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Re: First time carb sync and then this happened??
by William Ince » 4 years ago
One other thing you might check are the nipples on the CarbMate. The hoses that attach to them are not "pull off proof." When I use the tool, I must be careful to keep both hoses fully attached. What's more, since the nipples are plastic, if they accidentally get cracked, even a small hairline crack, it would result is an erronous vacuum leak. Just sayin'.
Bill Ince
LSRI / CTSW (E-LSA)
Retired Heavy Equipment Operator
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Re: First time carb sync and then this happened??
by Norman Hanchey » 4 years ago
Thanks Bill. You're right. It would be easy to crack one of those tiny connections. But my hoses seem to be a very tight fit on them. I have to pull pretty hard to remove them.
Update: I have 3.4 hours on it between yesterday and today and it's running great.
Since I didn't find a smoking gun, I'm going to guess that the rough idling during the sync process caused the carb bowl level to rise to a point that it flooded. I believe this because after emptying the carb bowls during the inspection and then restarting, the CarbMate indication shifted back in the opposite direction. I believe all of my adjustments were done with a higher than normal level in the bowls because I had to back off of my original adjustments to balance it back out. Anywho, it's doing well.
On the subject of carb floats, has anyone ever tried the Marvel-Schebler floats for the Rotax? Described as solid one-piece epoxy that will not leak, absorb fuel, or break apart. I will consider them if I have to replace my floats again. Anyone?
Thank you said by: RotaxOwner Admin
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Re: First time carb sync and then this happened??
by Garrett Wysocki » 4 years ago
I have had a set of Marvel-Scwebler floats in my Rotax 912 for about 2 months now. They seem to work fine and hopefully the last set I buy.
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Re: First time carb sync and then this happened??
by Norman Hanchey » 4 years ago
Thanks for the feedback Garrett!