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| Subject: | Re: 912 rough running below 3000 rpm |
Congrats, Flynn,
Just to be safe, stay within gliding distance of your field for the next
couple of hours. A couple of years ago I had a piece of mystery crud come
back to block the main jet. Not fun.
Safe skies,
Rick Girard
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On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Flynn Elliott <foxflynn@worldonline.co.za>
wrote:
> foxflynn@worldonline.co.za>
>
> Hi Roger,and all who offered advice,
> The rough running is now in the history books.
> After cleaning the carbs yet again, blowing air around and through every
> nook and cranny all over a white towel with no crud to be seen whatsoever,
> I
> reassembeled the carbs with new jet 'o' rings etc. Put the carbs back on
> and
> balanced with gauges then a borrowed Carbmate (which is fantastic to use)
> Fired up the motor and to my great surprise my 912 was back to her old
> self,
> smooth as silk.
> I sooo wish we found some crapp in the carbs if only to tell me the problem
> !!
> Many many thanks for the help.
> Flynn
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rotaxengines-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-rotaxengines-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Roger
> Lee
> Sent: 03 June 2015 04:01 PM
> To: rotaxengines-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: 912 rough running below 3000 rpm
>
>
> Hi Flynn,
>
> The carb must be off the engine and held upside down. Take a MM ruler and
> stand it upright (straight up) on the outside lip of the carb. Now slide it
> over towards the float armature so you can see the ruler marks next to the
> float armature. The top of the float armature should be 10.5mm. If it is
> not
> just bend the tab where the float needle is suspended to obtain the proper
> 10.5mm height. This is what controls the fuel level in the bowl as the
> floats push up against it. If it is off adjustment it can cause some
> flooding and rough running.
>
> --------
> Roger Lee
> Tucson, Az.
> Rotax Instructor & Rotax IRC
> Light Sport Repairman
> Home 520-574-1080 TRY HOME FIRST
> Cell 520-349-7056
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=442934#442934
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