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Old 05-13-2023, 03:04 PM
Jcurry Jcurry is offline
 
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Default Fuel pump nuts loose

Just a heads up, I am doing my CI and was putting a wrench on everything on the engine to check tightness. Found the fuel pump mounting nuts loose. Visually, they looked secure but the top was a 1/2 turn loose and the bottom was 1 turn loose. Retorqued and applied torque stripe.
Also, I found the lower bracket (attaches to the top of the generator) that supports the ignition modules/coils broken. The bottom coil was chafing into the engine mount. Luckily it only chafed through the paint.
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Old 05-13-2023, 05:52 PM
funflying funflying is offline
 
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To add to the list of bolts coming loose the head bolts on the #1 cylinder loosened and a small oil trail was the indication. I consulted with a Rotax engine rebuilder who advised these head bolts need to be checked and he gave me a torque value. Once I re-torqued the #1 cylinder I had no more leaking. I checked the other cylinder heads and the torque was good, and also no leaks.

I used some torque seal ( witness mark) on the visible head bolts and two years later all good and no leaking.
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