All

I Think any replacement engine should be of modern design, a 2000 hour before O/H, dual electronic ignition etc

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Rotax = buzz box

I have often wondered what engine you could replace a Gipsy in a Tiger with. Eventually the existing engines will wear out and a replacement will be necessary.

One of my Austers has no engine (the one I gave to my son) and I told him to start looking at fitting a lycoming – about 150 hp say a O-320. I wonder what a J-5 would go like with a smaller engine say a O-200 they are about 100 hp or so. From memory don’t they use about 18 litres an hour?

Wonder what HP a half life Gipsy is putting out?

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AlexT

From Tigers you would know that the breather pipe is normally taken from the top rear of the Gipsy, clamped to the firewall and run down one of the undercarriage legs. Tigers – rebuilt, owned and operated one for nearly 30 years – god real good knowledge.

Proctors – know a real lot!

It doesn’t seem to be the case here in my Auster, I can’t see where it is surposed to go and the “cylinderical thing” is yet another complecation. Maybe the oil is trapped and returned to the oil tank.

Knew there was a reason I steered away from Austers.

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All

I don’t think its an oil cooler, more likely a breather oil trap. the drain from the device returns to the oil return lines as can be seen from the image. As AlexT says, the norm is for the oil tank to provide cooling of the oil, it has a good air flow past it.

I have heard of similar devices being fitted to the Gipsy Majors in Tiger Moths, just haven’t come across one.

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Mudmover

Just reading your posting again, sorry cannot supply any info about the fitting of a Bendix Scintilla mag to a Gipsy Major.

Maybe someone reading this posting can supply some info. I am am greatly interested to know since I now have them fitted to one of my aeroplanes.

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What sort of maintenance manuals are about, I have:

anyone care to suggest other doco that would be good to aquire.

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Paul

Have decided to give one to my oldest son, will keep the other one.

Having a Tiger Moth spoils me, but I can see that having an enclosed cockpit, side-by-side seating and the extra range will be useful.

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