Rotax carbie problems
in General Tech Discussion
6 years ago
Hi all
Am a new Rotax owner (Feb 18) so still feeling my way around what to expect, whats reasonable / not reasonable etc when it comes to rotax engines etc.
Find myself in a situation where I would very much appreciate advice from more experienced, expert rotax owners.
Have had not one, two, three or four but five replacement windscreens fitted over a one month period. Cracking has been established as caused by fuel from leaking carburetors spraying over the windscreen during flight.
We are remote too, so getting mechanic up to replace a windscreen is around $3000 each time.
Engine had done no more than 350 hours since brand new (Feb 18). The aircraft agent's LAME identified the problem as sunken float on the left hand carbie.
Looking through these forums, there appears to be consistent problems with the Rotax carbies leaking fuel.
The question I would love your points of view on is whether its reasonable for a brand new plane's carbies to start leaking at 350 hours. Just feeling like the carbies on the engine are faulty if this can happen this quickly?
Thoughts please.
And also my sincere thanks for the quality and quantity of advice on this forum - blown away by having this much knowledge to hand.
Aussie Matt
Am a new Rotax owner (Feb 18) so still feeling my way around what to expect, whats reasonable / not reasonable etc when it comes to rotax engines etc.
Find myself in a situation where I would very much appreciate advice from more experienced, expert rotax owners.
Have had not one, two, three or four but five replacement windscreens fitted over a one month period. Cracking has been established as caused by fuel from leaking carburetors spraying over the windscreen during flight.
We are remote too, so getting mechanic up to replace a windscreen is around $3000 each time.
Engine had done no more than 350 hours since brand new (Feb 18). The aircraft agent's LAME identified the problem as sunken float on the left hand carbie.
Looking through these forums, there appears to be consistent problems with the Rotax carbies leaking fuel.
The question I would love your points of view on is whether its reasonable for a brand new plane's carbies to start leaking at 350 hours. Just feeling like the carbies on the engine are faulty if this can happen this quickly?
Thoughts please.
And also my sincere thanks for the quality and quantity of advice on this forum - blown away by having this much knowledge to hand.
Aussie Matt
