G'day Graham,
> can't remember but did you check the carbs? Standing for a couple of
years isn't good, all sorts of crap comes out of the fuel including
sometimes bacteria/yeast deposits which can block small jets in the >
carbs
No we didn't check the carbs Graham because we didn't have the means to
be able to do so. The engineer who completed the inspection however,
assured us that he had checked them thoroughly. Once we get the
aircraft home, I will be able to check all items put forward by our
fellow Europa owners and will hopefully be able to advise the outcome.
This might take some time however because we are in the process of
shifting house, getting a hangar built, doing final touches to the
trailer to enable a 4,000 km round trip to rescue the aircraft and so it
goes on . . .. . Arrrrrh !
> I just cleaned my Andair gascolator after a year with not much running
and that had a fair amount of sludge in it.
On checking our gascolator, I found it could not have been cleaner
thanks mate.
My son and I were so much looking forward to a great trip home but it
wasn't to be. As well as the eventual engine problem, we couldn't go
home the way we wished to go because of the shocking weather Melbourne
put on for us. It was for this reason, we tried to go around the coast
ending up in Mallacoota, the most South Easterly seaside township on the
Australian mainland. Just a bit of trivia!
Cheers
Kingsley
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