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I think the starter motor is from an 88-92 Toyota Corolla ,Nippon Denso. Type "2-1065-ND-2 Corolla

We fitted Stolspeed vortex generators to our Jabiru 450, very good improvement in stall speed, much more controllable on final approach and in the landing phase, the Jabiru had a tendency to "stop flying" as it approached stall speed at the flare but now a controlled slower flare is the norm. You wi...

Thanks Donald, that was my thought too, I will go down tonight and tighten them up and check for any fret ting of the exhaust, fortunately it has been warm lately so the heater vents have all remained firmly closed off.

Trev

During my pre flight checks I noticed that my heat exchanger for my cabin heat was loose on the exhaust stub (sort of a sleeve that fits over the stub) is this normal or should it be tight at each end ?
any thoughts much appreciated

Trev

I'm eating humble pie at the moment.......just had an e mail from the CAA and over £90 is going to be paid back into my bank, red faced or what?

I gave up waiting for my refund of the 20% months ago, bit of a farce..

An increase would be nice but I doubt if we will get an increase from 450, but here's hoping

The font of all knowledge (in the uk ) can be found at www.jabiruownersgroup.org I have found the group very helpful when I had trouble with my Jabiru and they welcome newcomers and will give you all the info you may require, by the way my jabiru 2200 is an hydraulic lifter type and no problems as l...

What interface are you using with the Yaesu? I use a pilot 200 interface for my Icom, I presume it won't work with the yaesu unit. any thoughts?
Trev

Fit a TOCA (thermostatic oil control apparatus) makes warm up quicker and keeps the oil where it is needed. I got mine for our Jabiru from Steve Rance, works a treat.

Just bought an endoscope/boroscope from Aldi £39.99 to inspect the inside of my engine, fantastic bit of kit all self contained and good sized screen complete with attachments (magnets etc) absolute bargain.

I got my "reading sunglasses" from e bay, the top of the lens' are normal sunglasses and the bottom part has the magnifying portion and they are fantastic for glancing down at the map in your lap.