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frank.goodnight(at)att.ne
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 Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:00 am Post subject: time on 80 hp rotax |
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Hi all and merry xmas with happy holidays!!
About to buy a 80 hp rotax , runs good but has 700 hrs.New in2004
hopefully some of you that fly these engines will share your thoughts with me,as
to what you think the value is, and assuming it's a good engine and I treat it right
when will I need to worry about a overhaul.I know nothing about Rotax 4 strokes other than
they have a good rep. And Kolbers seem to love both the 100 & 80 hp versions.
Any thoughts and info. will be well used and much appreciated.
Thanks Frank
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John Hauck
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:31 am Post subject: time on 80 hp Rotax |
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hopefully some of you that fly these engines will share your thoughts with me,as
to what you think the value is, and assuming it's a good engine and I treat it right
when will I need to worry about a overhaul. .
Thanks Frank
firestar 2
HKS
| Quote: | | Frank G/Gang: Give Ronnie Smith at South Mississippi Light Aircraft a call. He should be able to answer your questions. I have no idea about what its value is, so can't help you there. When to overhaul? When it gets tired or tells you it has a problem. I'd do a compression check initially, so I have a base line. Tachometer will also tell you if the engine is getting tired. However, I don't think you will have to worry about overhaul. Items that wear out soonest are carb parts and spark plug connectors. |
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frank.goodnight(at)att.ne
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:22 am Post subject: time on 80 hp Rotax |
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HI John
Thanks for your thoughts.
It's a bunch colder here in north Arkansas than it was in Brownsville ,TX.
I Fly quite a bit more because my hanger is only 12 min from my house --
it was hour and 10 min in south Texas.
Stay warm and dry and Merry Xmas.
Frank
From: John Hauck <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Wed, December 21, 2011 9:28:22 AM
Subject: RE: time on 80 hp Rotax
hopefully some of you that fly these engines will share your thoughts with me,as
to what you think the value is, and assuming it's a good engine and I treat it right
when will I need to worry about a overhaul. .
Thanks Frank
firestar 2
HKS
| Quote: | Frank G/Gang: Give Ronnie Smith at South Mississippi Light Aircraft a call. He should be able to answer your questions. I have no idea about what its value is, so can't help you there. When to overhaul? When it gets tired or tells you it has a
problem. I'd do a compression check initially, so I have a base line. Tachometer will also tell you if the engine is getting tired. However, I don't think you will have to worry about overhaul. Items that wear out soonest are carb parts and spark plug connectors. |
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jbhart(at)onlyinternet.ne
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:38 am Post subject: time on 80 hp Rotax |
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From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:28:22 -0600
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| Quote: | I have had an 80 HP and a 100 HP Rotax prior to the 912ULS (456.5 hours) I
now have. Both had between 1200 and 1300 hours on them when sold. Neither
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had any problems and ran just as strong when sold as when new.
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John,
Why did you decided to change to a new engine when the prior engine was
running so well?
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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John Hauck
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:07 pm Post subject: time on 80 hp Rotax |
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Why did you decided to change to a new engine when the prior engine was
running so well?
Jack B. Hart FF004
Jack H/Kolbers:
1200 hours was a mid-time engine for the "recommended" TBO. Figured we
could get the best price for them.
I have to thank Bruce Chesnut, owner of The New Kolb Aircraft Company, for
both my 912ULS engines. It was Bruce's way of expressing his appreciation
for the exposure I have given Kolb since 1984.
If I had not gotten support from Kolb, I would probably still be flying the
original 912 I bought in 1993.
Back in the old days when I was preparing for my first flight to Alaska, I
seized the 582 on my MKIII shortly after returning from Oshkosh 1993. Homer
Kolb, and everyone else close me, expressed I should get a 912 (there was no
912UL and 912ULS back then) to make the Alaska flight. However, no one was
offering to help me buy one. I was broke from rebuilding the MKIII that I
had destroyed during testing the previous year. I rebuilt the 582, got a
credit card, which I called my 912 card, traded the 582 to Ronnie Smith,
South Mississippi Light Aircraft, for a 912. Ronnie gave me a good trade in
for the 582. The balance was charged to the 912 credit card and eventually
paid off. With the help of these folks plus many, many Kolb people, and
others, I was able to make that 17,400 miles flight. I will be forever
appreciative of these people who gave so generously to make that flight
possible. BTW: No one has ever bettered that record made more than 17
years ago:
17,400 miles in 41 days, 232.0 flight hours, two sets of spark plugs, and
two oil changes. This flight demonstrated the Kolb MKIII was not just
another ultralight, and the 912 was not just another ultralight engine.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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