Nervous about Rotax

On 2008-01-21, Jim Stewart wrote:
On the plus side, plugs cost $3/each and it only takes an hour to do plugs
and oil.

Yeah, but will I have to take it to my nearest Rotax service center to get
that done?

2000 RPM idle is fine. 2500 is good for warmup.

The comment I got a few times was that idling below 2500 will eventually
result in a broken crank.

Pluses for the Rotax are no thermal shock issues,

Why not?

will allegedly run for 30 minutes at 50% power with either oil or coolant
gone, and 5 gallon/hr cruise.

As opposed to 5.5 in the O-200. That's a negligible difference.

No mixture control.

What leans the mixture at altitude?

As for support, I've had no problems with my 912 so I don't have any
direct experience. I know that the west coast FlightDesign distributer
has worked closely with Rotax on some safety directive issues and has
gotten parts and support quickly.

If I break a crank, or blow a jug, how long will it take to get parts? I was
told that people are waitiing 6 months for jugs because Rotax is putting all
it can make on new engines.
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