rhtrudder

It looks like it’s leaking back out the cap , going to order a new one today

Is it possible for the non return in the cap leak , it seems like it doesn’t hold any pressure , l guess that would overfill the bottle and then draw it back , engine ran cold on the 3 hr trip but l did notice the temp gauge varying up and down slightly, can’t see any sign where it leaked but l guess the blast from prop wash would clear that away

I think the red nulon is more anti corrosive but not as much anti freeze which l thought was better suited, did use de ionised water, thanks for all the advice and l will have to look a bit harder

Thanks for that, l will change over , is it available at most auto shops

I don’t think there is any pressure in the bottle

It was red nulon

Been using a red coolant, looks the part, put water in at tilpa, that’s all l had, engine ran a bit on the cold side on the way home

Thought maybe be able to pressure the system through the barb under the cap , it should pass through the valve in the cap and then hold pressure , does this make sense

I believe the heads are sealed and can’t leak and there are no head gaskets , but l will look into it,

Having dramas with disappearing coolant from my 914 , changed every hose replaced the clamps with the spring type , then don a 14 hr trip , all good , flew up to tilpa from echuca, about 2.5 hrs , bottle empty, filled it up , came home this morning, 3.5 hrs , headwinds, bottle empty, driving me nuts, is there a chance it’s leaking past the water pump seal, not a easy fix, read somewhere it can leak in the cold weather, can’t see any visible signs, anyone come across this?

Thanks for your replies, that was the one , I thought it was a good idea to, take all the weight off the controls

Came across a ap a while ago that used a small servo that controlled a trim tab mounted in the aileron , anyone know who made them

How much does a fuel injected 914 cost?

Where does this leave farmers mustering cattle on their own farm using raa certificate and rego aircraft, I know of a lot that do just that, also claiming some tax benefits on running costs and depreciation, sounds like it maybe all illegal

Talking to a bloke at echuca fly in for roast day last month , he built a really great sling 4 seater powered by a 914 but at 110 cruise it burnt 28 litres two up, I know it is a lot more plane than my Sabre which uses about 18 at around 120, I reckon it was maybe underpowered.

Everybody knows Cliff, the PM has me confused as well but I will keep trying

Fly off our farm strip , near echuca, have flown to flinders and Devonport via king island, lot of desolate country once you head north west , flinders rangers onto Birdsville back home via white cliffs,if you get over this way let me know and I will guide you in

Never got off the ground , all the starters piked one by one , really need some escorts on these sort of trips just to keep a look out for each other, I’m always keen to fly anywhere so let me know if your happy to have another flyer to be apart of the sortie

Thanks Alf , I’ll pass it on .

Unsure , but I will find out , plane is a Europa, the one with the mono wheel and two wing stalks, gets along pretty good , thought the problem might have been a throttle cable hanging up but thinking about it the cables are pulling the butterflies closed when throttling back

You might be on to something, sort of sounds like fuel, thanks

have a mate with a 80 Rotax , at cruise , 5200, when he backs off the throttle a couple of hundred revs there is a slight miss but then settles down , does every time , l thought it was to high in the rev range to be carby balance, any ideas,

Thanks for that

It does have a cap fitted and I did wonder if it was the culprit, doesn’t seemed to have lost any voltage after two days so maybe okay

Have multimeter, rough idea how to drive it , thanks for the reply