Hi Jon,
We have a 912S in a mono-wheel XS, and found on occassion we were
getting vapor lock, due to heating of the carbs by the rear exhaust
pipes, just as they come out of the heads. We cured this by wrapping
the carb bowls and fuel lines in that area with a heat shield material,
which is an eighth inch thick insulating fabric that has an aluminum
covering. We used aluminum tape to keep it in place.
regards,
Terry Seaver
A135/N135TD
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of JonSmith
Sent: Fri 9/17/2010 12:24 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Carb drip trays?
<jonsmitheuropa@tiscali.co.uk>
Hi all, another quick question!
Is it considered to be either a/ mandatory, b/ highly recommended, c/
quite nice to do, or d/ totally unnecessary, to fit drip trays/ heat
shields to the Rotax carbs?
I'm in the process of fitting a secondhand Rotax 912 ULS to my machine
(as a replacement for an alternative engine type that was previously
installed). My "new" engine in it's previous life did not have these
fitted and just had the standard cone shaped air filters. It does have
the Skydrive coolant-heated carb heaters fitted to the carbs.
If the concensus of opinion is that I should have these drip trays
fitted then are the ones supplied by Rotax suitable/ good to use, or is
there a better alternative available?
Thanks, Jon
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G-TERN
Classic Mono
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