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 Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:22 pm Post subject: What did you do with your europa this week - 24/01/25 |
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This week 181 had a UMA manifold pressure gauge fitted and Hobbs meter got repositioned into undercarriage lever void... It was an adventure...
First a new piece of panel plate was drafted, and this time rather than waiting for pieces to be lazer cut stuff got 3D printed instead. Two pieces were printed, the panel plate and gps pilot mounting.
Everything worked great; except the $75 ebay "NOS" uma gauge... it did not work correctly... so the gauge was removed and dismantled for inspection. Inside was found corrosion on the primary lever arm. So the arm got polished and unit bench tested. Testing showed the bellows was leaking; a very ineffective climb/descend gauge; opening the gauge and seeing the inside quality it is a $30 piece of average; not a single ruby bearing anywhere to be seen; the case is not even magnesium; somebody is making a gigantic profit margin here... So in the end an auto garage vacuum pressure gauge was fitted to extract data information with prior to swapping out the 80hp to 100hp.
Now need to replace UMA gauge with a functioning unit; very dissapointing when people on ebay sell something as "new" and it ends up arriving ready for the garbage bin.
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| Questionable whether or not there is actually any "fair value" in this unit if purchased new... |
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| This mechanism is really average; so average it would be better value to just purchase a chinese manufactured unit at a fair value price point. |
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| The arm had corrosion on it causing action to be notchy and inconsistent; polishing to a super smooth finish resolved the issue |
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| Bench testing the UMA unit. As vacuum or pressure is maintained the needle on the UMA gauge would normalise, gradually return to 30inHg over about 10min, indicating a leaking bellows. |
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erichdtrombley(at)juno.co
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| Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:49 am Post subject: What did you do with your europa this week - 24/01/25 |
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This past week I installed an electric oil heater to preheat the oil sump prior to flying. Works incredibly well and the installation couldn’t have been simpler. I am able to access the electric quick disconnect pigtail from the oil door. The power cord is plugged into an Amazon smart plug that I remotely control with an app. The heater also came from Amazon and is rated at 80W with a built in temperature controller set at 194F (90C). The heater measure 4”x5” (200mm x 250mm) and has a self adhesive backing which is applied to the oil sump. I added two stainless worm drive clamps above and below the temperature controller to keep the pad from lifting off of the tank in that area. While the pad itself is flexible, the temp controller board is not.
Time will tell how long the unit lasts. My order came with two heating pads for the incredibly cost of $21.00 USD. Really unbelievable.
Erich Trombley
N28ET
Classic Mono 914
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