I never told lockwood about my oil filter loosening, so I guess that makes three now.
I never told lockwood about my oil filter loosening, so I guess that makes three now.
steve
slyfox
model IV 1200-flying
912uls
IVO medium in-flight
RV7A-flying
IO-360
constant speed prop
OK, so any tips on how to get the 1/2 inch blue oil hose to seat all the way on the barbed fittings? I put a little oil on the barb and push, twist, grunt and swear and still can't get them to seat against the cap washers. I expect that after I tighten the hose clamp the seal will be good but the plane would have better karma if I could seat them all the way.
Dorsal ~~^~~
Series 7 - Tri-Gear
912 ULS Warp Drive
I had a ***** of a time getting the blue hose seated also. I ended up using a product called slide glide (sp) which is a silicone grease(used very little) and wrestled it on enough to seat it. It wasn't much fun as I recall.
Dick
are you ready for this. If you have a heat gun, hit the hose a little and then push it on. If not, use a lighter and heat the hose.
steve
slyfox
model IV 1200-flying
912uls
IVO medium in-flight
RV7A-flying
IO-360
constant speed prop
Thanks for the suggestions, I did try heat which helped but not enough. I will try some lube, some heat and different swears (let me know if there are any words that are particularly effective )
Dorsal ~~^~~
Series 7 - Tri-Gear
912 ULS Warp Drive
make sure you put the fitting on the surface and push into the fitting with the hose. Wiggle it as you push it on. If the fitting has an angle try putting it in a vise.
steve
slyfox
model IV 1200-flying
912uls
IVO medium in-flight
RV7A-flying
IO-360
constant speed prop
Dorsal the word #@$%##$~!!! works best for me ,..and it's a universal language word
Chase
Gents
Just bought a rebuilt 912ULS engine which had suffered the oil filter comming loose so sounds like it is a problem, I will wirelock mine in position when i get that far!
rgds
dave
Dave Holl
Building Kitfox MK7
Rotax 912ULS
Dave,
How about calling Lockwood and tell them about the loose oil filter.Maybe with enough people telling them about it,they will pass it on to Rotax and tell people about it in their school. You make number 4 just on this thread . Imagine how many other guys might be running around with loose oil filters ! I knew I wasn't the only guy that had this problem. Fortunately I caught it before it wiped out my engine.
Dick
I bought my engine from John so now he knows.
steve
slyfox
model IV 1200-flying
912uls
IVO medium in-flight
RV7A-flying
IO-360
constant speed prop