ESSENTIAL WINTER MAINTENANCE - Fuel line, primer, filters, Tryton / Tillotson carburettor diaphragm

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In this video, I perform some post winter maintenance on my FlyLight BivvyBee SSDR flexwing microlight. These tips are equally applicable to paramotor engines.
I will show you some areas that you must check before returning your
microlight/ultralight to the air and especially those items made out of rubber which are susceptible to perishing including tyres, engine mounting rubbers, fuel lines, primer bulbs, airbox rubbers and Tryton / Tillotson carburettor diaphragms.
I will also show you something that you must check if you operate a Cors-Air engine.
chapters
0:00 Introduction
00:42 Important checks
04:49 Removing parts for replacement
06:44 Carb Pulse Port
08:00 New parts used
08:32 Making fuel line
16:55 Airbox rubber replacement
20:24 Carburettor diaphragm replacement
Parts Replaced:
Fuel Line - ukppgwebstore.com/tygon-fuel-...
Primer Bulb - ukppgwebstore.com/polini-fuel...
Filter - www.diycarserviceparts.co.uk/...
Airbox Rubber - www.mecafly.com/en/spare-part...
Carb Membrane Set - www.mecafly.com/en/paramotor-...
Carb Gasket - www.mecafly.com/en/spare-part...
Carb Cleaner - www.screwfix.com/p/ob41-carbu...
I am often asked about my aircraft, engine, wing and the equipment, instruments, cameras I use so I have listed links to everything I use below:
My aircraft
Trike - FlyLight BivvyBee - www.peabee.co.uk.flylight.co....
Wing - Aeros Fox 13 TL - www.aeros.com.ua/structure/na...
Engine - Cors-Air BlackBull - www.corsairmotors.com/en/moto...
My Instruments
Conspicuity - uavionix.com/products/skyecho/
Engine Monitoring - www.flyelectronics.eu/
Navigation - www.skydemon.aero/
Mobile phone Mount - www.quadlockcase.co.uk/collec...
Compass - silvasweden.uk/collections/bo...
Compass Mount - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/11567...
Comms
Helmet - microavionics.com/products/ic...
Headset - microavionics.com/products/pa...
Radio - microavionics.com/products/ya...
Clothing
Flying Suit - www.ozee.co.uk/shop#!/Millenn...
Bar Mitts - www.ozee.co.uk/shop#!/Ozee-Ba...
Recording Equipment
Flying cameras - 2 x GoPro Hero 9 - gopro.com/en/gb
Media Mod - gopro.com/en/gb/shop/mounts-a...
Studio/Vlogging camera - www.dji.com/uk/osmo-pocket-3
Microphones - store.dji.com/uk/product/dji-...
Studio Microphone - www.tonormic.com/products/ton...
Camera Mounts
Bar Mount - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Wing Mount - flybubble.com/catalog/product...
Pylon Mount - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Editing
Video Editing - Adobe Premiere Elements 2021 - www.adobe.com/uk/products/pre...
Photo Editing - Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2024 - www.adobe.com/uk/products/pho...
Stock Photos - Adobe Stock - stock.adobe.com/uk/
Music - Epidemic Sounds - www.epidemicsound.com/
Other Useful Links
Aircraft Maintenance - Micro Maintenance - www.microaviation.co.uk/micro...
Flight Training - Microtraining - microaviation.simplybook.it/v2/#
The BMAA - www.bmaa.org/
#microlight #ultralight #aviation #ssdr #whywefly #aeros #flexwing #lightsportaircraft #experimentalaircraft #pilot #flying #sub70kg #peabee #polini #vittorazimotors

Пікірлер: 19

@stone8597 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, once again, a great job.

@paulieb796 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

@ukranger7 3 ай бұрын

Hi Paul. I have the same engine on my ultralight, and now I know what to inspect for proper maintenance issues. Great video, best regards.👍

@paulieb796 3 ай бұрын

Glad you found the video useful. One glaring thing that I missed from the video is to check the final drive belt. It wasn't until I edited the video that I realised I had missed it. The engine manual shows you how to check it so don't forget to check that as well. Basically look for any signs of degradation (cracking) and also check for tightness. Might add this to a future video. Thanks for watching.

@GolfFoxtrot22 4 ай бұрын

Looking good. I'm surprised those carbs are not more common as they definitely give fantastic fuel economy. A good techie geeky video.

@paulieb796 4 ай бұрын

And they run great until you block the pulse port. Don’t they😉

@GolfFoxtrot22 4 ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 I can neither confirm nore deny...your honour.

@edwalker2790 3 ай бұрын

I got a Crack in my primer bulb too. I found it because the engine wouldn't keep running. Good thing I caught it on the ground.I got rid of it all together and just blow in the hose when I need to prime it.

@paulieb796 3 ай бұрын

I would prefer not to use a primer if I didn’t have to. Unfortunately the Tryton carb on my engine doesn’t have a priming button so it is impossible to blow fuel into the carb using just lung power as the pressure required is too great. Glad you spotted your cracked primer on the ground. First time I realised there was a problem with mine was at around 2000ft 😧

@SimonAmazingClarke 4 ай бұрын

PROPPER locking wire plyers. I spen four years on Jet Provosts. Lots of locking wire on those. Very interesting video. Maintenance on aircraft is like scuba diving kit. Regular maintenance prevents failures.

@paulieb796 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Simon. We all know the damage a split rubber can do 😆

@SimonAmazingClarke 4 ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 Your mind is as bad as mine. Lol.

@SharonBatterton Ай бұрын

Cool. ❤

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

👍

@patrickmckowen2999 4 ай бұрын

Good info👍 Stopped using rubbers many many years ago🤣 Cheers

@paulieb796 4 ай бұрын

There were so many rubber jokes edited out of this video! And when the tub of Vaseline came out!! I think I did well to keep it clean! 👍

@tomcoryell 4 ай бұрын

Hi Paul, I noticed the sound reflection control tiles in your last video. Also it looked like a guitar propped up in the corner. Are you a musician?

@paulieb796 4 ай бұрын

Hi Tom. I play a bit of guitar but it’s just a hobby. The sound treatment was more due to recording videos for KZfaq in my office which had horrible reflective sound problems until I treated the walls.

@tomcoryell 4 ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 I wondered. Most people don’t understand sound well enough to think of doing something like that.