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Rowland_Carson

Joined: 04 Jul 2008
Posts: 155
Location: Cheltenham, England

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:24 am Post subject: skydrive carb heater

I don't need it just yet but thought I'd get it before the VAT rate 

goes back up again in January, so I've just take delivery of the 

Skydrive carb heater kit (water-driven). Scanning through the 

instructions, I see the user is reminded to check that there is 

enough room to actually fit the things to the carbs.



Is there any problem to be expected in installing the Skydrive carb 

heaters in a Europa XS with a Rotax 912ULS?



Any thoughts appreciated - but if you want to talk about whether carb 

icing is a problem on Rotax engines, please start a new thread!



regards



Rowland

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rampil

Joined: 04 May 2007
Posts: 870

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:45 am Post subject: Re: skydrive carb heater

Hi Rowland,



The only fitment issue I know of is that late model engines come

with a "Drip Tray" for the carbs (which is actually a heat shield, 

but that is another story).



The presence of the skydrive unit will prevent the trays from fitting

the full length of the carb and the rear lip of the tray will not fit under

the carb.



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steven.pitt2(at)ntlworld.
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:49 am Post subject: skydrive carb heater

No problem Rowland.

Best thing that you can do for safety in the future.

Steve Pitt

G-SMDH Trigear XS 912S

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danny shepherd

Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Posts: 117
Location: north Wales, United Kingdom

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:00 am Post subject: skydrive carb heater

Hi Rowland,

                   I fitted the Skydrive carb heater to my 912s, it was 

easy to fit. The Plenum chamber is moved back by 3/4 of an inch but 

there's plenty of room. Don't know if there is a problem with carb icing 

as I've fitted the carb heater from the start.



 Danny G-ceri



Rowland Carson wrote:

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 I don't need it just yet but thought I'd get it before the VAT rate 

 goes back up again in January, so I've just take delivery of the 

 Skydrive carb heater kit (water-driven). Scanning through the 

 instructions, I see the user is reminded to check that there is enough 

 room to actually fit the things to the carbs.



 Is there any problem to be expected in installing the Skydrive carb 

 heaters in a Europa XS with a Rotax 912ULS?



 Any thoughts appreciated - but if you want to talk about whether carb 

 icing is a problem on Rotax engines, please start a new thread!



 regards



 Rowland

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Rowland_Carson

Joined: 04 Jul 2008
Posts: 155
Location: Cheltenham, England

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:34 am Post subject: skydrive carb heater

At 2009-12-21 15:47 +0000 Steven Pitt wrote:



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		  No problem


	


At 2009-12-21 15:58 +0000 danny shepherd wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  it was easy to fit


	


Steve, Danny - thanks for the reassurance!



regards



Rowland

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ptag.dev(at)tiscali.co.uk
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:11 pm Post subject: skydrive carb heater

Hi! Rowlnd

There's many more Rotax carb heat experienced people about than me but from

an outside observation I'd understood that it was advisable that you get

Conrad at Conair to press these items into place? Otherwise easy to fit.

 (I don't have any carb heat since I have a 914 with a turbo and

intercooler. I'm monitoring minimum carb throat temperature and the lowest

I've seen to date was 6 deg Celcius.)

Regards

Bob Harrison



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