At 260 hours have added coolant at 50 hour intervals when under the hood
changing oil...amount 4 oz or so to the overflow tank. The tank on top of
the engine is always full.
Ken Carpenter
A123 N9XS Mono 914
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Anderson" <dja767@charter.net>
Subject: Europa-List: Water
>
> Now that I have solved my 914 engine running problem after many hours of
> checking things over - the engine is now the most checked out engine there
> is, I would think. Everything checked out fine, except it still wasn't
> running right - plus it has never had a satisfying run-up since new.
> Finally, I tried to adjust the carbs one notch lean, resulting in worse
> running. Logic seemed to indicate trying to go richer and, what do you
> know, now it finally runs smoothly. It was just too lean, it seems.
>
> Because I never like going very long without things to fret about, I am
> noticing for the first time in over 200 hours of operation that I am
> having to add tiny amounts of water - coolant - to keep it topped off.
> That might be 1/4 cup every 3 hours or so - approximately. The first 200
> hours, there wasn't a drop added. So here comes my question - what have
> other 914 engine operators found regarding coolant? I have absolutely no
> evidence of external leakage, although I will be doing a very
> comprehensive check of this in the next few days. Anybody ever had this
> before - any body know of ways the engine can use water without leaking
> externally? Is there a head gasket of sorts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
> A227
> Mini U2
> 245TT
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