What about the thousands of other aircraft with far tighter cowls than our Kitfoxes, running these modules for thousands of combined trouble free hours?
I believe you guys are fixing a non-problem.
What about the thousands of other aircraft with far tighter cowls than our Kitfoxes, running these modules for thousands of combined trouble free hours?
I believe you guys are fixing a non-problem.
I agree. just take the modules off the motor and hang them on the motor mount. I have pictures in my albums of how I mount my modules. this is on my old engine, I have it the same on my new. what the killer is, is the vibration. the 912 doesn't create enough heat for anything. don't reinvent the wheel.
steve
slyfox
model IV 1200-flying
912uls
IVO medium in-flight
RV7A-flying
IO-360
constant speed prop
Heat or vibration induced failures... in either case they are largely preventable by simply moving the modules off the engine. Seems like a pretty easy mod that could prevent a lot of headaches.
Yes, most Rotax engines fly for hundreds or hours without a failure, but a search on the forums indicates ignition module failures are more common than they should be.
Just for fun sometime, put an oven thermometer next to your modules and see what the temp reads when the engine is running and after you shut it down.
John P
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I bet if you just opened the oil access door after landing & parking, you would bleed off heat pretty quickly.
Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Taper Tip Warp Drive
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Steve,
Open oil access doors on the ramps after flight on piston powered aircraft is a common site on ramps here in the desert southwest.
DesertFox4
Admin.
7 Super Sport912 ULS Tri-gear
That's a common practice among turbines too! At least in Southern Arizona and the Middle East. It gets a little warm there too...
Chris Holaday
Looking at the Model 5 or newer for size!