Five Year Rubber Service Rotax 912

Just finished Subject. Want to share my thoughts and if anyone needs a purchase list I have one for a 701. I will add to this a bit at a time but my opening remark is WOW it’s a lot of work and money. And when you’re done, the airplane doesn’t look any different.  Took me about three weeks to do the work and a couple months of planning and ordering stuff. Yikes. But like most things there were good and bad to be had. 

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Permalink Reply by Bob Connors on August 31, 2024 at 9:27am

Jim and Amelia, great info, thank you. Been looking forward to your discussions since I began my 701 build. I've been browsing every thing Rotax vs Viking. I see there is a ton of info on the Rotax. Mentioned Viking and got grumblings from the local builder gathering. Take away - I need to hear from more pilots, like yourself, flying behind these engines. Still browsing the engine forums during building breaks. Thanks again, back to building. -BC

Permalink Reply by Jim and Amelia Isaacs on September 8, 2024 at 2:26pm

Another thing- for the 701 anyway- with the carbs, muffler, oil cooler and oil lines, etc. removed, check those rubber engine isolation mounts too. I did not replace them as they looked good, but I did tighten them up a bit.  Also, if you need to replace them, ask Zenith for a price before you go anywhere else- much better quote- they are quite pricy at the authorized Rotax places.

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