Hi John
140's are great. I bought one in '59 for $800. (It hadn't flown for 3
years and the engine leaked oil from every seam. I sent away for an o-ring
and seal kit and over a weekend took the jugs off, etc and put it back
together. Hmm, I still had a small jar full of parts that I didn't find a
place for. The jar stayed in the aircraft for the next 6 years that I had
it and the engine probably knew the parts were there because it ran like a
top! All I ever did to it was wash it and fly it including a trip across
North America. In those days you did not need annual inspections so it
never had any. I never had to replace anything such as tires, plugs,
battery, etc. I was always too cheap to insure it... Sold it for $3,000.
Tom Friedland
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of John & Amy
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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Rotax plug compound
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I believe it, I am always amazed at the price of things.
I am once again thinking about buying a plane. Right now
I am looking at Cessna 140's. Not sure why I am interested
in that plane, but is seem like an affordable airplane that would be decent
for cross country. I don't mind not going real fast because I like to look
at things. Do you have any experience with them or any buying tips?
Regards,
John
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From: "Ronald J. Parigoris" <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Europa-List: Rotax plug compound
> <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
>
> Rotax really makes you work at discovery of important things through
> their
> hard
> to deal with update old manual with Service bulletins, Alerts etc.
>
> Latest one I found (I pretty much have been reading a little from new
> to
> old) is
> they want you to use silicone thermal conductive paste on the spark plug
> threads. (think ~ 1998) Not using this paste indicates bad things can
> happen
> like pre ignition due to hot spots and hurt plugs.
>
> Looking up the price of the Rotax offering is well over 100$ for a
> small
> tube.
>
> I talked to Lockwood, and seems you can use Silicone heat conductive
> paste
> Radio
> Shack sells.
>
> Ron Parigoris
>
>
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