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sonar1@cox.net

Joined: 02 Oct 2007
Posts: 55
Location: Santa Barbara, Ca

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

Had a forced landing in a cotton field. Thought it was carb ice, so I automatically ordered the carb heat kit from Lockwood.

Turns out that the problem was a totally clogged fuel filter (little black and clear plastic fibers).

It's a nice looking unit which circulates hot water around the carbs

Have decided I don't need it - perhaps someone in a more humid climate could use it?

Paid $295. Will sell for $220 plus $10 shipping.

Fred Sanford   Ca.  N9701

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mcolbeck

Joined: 31 Dec 2006
Posts: 13
Location: Cochrane, Alberta

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

I will take it. I have a ring mount and the $1200 heater box does not fit on a ring mount 912S.

I am up in Alberta Canada. How do you want the money? Email me offline and i can arrange. I use paypal but other means can be arranged.

Thanks

mark"at" mcm-inc.com

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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

Why is your filter clogged?  I had a gyro once or twice and the fuel 

filters kept stopping up.  What it was, was little pieces of foam 

breaking loose from that "anti-blow up foam" RAF used.  They used all 

the little pieces to fill in the voids.  You should check out why it was 

stopped up.  There is a reason and it isn't good.  Don't just use a band 

aid, fix it.  Take care, Larry N1345L



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 Had a forced landing in a cotton field. Thought it was carb ice, so I automatically ordered the carb heat kit from Lockwood.

 Turns out that the problem was a totally clogged fuel filter (little black and clear plastic fibers).

 It's a nice looking unit which circulates hot water around the carbs

 Have decided I don't need it - perhaps someone in a more humid climate could use it?

 Paid $295. Will sell for $220 plus $10 shipping.

 Fred Sanford   Ca.  N9701

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sonar1@cox.net

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Location: Santa Barbara, Ca

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

IRM:

I had just gotten fuel at Colinga, Ca. in some ferocious winds - 25-40 knots on landing.  Don't know if I can blame the fuel or not. The engine started missing about 20 minutes later, and just kept getting worse.

When I cracked the filter open (the small plastic cone filters from ACS) there were obvious hairs everywhere.  Put in a new similar filter and flew it 20 minutes to Los Banos and drained all of the fuel. Fueled up and installed another similar filter, and flew it 2.5 hours home. Will be installing a larger fuel filter.

Still don't know the source of the fibers. They melt when I heat them. The fuel getting to the filter had to go through the screen of my ACS gascolator and down 1 foot of hose to get to the filter. There were no obvious fibers on the screen. A real mystery.........Fred

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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

Hi Mark,



Why does the heater box not fit with the ring mount?  Is the problem with the ring mount, or Zenith's firewall mount?  I have a 912 with a box and planned to put it in with the ring mount.  Do you think the box could be modified?



Thanks,



Tommy Walker in Alabama

 	  mcolbeck wrote: 	
		  I will take it. I have a ring mount and the $1200 heater box does not fit on a ring mount 912S.

I am up in Alberta Canada. How do you want the money? Email me offline and i can arrange. I use paypal but other means can be arranged.

Thanks

mark"at" mcm-inc.com

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Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

You do know that in the old Skyshop FWF with the bedmount that they modified

the air box. They sliced the center section out and rotated it to make the

hot and cold air inlets vertical. Presumably they did this to make the

airbox fit in a 701.



Pictures attached, hopefully.



-- Craig



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mcolbeck

Joined: 31 Dec 2006
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Location: Cochrane, Alberta

Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

Tommy I should re state that. It is the Zenith FWF mount that attaches to the ring mount. The two upper arms do not allow for the heater box to sit down and align with the carbs. I don't think there is any way to modify it to fit.

If anyone knows a mod to make it work? With the bed mount the upper arms are at sharper angle and allow for the installation.

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Tommy Walker

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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

Mike did you take a look at the pictures Craig uploaded about modifying the air box?  I wonder if that would work in getting it to fit?



Tommy

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 	  mcolbeck wrote: 	
		  Tommy I should re state that. It is the Zenith FWF mount that attaches to the ring mount. The two upper arms do not allow for the heater box to sit down and align with the carbs. I don't think there is any way to modify it to fit.

If anyone knows a mod to make it work? With the bed mount the upper arms are at sharper angle and allow for the installation.

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mcolbeck

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Location: Cochrane, Alberta

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:12 am Post subject: Re: Rotax carburetor heat for sale

I'm going to take another look at the air box to be sure it cant be modified.

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