If you have experienced this, you know it can be frustrating being stuck somewhere with a heat soaked solenoid on your lightweight starter. There is no replacement for the inadequate solenoid. Only an upgrade to an NL (inline) starter with a much beefier solenoid will provide a permanent solution. It adds a pound or so of weight, but it's well worth it in reliability. The NL slides right into the RV-6, but with the RV-7 you'll notice a problem. The large (piper style) heat box on the crossover exhaust will not accommodate the NL. The tailpipes on the RV-7 have that extra bend, so are not feasible for the RV-6 style heat muff. However, with some patient work you can install the heat muff on the forward crossover tube and make it work. The carb heat is the same RV-6 short pipe.
Photos available, but I don't know how to include them in the thread.
Jacksel
Yulee,FL
Photos available, but I don't know how to include them in the thread.
Jacksel
Yulee,FL