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stokesc(at)wildblue.net
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject: 582 gasket set on Ebay

Is it possible to use the gaskets again after dismantling

 the engine after 3 hours use.

  

 There are brand X gasket sets sold on Ebay for about half 

 what Rotax sells them.  Are they good replacements or 

 just junk and not worth the savings?

  

 Cecil

 kitfox 4 1050 582 C

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akflyer

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Location: Soldotna AK

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:14 am Post subject: Re: 582 gasket set on Ebay

I have been using them with no issues.. 300 hrs on one engine and about 50 on each of the other 2.  just DO NOT use the pistons that he sells.  They are junk.  Learned this the hard way when we had one engine partial failure, and a total failure in mine (I made the runway with a 20 knot tailwind and about 1' to spare).  In both cases the rings collapsed and resulted in 0 compression.  Darn thing does not run too well that way..

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napierm(at)cisco.com
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:13 am Post subject: 582 gasket set on Ebay

The aftermarket gaskets are OK.  I ran them with no problems.  The only

ones I didn't use are the large crankshaft seals.  The ones from Rotax

are much better.



To save over $50 these are the same as the ones on ebay and are what I

ran:

http://www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/711194.html



You still wind up buying a couple of odd seals from Rotax but this kit

will save you at least $150.

Also, if you just need to do a top end this one is a great deal:

http://www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/712194.html

Also, for the odd o-ring buy them from:



www.amseal.com

The vast majority of the o-rings are just buna-N and the only reason

they are so high is that they come through Rotax distribution.  For

instance, there are over $70 worth of o-rings in the starter mount

alone.  Most of these you can get from Amseal except of a couple of

strange ones for much less.  And these o-rings need to be there, fresh

and the 1mm clearance set or the starter mount will break.



FWIW,



Mark Napier



Time: 09:16:43 AM PST US

Subject: Re: 582 gasket set on Ebay

From: "akflyer" <akflyer_2000(at)yahoo.com>

I have been using them with no issues.. 300 hrs on one engine and about

50 on each

of the other 2.  just DO NOT use the pistons that he sells.  They are

junk.

Learned this the hard way when we had one engine partial failure, and a

total

failure in mine (I made the runway with a 20 knot tailwind and about 1'

to

spare).  In both cases the rings collapsed and resulted in 0

compression.  Darn

thing does not run too well that way..



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DO NOT ARCHIVE

Leonard Perry aka SNAKE

Soldotna AK

Avid &quot;C&quot; / Mk IV 

582 IVO IFA

Full Lotus 1450

#1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009



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