Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:05 pmDoes Reg,s Air Cooled Engines in Surrey , B.C. still exist and how to contact??
No, unfortunatley Reg passed away a few years ago.
What are you looking for?
Where are you and what series are you flying?
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:05 pmPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:26 pmPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:44 pmI am in Lake Charles La.. I have a Series Two I purchased in kit form and built in 1983 or close. I would like to know a good place to send the 185's to have electronic ignitions put on them. I saw an ad recently in an ultralight paper that said they would do this on any Rotax for $225.00 each. I can not find the ad again. It was in Arz. I had sold this plane to a Police Officer 7 years ago and just bought it back. He left it in a barn for all those years and I am fixing to recover it and go flying.
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:15 pmJust read my on reply. It is a series 3 , not two.
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:39 pmThat would be Steve at Airscrew Performance:
(One of his ads)
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We have engines, and lots of them. We have new, used, rebuilt engines, We have redrives and exhausts in stock.
We offer C.D.I. conversions for all Rotax engines for $275. Rotax crankshaft rebuild center, genuine Rotax parts.
Airscrew Performance
(623) 842-3902
E-Mail: gassitt@aol.com
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I'm not sure he's done the little 185; let us know if he has/will modify them. I had a friend years ago that had a 477 that Steve modified. He used snow mobile components. It performed very well.
Chappy in Virginia
(One of his ads)
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We have engines, and lots of them. We have new, used, rebuilt engines, We have redrives and exhausts in stock.
We offer C.D.I. conversions for all Rotax engines for $275. Rotax crankshaft rebuild center, genuine Rotax parts.
Airscrew Performance
(623) 842-3902
E-Mail: gassitt@aol.com
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I'm not sure he's done the little 185; let us know if he has/will modify them. I had a friend years ago that had a 477 that Steve modified. He used snow mobile components. It performed very well.
Chappy in Virginia
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:59 pmYou can get the do it yourself conversion kit from Wildfire for 299.50
Tell them its for your Mark-3 pump, as they will not sell it to you for other purposes, especially not aircraft.
The conversion comes with a new flywheel, stator/pickup coils(under flywheel) a spark coil/CDI unit and spark plug lead/cap.
Its everything you need, and designed exclusively for the Rotax 185.
It also has a spark advance curve built in which will cause the engine to develop a bit more power and be smooth from Idle to full power.
Apparently it runs a little rough for the first 15 seconds after a start and then runs smooth. (perhaps the electronics need to initialize)
Tell them its for your Mark-3 pump, as they will not sell it to you for other purposes, especially not aircraft.
The conversion comes with a new flywheel, stator/pickup coils(under flywheel) a spark coil/CDI unit and spark plug lead/cap.
Its everything you need, and designed exclusively for the Rotax 185.
It also has a spark advance curve built in which will cause the engine to develop a bit more power and be smooth from Idle to full power.
Apparently it runs a little rough for the first 15 seconds after a start and then runs smooth. (perhaps the electronics need to initialize)
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:55 pmRay,
If these CDI units come with a new flywheel, have you checked them out to see if the starter cup will still mount on the back of it, and stay in alignment with the pulley?
If these CDI units come with a new flywheel, have you checked them out to see if the starter cup will still mount on the back of it, and stay in alignment with the pulley?
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 3:18 pmI haven't got one yet, but I am fairly certain that it does fit since the Mark-3 also uses a similar if not identical pull start assembly.
I may have to do a little shimming if not.
I suspect that its the same flywheel with different magnet locations.
I'll confirm this once I get some units in.
Im committed one way or another in any case.
I may have to do a little shimming if not.
I suspect that its the same flywheel with different magnet locations.
I'll confirm this once I get some units in.
Im committed one way or another in any case.
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 4:38 pmOk, give a report as you get going...