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Old 8th Dec 2006, 18:51
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I think this post is best for private flying forum, and I am sure you will find in there plenty of cases where the Thielert Diesels failed .( just do a search ) But to Thieler's credit you will find that most cases, being unrelated, are being quicly addressed by the manufacturer, and rectifications are found. You have just to remember that it is a brand new Engine combination for General aviation, and that theeting problems are not uncommon.

Winter operation is also another problem, especially if you use car Diesel instead of JETA1 , although I will not think in Egypt you had negative temperatures when this hapened .
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