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RE: Europa-List: Coolant Temps.

Subject: RE: Europa-List: Coolant Temps.
From: Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 02:40:48

Graham=2C

You have a point there=2C but don't all Europa Rotaxes have worm clamps for
 the thick hoses from the radiator=2C plus a few more when the Skydrive kit
 is installed ?

Karl<html><div></div>> Date: Thu=2C 3 Jul 2008 00:38:23 +0100> From:
 grahamsingleton@btinternet.com> To: europa-list@matronics.com> Subject: Re
Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>> > Problem with worm clamps is t
hat when the hose gets hot=2C around 150C=2C > which it can do with radiant
 heat=2C the hose softens and under pressure > will pull out from under a w
orm clip. I suspect that is why Rotax > changed to spring clamps after my a
ccident.> The accident was caused by a hose pulling out and filling the cow
ling > with vapour. Unfortunately the engine didn't stop and make the corre
ct > decision for me=2C (accept a controlled crash)> Graham> > > ALAN YERLY
 wrote:> > Careful on the 1.2 bar cap. The reduction in boiling over with t
he > > extra pressure is not worth the potential for leaking hoses. Unless 
> > you replaced all the spring clamps with worm clamps=2C I would not do >
 > that. > > > > As for the inlets=2C I leave mine the size they are due to
> > > 


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