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RE: Oil Line

Subject: RE: Oil Line
From: Europa Aircraft <europa@gate.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:26:11

Hi All,

Jim has informed me that there is a heat shieth availiable in the summit
racing catalog it is made by DEI, Part numbers DEI-010403 Heat Sheath, 3/4"
x 3' - $13.99 and DEI-010404 Heat Sheath, 1 1/4" X 3' the phone number for
summit is 1-800-230-3030.

Hopefully the shielding should help your oil line problems.  If you have any
questions please contact Jim Thursby in our US office at 863-647-5355.

Happy Building!!!

John Hurst
Europa Aircraft
Lakeland, FL
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa@post.aviators.net
Subject: Re: Oil Line


> I am not advocating that silicone hose is superior to Stratoflex or
> Aeroquip. However I think that there is little doubt that it is better
than
> that provided with the kit I feel much happier using a hose with a stated
> max temperature of 300C rather than protecting the factory supplied lower
> quality rubber hose. I thought that Startoflex and Aeroquip need
specialist
> connectors at the ends which might be difficult to obtain and fit with the
> Rotax metric fittings. Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Nigel Charles

It is intended to be used with their fittings, mating to AN fittings,
but there appears to be enough choices in hose ID for a snug fit on
the various metric nipples.

Regards,
Fred F., A063



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