Hi Willie,
We had the #1 cylinder (front right) header pipe break off at the same
place a few months ago, during a hard start. We had it re-welded and it
seems to be holding. It looked like the original weld was not good to
start with, so we expect it to be fine now that it has been properly
welded.
Regards,
Terry Seaver
A135 / N135TD
XS mono-wheel with 912S (now with a slipper clutch, starts sooooo much
better!)
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Subject: Europa-List: Cracked weld on exhaust downpipe
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Dear All
I found (actually Tony Kay found - thanks Tony) a serious crack in the
front left cylinder exhaust downpipe (Rotax 912S with standard Europa
exhaust system). The crack was where the pipe is welded to the sealing
ring which mates with the cylinder head. It had gone all the way round
and caused the ring and pipe to separate completely, although you
couldn't tell by looking as the pipe was still held in the right
position by its attachment to the muffler.
Has anyone else seen similar cracks?
Willie Harrison
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