I have a complete mufler system from a europa xl with a 912 engine. i
replaced it with a 914 turbo and needed a different one. It has less than
forty hours on it. It has a europa mandated repair to see if the screen
inside is still attached that has not been done. Please contact me online
direct if you are interested in it. I am sure the price will be right.
Curtis Jaussi. cjaussi@gmail.com
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:42 AM, rparigoris <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>wrote:
> rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
>
> Hi Jean
>
> If you are going to weld your muffler:
>
> I owned a 1948 Cessna 170 with a 6 cylinder C-145 (pretty much same motor
> as a O-300) with pancake mufflers. Repairing cracks was an ongoing task as
> was unable to find new ones.
>
> Using a Hobart TRT250 TIG welder, I found better results using Inconel 600
> safety wire as the welding rod as compared to using various stainless steel
> rods.
>
> I am not sure what material your muffler is made out of, but if its
> stainless, hard and brittle from being work hardened/exposed to
> carbon/heat/pounding and interior is somewhat thinning/eroded, don't think
> you could do much better than:
> cleaning surface as best you can getting down to shiny metal, purging
> interior with argon and TIG welding with Inconel 600 safety wire where you
> do not make an abrupt start or stop, but instead weld a gentle Y to all
> start and stops where end of Y fades to almost no penetration. The later
> step helped not cause stress risers and subsequent cracking.
>
>
> Good luck
> Ron Parigoris
>
>
> Visit - www.EuropaOwners.org <http://www.europaowners.org/>
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