Bob,
Read your e-mail below, and got a little confused with it. Easily could be me,
as my eyes are hanging out at the moment. The long and the short of it all is
that I believe it doesn't really matter with regular inspection. If there is
any electrolitic corrosion I think it is like a battery terminal, where it will
all scale up and you "will know". So, the person I borrowed my nicopress clamp
---From said not to worry, in fact they like to cover the whole job up with heat
shrink! I have installed the heat shrink over the top, to respect the advice
given, but I haven't shrunk it yet, and I intend on cutting it away. All the
Europas before us have used the older type, and Europa are not forthcoming the
sleeves without us buying them.
Onto building, where are you up to?? I notice you are involved with a Rotary
Car Club. Any dreams of putting a rotary into your Europa? If so, well I would
be very interested in doing some research with you on that one, but by the
sounds of it you are streaks ahead anyway. I have made enquiries with Atkins
Rotary about a Turbo, siingle spool rotary engine which might be nice, if I can
get a gearbox and prop that will suit. Should produce a better horsepower,
probably 140 HP, and be a lot lighter than the double spool. If you are
interested, well we can talk some more about this I am sure.
Reg
Tony Renshaw
Sydney Australia
>
>Dear Roger
>
>I refer to Europa News, Issue No 38, Page 10, Build Matters -
>
>The need for a commitment to regularly inspect swages made with the factory
>supplied sleeves in swaging the control cables made me look into the change
>of sleeves specified.
>
>When I sought the 428-3VG at a nearby repair shop they did not know of them.
>
> I was referred to the latest (8th September 1998) US Advisory Circular AC
>43.13 - 1B.
>
>This shows on Page 7-34 that for copper oval sleeve stock number 28-2-G, as
>issued with the kits, plated sleeves are required on stainless cable due to
>electrolysis.
>
>It seems to me that the Europa News could have pointed out that the FAA
>recommends use of the factory supplied sleeves and hence the need to use the
>other sleeves 428-3VG must indeed be very modest indeed as this size is not
>even shown in the table in the FAA Advisory Circular.
>
>It would seem a good idea to at least advise where the part number
>originates and make more clear how insignificant is the need for change.
>
>J R (Bob) Gowing, Secretary, Rotary Club of Bega NSW, District 9710
>
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