tried to order not available til 1/12/2021
Alan
RV12- getting ready to hang engine
I didn't mention it but, amongst all the other work done last year, I also serviced the carbs and had the mags overhauled.
I cannot believe Vans is out of stock on the very day they announced the replacement part, claiming they had stuff in stock. Surely these should have been prioritised to folk with flying aircraft. I'm not happy having to wait best part of two months :-(
I don't suppose anyone has ordered one from stock which they don't need for two months?
Cheers...Keith
I thought Rotax 912 ULS's have electronic ignition, not magnetos?
To clarify, the service bulletin was posted almost two weeks ago.
Around 650 hours on our RV-12, and last night we found a crack on the right side exactly where the SB diagram showed. There doesn't appear to be a crack on the left, but to be honest once I saw the one on the right I didn't look too closely elsewhere. The crack we found covers about 120 degrees or maybe more, around the top of the tube.
Sure wish we had a way to heat that hangar. It's going to be bloody cold in January.
Can you post a picture of the crack with the weld intersection in the frame.
There are 3 posts asking what are the improvements/changes in the -1 new standoff/truss mount. I scrolled through the site looking for the new revisions from Scott or Greg but didn’t see one. Might have missed it.
Now that I’ve received my new truss part I don’t see a noted difference. It might be inside the assembly or an improved welding process? Curious more than than anything. Thanks
There are 3 posts asking what are the improvements/changes in the -1 new standoff/truss mount. I scrolled through the site looking for the new revisions from Scott or Greg but didn’t see one. Might have missed it.
Now that I’ve received my new truss part I don’t see a noted difference. It might be inside the assembly or an improved welding process? Curious more than than anything. Thanks
Just an observation. I replaced mine without using an engine hoist. I just needed someone to provide a little lift from the front of the engine to take the weight off the top bolts while I removed and reinserted them.
Not a difficult job, but it took two of us the best part of a short winter's day to removed the old unit, and the same again to install the new part.
I ordered my stand off in November. I've been at the point of being ready to hang the engine since December and was expecting it in January. Today I was told it would be mid March before I would receive it.(or later)
Should I go ahead and hang the engine now and replace this later or wait
Alan
N603NH reserved
I would call Van's. they are trying to get the parts out first to people that have cracks.
Alan
They’re castellated nuts with Cotter Pins, no not an issue.
Sorry Bob, but i just don’t see that. What plans page has that? This pic is the latest version i could find.See post #39. They’re Castellated on the iS mount.
Sorry Bob, but i just don’t see that. What plans page has that? This pic is the latest version i could find.
Thanks Bob. The engine kit I received around Christmas has locknuts and a revison for that page (8/19) .See page 5 of the KAI that came with my Powerplant kit.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q75bmihfb3iujsx/46iS Engine Install.pdf?dl=0
Received mine May of ‘19. Maybe Scott can share what prompted the change?
I second that! Mine uses cotter pins. The only issue I had was that after torqueing, I couldn't install the cotter pin for 2 reasons.. the castellation didn't line up with the drilled hole (when does it ever!?), and also there was interference between the standoff and the cotter pin during insertion.
I had to make sure the bolt's drilled hole was up/down and not left/right. So maybe with locknuts, there's a better probability that builders will get the torque closer to spec.. ?
Received mine May of ‘19. Maybe Scott can share what prompted the change?
Dale, what was the service life on the part. Hours? Type of flying?