Thanks Jim and Mike for the answers concerning setting the throttle stops.
I had verified the wastegate cycle and mechanically balanced the carbs per
Phil Lockwood but just could not find the correct page in tlr46 from which
to work.
Thanks again,
craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Butcher" <europa@triton.net>
Subject: Europa-List: Re: 914 throttle stops
>
> Craig,
>
> What you have done is the calibration of the throttle. You need to set
> physical stops for idle and full throttle (115%) and a detent at 100 %.
> Refer to page 57-61 of the Rotax Install manual and pages 208 - 209 in the
> Maint manual (the Install manual describes an earlier version of the
> software). You do all this with the engine not running, just the
> electrics
> on so the TCU is operational. Make your physical stops (we made a
> throttle
> bezel similar to the Europa bezel for the gear lever and then made
> aluminum
> pieces that went under the bezel for both stops and also the detent).
> Then
> run the software and adjust the stops - the percentage is shown as "Load"
> in
> the software.
>
> Also be sure your wastegate cycles. At power on the wastegate should
> cycle
> from full closed to open and back to full closed. Closed is the cable
> fully
> extended or the wastegate arm displaced fully to the port side of the
> aircraft.
>
> When you get ready to do the carb balance, there are two good articles by
> Phil Lockwood on how to do this. Go to www.eaa.org and go to the Sport
> Pilot section. There are copies of the EAA Sport Pilot magazine there and
> you want the April and May 2004 issues. Phil's column is called "Power
> On"
> and the articles are .pdf. I think Steve D also has these in the Europa
> Owners website www.europaowners.org.
>
> Jim & Heather Butcher
> N241BW 12 hrs flown off
>
>
>
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