joe Spencer) 9. 03:27 PM - Re: Fuel pump failure (Roger Lee) 10. 05:41 PM - Re: Re: engine turning backward at shutdown (Noel Loveys) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:47:55 AM PST US Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Filter Removal Tool From: pjeffers@talktalk.net =0A =0A=0A =0A=0A =0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0AFrom: rampil =0ATo: rotaxengines-list@matronics.com=0ASent: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:25=0ASubject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Filter Removal rampil@gmail.com>=0A=0AThe filter should not be so difficult to unscrew, as the Rotax=0Amanual specifies that it should be tur ned only a partial turn past=0Afinger tight.=0A=0A--------=0AIra N 224XS=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ARead this topic online here:=0A=0Ahttp://forums.matr =========================== =========================== =========================== =========================== =========================== =========================== =========================== =================0A=0A=0A=0A=0A =0A ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:50:45 AM PST US Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Filter Removal Tool From: pjeffers@talktalk.net =0A The latest instruction re tightening the filter is to sc rew it on till the rubber seal makes contact with the hous ing and then to tighten a further 270 degrees.=0A=0APete=0A=0A =0A=0A =0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0AFrom: rampil =0ATo: rotaxengines-list@matronics.com=0ASent: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:25=0ASubject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Filter Removal Tool=0A=0A=0A-- m>=0A=0AThe filter should not be so difficult to unscrew, as the Rotax=0Amanual specifies that it should be turned only a partial turn past=0Afinger tight.=0A=0A--------=0AIra N224XS=0A=0A=0A=0A =0ARead this topic online here:=0A=0Ahttp://forums.matronics.com/viewtop =========================== =========================== =========================== ===========================0A =========================== ============0A=0A=0A=0A=0A =0A ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:30:09 AM PST US From: catz631@aol.com Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: engine turning backward at shutdown It is good to hear that some of you guys have had the same problem. I figured I wasn't the only one! I am going to pour in some octane booster in my remaining gas. I did that once before and it seemed to work. The gas I originally purchased came from Shell but I guess, as all the magazine articles suggest, it doesn't last long anymore before it looses its octane. Dick Maddux Rotax 912 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:58:53 AM PST US From: "Jon Smith" Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Rotax 912 UL for sale Hi Jean-philippe, I saw your adverisment for your Rotax 912UL and was wondering if you still have it For Sale, or if in fact you have sold it by now as it was a few weeks ago! I have a Europa (classic mono) currently with a Subaru engine and am wishing to upgrade it to a Rotax. Like you I would really love to have the 912 S but can't afford one yet!! Best Regards, Jon Smith (York, UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: NEEL Jean Philippe To: rotaxengines-list@matronics.com ; europa-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 5:12 PM Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Rotax 912 UL for sale Hi all, I intend to buy a new 912ULS so my 912UL is for sale. 912UL N=C2=B0 4 400 976 bought at Europa with kit N=C2=B0273 in 1996. 1200 hours flight TBO 1500h Always hangared All maintenance in accordance with certified aircraft rules. Every operation registred in engine log book All Rotax airworthiness directives applied. Slipper clutch Oil tank Water expansion bottle Temperature and pressure oil senders 2 water senders Complete exhaust system. Price : 5000=82=AC Jean-philippe Neel Grenoble France Jeanphilippeneel@yahoo.fr ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:06:37 AM PST US From: "Noel Loveys" Subject: RE: RotaxEngines-List: engine turning backward at shutdown RON of ethanol is 116 as it evaporates form your gas the RON will plummet! Noel From: owner-rotaxengines-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rotaxengines-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of catz631@aol.com Sent: January 13, 2010 9:59 AM Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: engine turning backward at shutdown It is good to hear that some of you guys have had the same problem. I figured I wasn't the only one! I am going to pour in some octane booster in my remaining gas. I did that once before and it seemed to work. The gas I originally purchased came from Shell but I guess, as all the magazine articles suggest, it doesn't last long anymore before it looses its octane. Dick Maddux Rotax 912 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:33:19 AM PST US From: "Jon Smith" Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Rotax 912 UL for sale Sorry folks - didn't mean for this message to go to the whole list! Realised my mistake when I received it myself! However, if anyone does have a second hand 912 or 912S (UK or near continent) for sale, I'd be interested to hear from you!!! Cheers, Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: Jon Smith To: rotaxengines-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:58 PM Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Rotax 912 UL for sale Hi Jean-philippe, I saw your adverisment for your Rotax 912UL and was wondering if you still have it For Sale, or if in fact you have sold it by now as it was a few weeks ago! I have a Europa (classic mono) currently with a Subaru engine and am wishing to upgrade it to a Rotax. Like you I would really love to have the 912 S but can't afford one yet!! Best Regards, Jon Smith (York, UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: NEEL Jean Philippe To: rotaxengines-list@matronics.com ; europa-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 5:12 PM Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Rotax 912 UL for sale Hi all, I intend to buy a new 912ULS so my 912UL is for sale. 912UL N=C2=B0 4 400 976 bought at Europa with kit N=C2=B0273 in 1996. 