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Does any one know or know where to find out how many 601/ 650 aircraft AMD has built?
I need to know this to try and assure the UK authority's that the Grove landing gear and associated brackets are ...

Check the static air pressure sensor and air box pressure sensor connections. Blow the connectors out with air and to the same with the TCU unit,.
Is you TCU mounted with the plug upwards on the mast ...

Can any one who has used the Comlet molded cowls for a Rotax engined XL tell me what they did to hinge and fit a catch for the oil filler flap.
The cowl only comes with a prepared hole, i have made a ...

Hi all
Well I am up to doing the electrical stuff and was wondering were folks are putting the compass unit that comes with the D100.
I was hoping to put it up behind the D100 but looks like ther ...

dont forget that the S engine is140 cc bigger , has a different cam AND the upped compression so I doubt these pistons will give that much.

PS I was working for Rotaxin Austria until last November

What piston to cylinder clearance did you have when you rebored it?
Did you chamfer the port edges?

Sounds like they are telling you the economy cruise setting...

Do you know of any other 2 place homebuilt that gives you 110 knots
(126.5mph) and sips only 5 gal/hr??

From what others have s ...

I have seen a W10 for sale in the Uk ere they claim 5 gallons an hour at 110 knots, this seems slow for a cruise speed. What kind of speeds should you expect with a O 300 d powered W10 ?

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Check you have the throttles FULLY closed and full choke too.
Soon as the throttle is opened the enrichment circuit does not work well enough. Warm the engine up on the choke until it will take thro ...

Hello,
Its Sunday and I am stuck/ confused.
I understand i need to make a wing jig from plywood , but can anyone explain about the part mentioned in the photo guide called the spar insert. Is this s ...

The maintenance schedule for the crank replacement is conservative but this is demanded by the fact when they fail then a lawsuit starts ............
If you wish then fit other parts but when they ...

Copper part is the conrod side thrust washer from the crank shaft.
Bet you find the conrod blue from heat.
Usually caused by corrosion on the needle rollers then run. Engine sat in a humid hanger ...

Swapped the probes and even replaced them. Only thing I haven't done is replace the gauge although judging by the color of the plugs (white insulator only faintly browned with soot) it's probably fai ...

Ignition systems are different , hence the the fly wheel, taper on the crank is different for the fly wheel.
Using a after market crank(welded) on a flying machine is bad news , thats why rotax stop ...

The fuel dilution is a feature of using blow by gas to return the oil to the oil tank, there will always be some unburnt fuel in this. The designers take this into consideration so hence the need to g ...

Use a oil thermostat and get that oil hot....thats the reason for the hot oil temp is to evaporate fuel and water out.
Oil dilution is not good for high load areas such as the cam and tappets.
Crui ...

OK , this last weekend was spent drilling etc the fire wall, besides the normal echt primer what do people paint the engine side of the fire wall?

Really getting on due to short working week .. ...

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Kev

Run the engine at the "rough rpm for a couple of minutes , then cut the engine, dont run at at for long before cut and check the plugs. Sounds like its mixture but which way.....
Check fuel le ...

If No1 cyl really runs rich at idle it can be the idle jet is getting blocked. I know this sounds wrong but bear with me.
As Roger says the inlet manifold distributes the fuel not so well at low sp ...