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Lyle Persels

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 34
Location: Osceola, IA

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject: Carb retaining springs

Does anyone have handy the Skystar part number for the small springs  

that help hold the carburetors on the sockets on the 912UL. I don't  

have my pubs immediately available and I'l like to order replacements  

from Sport Plane, LLC. Better yet, has anyone found a less costly  

substitute?



Lyle Persels

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runwayrex(at)juno.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject: Carb retaining springs

Lyle, 

  I don't know of any requirements for these springs other than they help keep the carb in to the manifold socket. I used to be lucky to get 100 hours from a set of carb sockets. The $6 Ski Doo sockets I have on mine now are over 300 hours and look fine. The difference is that I went to a hardware store and added two more springs to the two already on the Rotax. Top, bottom, right and left for me. Stare at your needs under the cowl so you know what you're looking for. Go to the hardware store and look at the huge spring selection. Buy a little variety of what looks good and head back to the plane with a smile. If you just have to have the exact spring that came with the engine, you can always call Rotax. 

Leading Edge Airfoils  800 532 3462 

Lockwood Aviation      (I don't have their number handy) 

Michigan Rex 

  

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Does anyone have handy the Skystar part number for the small springs  

that help hold the carburetors on the sockets on the 912UL. I don't  

have my pubs immediately available and I'l like to order replacements  

from Sport Plane, LLC. Better yet, has anyone found a less costly  

substitute?



Lyle Persels

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dosmythe(at)cox.net
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: Carb retaining springs

I don't have any experience with the 912 but did a  similar "spring" hookup on the 582.  Going to the hardware store didn't  give me exactly what I wanted so I added a small aluminum turnbuckle in series  with the springs.  This gives you adjustment to the desired spring  tension.  You might also use a short length of chain in series with  the spring and adjust the tension by selecting a different hole in the chain as  an attachment point.  I used this same procedure on my muffler springs  (great).  However, I might add a serious caution.....LOCKWIRE those small  aluminum turnbuckles or they will spin off with engine vibration.  This  happened to me in less than one minute of engine operation.

  

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