Another day of crap conditions... Pulled the lid off the engine compartment and
measured up all the hoses for the five year change out... paused to acknowledge
the enormous internal void above the motor ... went back to the computer screen
to research OEM equivalent source stock; mission accomplished. OE oil hose
sourced for $0.2345/cm instead of rotax dealer's $1.50/cm; japanese OE Carbi
mount rubbers sourced for 1/3rd rotax dealer price; OE carbi overhaul kits
sourced
for 1/10 rotax dealer price; OE oil filter sourced 1/2 rotax dealer price...
not 100% certain yet on the BCD fuel pump; found something that looks uniquely
the same... will be giving Gates Barricade a try on the fuel hose; getting
a bit over the stench of benzine and toluene left on anything that gets placed
in the cockpit for more than ten minutes. If that fails to work then will
be going straight to solid teflon lines.... main coolant hoses look like a bit
of fun to match up; will start with austin7 or hillman imp and keep moving up
the list from there.
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