Trev,
Many thanks for this heads-up. As I said in my posting, the carbs were
removed and checked during the inspection and since I have no reason to
doubt the integrity of the engineer, I have been tending to believe they
should not be causing trouble. I have seen stranger things happen in
the past so rest assured I will definitely check out the slides once I
have the means to be able to do so.
Really do appreciate the input from you 914 fellows.
Cheers
Kingsley
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From: Trevpond@aol.com
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Europa-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 07/25/11
Kingsley,
I have a 914 Engined XS Trigear.
A year or so ago, I had a rough running engine, had the Rotax Engineer
up just before the problem started to service it, and then the trouble
started.
When I did the engine checks, all OK, even tried doing them with the
prop fully coarse, still OK. Start up the runway, push through the gate
into full turbo, then the engine popped and banged and misfired! Float
bowls were checked, filters changed, fuel flow checked, jets checked,
airbox rubbers checked, turbo wastegate checked, just about everything
you could think of.
The problem turned out to be the carb slides. All they needed was a
very light polish and some lubrication and hey presto, a fully
serviceable engine! They had not been running level, despite the cables
being spot-on and so the carbs were massively out of balance on full
throttle. After the lubrication, they both operated perfectly and
balanced without adjustment.
As your Engine had not been run for a long time, suggest you have a
look and lubricate the slides.
best regards
Trev
G-LINN
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