Friday 25th October 2019 – Removing the Thermostat

Yesterday we received an instruction from Bristell UK to remove the coolant thermostat if you had fitted one. They state that two Rotax 912 ULS engines have had to have cylinder no. 1 replaced due to overheating and they claim that the thermostat caused. With no other information it seemed sensible to remove it although now I effectively have a €250 aluminium 90 degree connector. Quite frustrating.

The Silent Hectik thermostat. Very well made with a 80 deg C thermostat hosed within it.
To remove the stat required the casing to be heated with a hot air gun. That softened the Loctite holding the screws. Once removed a little bit of Wellseal is used to help seal the ‘O’ ring, Loctite applied to the screws and then reassembled. As I was going to use the housing as an expensive 90 degree connector I thought it was a good idea to mark the casing with “Thermostat Removed’.
Reinstalled and ready for the system to be refilled with coolant. Job done in just over an hour.