I've been fighting vibration, short spark plug life and very dirty oil.
I got a tip from the Rotax booth at Oshkosh and he convinced me that I had an intake leak. So, when I got home, I built a simple smoke machine. I hooked it it and it quickly became obvious that I do, indeed have an itake leak. Both carb rubber sockets have leaks coming from between the rear surface of the drip pans, and the carb sockets.
Before leaving Oshkosh, I stopped by Lockwood and picked up 2 new carb sockets, and the parts lady she asked if I was using drip pans. When I told her that I was, she said that I also needed 2 new "O" rings and 2 gaskets, which she provided for me.
After getting home, I refered to my buildng plans and found no mention of adding a gasket. I then went to the parts manual to determine the exact orientation of the "O" rings and gaskets. The figure: 73-10-00-1 shows the gasket replacing the "O" ring and relocating the "O" ring to the surface between the socket and the drip pan. NO WAY WILL THIS WORK ! The layout of the figure must be decieving.
If anyone knows and could share the exact orientation of these parts, it would be greatly appreciated. This may also help someone else who is doing the 5 year rubber socket replacement. Thanks..........Tom
I got a tip from the Rotax booth at Oshkosh and he convinced me that I had an intake leak. So, when I got home, I built a simple smoke machine. I hooked it it and it quickly became obvious that I do, indeed have an itake leak. Both carb rubber sockets have leaks coming from between the rear surface of the drip pans, and the carb sockets.
Before leaving Oshkosh, I stopped by Lockwood and picked up 2 new carb sockets, and the parts lady she asked if I was using drip pans. When I told her that I was, she said that I also needed 2 new "O" rings and 2 gaskets, which she provided for me.
After getting home, I refered to my buildng plans and found no mention of adding a gasket. I then went to the parts manual to determine the exact orientation of the "O" rings and gaskets. The figure: 73-10-00-1 shows the gasket replacing the "O" ring and relocating the "O" ring to the surface between the socket and the drip pan. NO WAY WILL THIS WORK ! The layout of the figure must be decieving.
If anyone knows and could share the exact orientation of these parts, it would be greatly appreciated. This may also help someone else who is doing the 5 year rubber socket replacement. Thanks..........Tom