Rats!

It appears that my celebration was premature after all. The ‘cheap Chinese’ radiator expansion bottle that I bought from Ebay for my Savannah turns out to be absolutely useless and a total waste of money. What a surprise.

The pipework configuration is totally wrong and there’s no way it can go onto a 912S engine. The reason is that it can only fit ‘one way’ due to there being a large electrical connection next to it and then none of the pipes except one points in the right direction to connect to the rubber tubing of the cooling system.

The Ebay ad says ‘no returns accepted’ but I’m hoping that when Ebay and Paypal see the images I’ve filed comparing the new version with the existing one they will agree that the differences are so major that a refund is fully justified.

I’ve now had to order a Rotax original item but luckily I found after a new search that a supplier who I’ve actually used several times in the past (Loravia) is listing it on its web site for 100€ less than other suppliers so even if I don’t get a refund I won’t be out of pocket compared to if I’d gone ahead at the beginning and paid the higher price. And if I do get a refund, it will work out better for me.