rhtrudder
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Did know that, apparently big difference between wide and narrow band , I’m a farmer so I’m used to throwing money away,
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I’m restricted on where I can fit the sensor, do you think it would get a good enough reading in the end of the muffler, the tail pipe is to small in diameter I reckon, the other end is taken up by the turbo body
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Hope so, just paid for it, I’ll keep you posted, I’ve ordered a bung as well so I can plug it off, was told they don’t like lead, mostly run 98
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Yep, I do understand how that all works, had trouble once before with Leakey bowls , engine hesitation in the boost range, the enricher valve opens at full throttle to direct higher pressure into the bowls, tapped into a port closer to the turbo, fuel pressure is kept just above air box by the regulator, I have the understanding the 914 saved , spell’s it out pretty good
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Yep, prop fine, 4800 rpm, map 28, haven’t got fuel flow , air speed around 90 that’s where it runs rough which I now check every time I take it up , cruise is 5400 , map 35 gives close to 120kn, runs okay, just thought a O2 sensor might show exactly what’s going on , cost $400, haven’t ordered it yet, , the YouTube video looked impressive, showed where the engine was lacking , maybe I’ll just put up with it,
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Carbys just repaired by wal , floods, everything replaced, not sure how accurate the egts are don’t have carby heat, I guess because of the turbo although it has a intercooler fitted, previous owner, feels like it’s rich around those revs , winding some pitch on the prop makes it run a bit better
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Going to have a go at installing a O2 sensor, seen it done on a 912 , YouTube, still not running like it should , good idea or not ?
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Is there a way to recalibrate the the lights on the display for the elevator trim it bottoms out with 3 bars left blank and overruns ot the top of the gauge, hope this makes sense
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All that and no difference, did notice at 5000 revs when I done a mag check the engine didn’t like it , both the same , pulled the plugs and were all very black , swapped them with new ones about to try again and thought maybe check the air filter which is mounted in the bottom cowl , easy to overlook, caked solid and beyond cleaning as it would fall to bits, after much driving found found a good enough replacement at the fendt dealer , fingers crossed will fly again tonight, looks like I may overthought the problem again.
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Found the needle clip out on one carby, right hand carby should run one notch lower to make it a bit richer something to do with the boost favoring the side, they were both the same, but noticed when I advance the throttle one side gets ahead of the other , they both finish against the stops , not sure what’s going on , have set them up with a carb mate not easy with the spinning prop , bit hot and windy to test maybe later
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Okay, I’ll have to pick up my act, rather than write a novel I thought I would keep it to the point
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Rough running engine between 4800/5200 , new throttle cables , Carbys done, balance good , runs fine either side of those revs,
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I’m starting to wish I hadn’t asked the question
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I just took it off , looks like it wasn’t worth the trouble, thanks for all the input
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Agreed, but I noticed when waiting to enter the active runway and checking for incoming aircraft the ones with their landing lights on seem to stand out more
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Ok thanks I’ll get onto it
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Just fitted a led to my landing leg, super bright, been a couple of midair’s so I figured it might help on final, trouble is it drowns out the radio , any way I can make it work, wired it to the nav lights
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Trying to figure out what the idle gear on the starter shaft drives in a 912 , I think I understand how the sprag clutch works
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Wondering where I stand legally
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Wondering what’s involved in flying with a engine that has passed TBO, 914 engine in my plane has got 200 hours left , compression hasn’t changed , no more oil consumption, have flown it from 400 hrs to nearly 1800 , $45000.00 to replace it
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Maybe just leave the hinge exposed
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Thinking of taping up the gaps in front of the ailerons, is it worth doing and what tape would be best, I thought it might kill a bit of drag which I read somewhere
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Having trouble getting plug caps for 912, apparently ngk aren’t supplying, any ideas.
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Anyone with info on blue water park strip north west of Townsville, I heard the operator could be hard to get on with , planning on a trip to Townsville looks like a handy strip to where I was going to stay
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Insurance went from $2500. To $3700. After a claim for $8000 For my Sabre valued at $60,000 QBE , is it possible to do any better, considering dropping it
