SERVICE BULLETIN #11C

DATE:                    January 8, 1992    revised  May 9, 1994

SUBJECT:               Rotax carburetor venting -MANDATORY

APPLICABILITY:      All Rotax equipped Kitfox's

COMPLIANCE:     Mandatory

FROM:                  SkyStar Aircraft,  Engineering Department

The purpose of this bulletin is to define the correct configuration of the carburetor venting system used on Rotax engines.  We have had several reports in the past of builders having mixture control problems, and our investigations have shown that in all cases the cause was incorrect carburetor venting.

For the 503, 532, and 582 engines, the correct configuration is for each carburetor to have both venting nipples connected to each other by a length of Tygon tube.  This tube should have two small holes drilled in it to provide venting.  Do not interconnect the carburetors to each other, and do not 'Y' the tubes to an overboard vent line.  If the lines are 'Y'ed to an overboard line, the different pressure on the overboard line will result in incorrect carburetor performance.  The carburetors will only function normally if the pressure on the vents is the same as the pressure at the carburetor inlets.

For the 912 engine, each carburetor has only a single vent nipple, and the proper way to vent the carburetor is to connect a short length of Tygon tube to the nipple and route it to a point just below the carburetor, tucking the tube under the float bowl attach spring.  Again, it is important to understand that you are trying to vent the carburetors so that the internal and external pressures at the carburetor are the same.