Mag comes out very easily without removing the engine - about a 40min job taking care. Modification of a 6mm (?) - long handle alen key is required to make it very easy and take off the RH air filter along with throttle and choke assembly rods and bob's your uncle. Have taken ours out 3 times now with no real difficulty. I sent ours to Ian at Aviation Intrument and Electrical Services, Building 2, Second St, Moorabin Airport, Mentone, VIC, 3194 - 03 95871652.
There have been a couple questions asked about dual ignition - we have a dual ignition setup which is merely a back up and I think it cannot be certified as it is an automotive unit and I am not sure you can retard the spark like an impulse coupling on a mag for startup - hence mag still required? (Dimona expert needed here to confirm). Also people want to drill new holes in the head and we will have a spare head off our old engine that we will send to Nigel Baker and people could use as a template. Our engine had the exhaust valve head fall off in cylinder 4 and upon landing cylinder 4 was not in the engine! Hence we are buying a new engine and have a spare head with no pot. Cheers, Will On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Michael Grimwood < [email protected]> wrote: > ** > Ian - you may be confusing the issue a little here. The L2000 is single > ignition, so flying to the nearesr airport may not be an option following a > mag failure! > > In a single ignition engine the mag needs to be inspected also at 250 > hours. > > It is supposed to be possible to change the mag without removing the > engine, but don't know how. > > Michael G > > *From:* Ian Mc Phee <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 21, 2011 5:45 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [DOG mailing list] Electronic ignition > > No No continue with Slick BUT add an electronic ignition with bottom holes > in head. A good magneto (especially with a jet of cool air onto case) is > TOTALLY reliable and that is what you want. Our Sauer manual says "if > magneto fails fly to nearest airport and have it repaired but if electronic > ignition fails then flow to your home airfield and repair then" Also I > think you would loose your certification with electronic ignition. > > It might be old technology and heavy but it is reliable > > That is my thoughts > > Ian McPhee > > On 21 June 2011 06:22, Lasse Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all! >> >> I´m just about to do a 500hr service in my magneto. Whilst looking at this >> big heavy piece of sparklemachine the idea stuck me that it would be more >> fun to use >> electronic ignition. Is there any available for the Limbach L2000? >> >> Also - is there any easy way to remove the magneto or does the engine have >> to be removed? >> Thanks! >> >> Best regards Lasse >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> You are subscribed to the Dimona Owners Group mailing list. >> To unsubscribe, send email to: [email protected] >> >> > -- Will Bignell PhD Candidate School of Agricultural Science Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research University of Tasmania CSIRO Food Futures Flag Ship M: 0418216780
