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Nati,
I went to great lengths to ensure that I knew which switch connected to the soft-start. But becuause you mention it and that I (and others) have made similar mistakes in the past I will check it. After all - you may be correct.
To Barry,
The Rotax 912 ULS is a great engine. Perhaps not a perfect engine but great nonetheless. I really enjoy flying behind it.
To Bob,
You're right. I don't post when all is well which is almost all the time. In the 185 hours on my 912 I have had to add oil only 1 time between oil changes and that was only about 3 ounces and probably because I was more nervous than necessary about it.
STAN 2
N29TD
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1. 02:02 PM - Cranking on soft start module (Stan Tew)
2. 02:38 PM - Re: Cranking on soft start module (Nati Niv)
3. 03:06 PM - Re: Cranking on soft start module (FLYaDIVE)
4. 06:23 PM - Re: Cranking on soft start module (Bob Comperini)
________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________
Time: 02:02:10 PM PST US
From: Stan Tew <stan_tew(at)yahoo.com (stan_tew(at)yahoo.com)>
Subject: Cranking on soft start module
I live in central Alabama and the temperature today was about 70 degrees F.
My 912ULS is a little over 1 year of use and 186 hours. When I try to star
t on the ignition with the soft-start module only. I tried today for a long
er period with the soft start ignition only - no start. As soon as I turned
on the other ignition it cranked. Sometimes when this happens I can feel t
he kickback I read so much about.-I installed the soft start to prevent t
his.=0A-=0AAny ideas?=0A=0ASTAN 2=0AN29TD
________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________
Time: 02:38:36 PM PST US
Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Cranking on soft start module
From: Nati Niv <n992dn(at)gmail.com (n992dn(at)gmail.com)>
Stan
I got the feeling you are confusing the two magneto switches so when you
think that you kill the soft start module you actually the other one. Doing
lots of troubleshooting in this area of my S6S I learned how confusing can
it be=85.
Nati
N992DN
Illinoi
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Stan Tew <stan_tew(at)yahoo.com (stan_tew(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | I live in central Alabama and the temperature today was about 70 degrees
F. My 912ULS is a little over 1 year of use and 186 hours. When I try to
start on the ignition with the soft-start module only. I tried today for
a
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| Quote: | longer period with the soft start ignition only - no start. As soon as I
turned on the other ignition it cranked. Sometimes when this happens I ca
n
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| Quote: | feel the kickback I read so much about. I installed the soft start to
prevent this.
Any ideas?
*STAN 2*
*N29TD*
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________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________
Time: 03:06:31 PM PST US
Subject: Re: Cranking on soft start module
From: FLYaDIVE <flyadive(at)gmail.com (flyadive(at)gmail.com)>
Stan:
I just can't believe the loyal following the ROTAX engine has.
All I ever read about are problems piled upon problems. Two in the past
four day right here on this group. It seems like "Buy a ROTAX and you
become a member of the SB-of the Month Club." It would be AD of the Month
Club, but the FAA just did not see inclined to to handle all the problems.
AS IF: They knew better.
I am putting a lot of time into finding a 601 that I can put an O-200 on.
I'm an old fart looking at LSA and want to FLY, not build or do constant
repairs. I'll still do A&P work... It is really... You work... I'll sign
it off.
LQQKing hopefully,
Barry
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Stan Tew <stan_tew(at)yahoo.com (stan_tew(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | I live in central Alabama and the temperature today was about 70 degrees
F. My 912ULS is a little over 1 year of use and 186 hours. When I try to
start on the ignition with the soft-start module only. I tried today for a
longer period with the soft start ignition only - no start. As soon as I
turned on the other ignition it cranked. Sometimes when this happens I can
feel the kickback I read so much about. I installed the soft start to
prevent this.
Any ideas?
*STAN 2*
*N29TD*
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________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________
Time: 06:23:05 PM PST US
From: Bob Comperini <bob(at)fly-ul.com (bob(at)fly-ul.com)>
Subject: Re: Cranking on soft start module
| Quote: |
I just can't believe the loyal following the ROTAX engine has.
All I ever read about are problems piled upon problems. Two in the past four
day right here on this group. It seems like "Buy a ROTAX and you become a member
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of the SB-of the Month Club." It would be AD of the Month Club, but the FAA
just did not see inclined to to handle all the problems. AS IF: They knew
better.
| Quote: | I am putting a lot of time into finding a 601 that I can put an O-200 on. I'm
an old fart looking at LSA and want to FLY, not build or do constant repairs.
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I'll still do A&P work... It is really... You work... I'll sign it off.
With all due respect, the only people you hear from on the list, are those that
are experiencing problems, or from newbies who are still learning. The thousands
of us who have no problems with our engines rarely post "Nothing happened
this week, engine running great!" posts to this list. The 912 has been a very
reliable engine, and the number of problems or questions are very few, compared
to the number of people using these engines. They've been in production since
1990(?), so there are plenty of them out there, and a lot of hours flown.
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Bob Comperini
e-mail: bob(at)fly-ul.com (bob(at)fly-ul.com)
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