1200 hours flight TBO 1500h Always hangared All maintenance in accordance with certified aircraft rules. Every operation registred in engine log book All Rotax airworthiness directives applied. Slipper clutch Oil tank Water expansion bottle Temperature and pressure oil senders 2 water senders Complete exhaust system. Price : 5000=82=AC Jean-philippe Neel Grenoble France Jeanphilippeneel@yahoo.fr ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 12:51:04 PM PST US Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: engine turning backward at shutdown From: "lucien" [quote="Dick Maddux"]It is good to hear that some of you guys have had the same problem. I figured I wasn't the only one! I am going to pour in some octane booster in my remaining gas. I did that once before and it seemed to work. The gas I originally purchased came from Shell but I guess, as all the magazine articles suggest, it doesn't last long anymore before it looses its octane. Dick Maddux Rotax 912 > [b] Since I use E10 now (that's all that's available besides 100LL), I don't let gas sit in the tank much longer than about 2 weeks at the very outside. And usually I start robbing gas out of the plane with the siphon once a week goes by and I don't get to fly, and it goes in the pickup. Personally, if I didn't remember how old the gas actually was, I'd drain it out and burn it in the veehickle (to take me to the gas station for new gas for the plane).... LS -------- LS Titan II SS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=281327#281327 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 02:41:31 PM PST US From: "Joe Spencer" Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Fuel pump failure Those who have had the engine driven fuel pump fail on a 912S...what were the indications before the failure, if any? The pressure on mine is fluctuating between the normal 5 psi and about 4 psi. I have checked all the normal suspects. thx Joe ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 03:27:37 PM PST US Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: Fuel pump failure From: "Roger Lee" Hi Joe, The normal fuel pressure is anywhere from 2.2 (low) -5.8 (max) psi. Most run from 3.2-4.6 psi. If yours has been higher that's ok, but a fuel pressure between 3.1 - 4.6 is very normal. Mine is only 3.4 - 3.6 psi. The other thing is where is your fuel pressure sensor mounted? Do you have a fuel pressure dampener in line between the sender and the panel? If your fuel pressure sender is mounted on top of the fuel cross over line between the carbs then vibration is your enemy and many people are remote mounting them which is Rotax approved. One last thing are you a high wing or low wing and are you running an electric auxiliary pump? -------- Roger Lee Tucson, Az. Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated Rotax Repair Center 520-574-1080 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=281349#281349 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 05:41:51 PM PST US From: "Noel Loveys" Subject: RE: RotaxEngines-List: Re: engine turning backward at shutdown When you leave ethanol gas sitting in your plane if you have epoxy resin tanks that is when you can start having problems with your tanks being dissolved by the ethanol. The part about ethanol evaporating you already know. The longer the gas sits in the plane the more moisture it can remove from the air. The problem with that is it also increases your chances of a phase separation when the fuel cools at altitude. For what it's worth I'd drain what fuel is in the tanks after every flight and only use as fresh as I could get fuel in the plane. Noel -----Original Message----- From: owner-rotaxengines-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rotaxengines-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of lucien Sent: January 13, 2010 5:20 PM Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: engine turning backward at shutdown [quote="Dick Maddux"]It is good to hear that some of you guys have had the same problem. I figured I wasn't the only one! I am going to pour in some octane booster in my remaining gas. I did that once before and it seemed to work. The gas I originally purchased came from Shell but I guess, as all the magazine articles suggest, it doesn't last long anymore before it looses its octane. Dick Maddux Rotax 912 > [b] Since I use E10 now (that's all that's available besides 100LL), I don't let gas sit in the tank much longer than about 2 weeks at the very outside. And usually I start robbing gas out of the plane with the siphon once a week goes by and I don't get to fly, and it goes in the pickup. Personally, if I didn't remember how old the gas actually was, I'd drain it out and burn it in the veehickle (to take me to the gas station for new gas for the plane).... LS -------- LS Titan II SS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=281327#281327 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.