[Titanaircraft] Re: Jabiru engine help near Petaluma, Ca?

Check your fuel filter.

--- In Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com, "hollygreengrass" <claudia@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> I flew into Petaluma California from Idaho yesterday to stay with a friend. This morning when I went to fly to San Carlos to visit my sister, my engine wasn't running right at high rpm. As I accelerated down the runway, I could feel the engine sort of missing or something, so I stopped, did my run up again, no problem, although I only do my run up to about 2300rpm. I went down runway again, but as soon as rpm hits about 2700 it seems to start missing and then coming back.
>
> So with some help, I went down to an empty part of the airfield and ran it up to 2700 while holding plane in place. Sure enough, it's sputtering or missing, definitely not right. (I was worried that I was imagining it, but it sounds really bad) While it was sputtering, I moved mags to left and right and it sputters on each, not just one or the other. I totally forgot to look at EGTs which Kimberly suggested, so I need to go back and try that tomorrow. But it was about 95' and the people helping needed to go, so I'll have to do that tomorrow morning.
>
> Anyway, my request to you is for names or ideas on people/mechanics in the area that I can call to troubleshoot and get the engine back to running well. I'm not very knowledgeable about this stuff, so if you have a favorite mechanic who may be able to get to Petaluma or know of someone I can call, I would really appreciate the name. I was planning on being in San Mateo all week, but for now the plane is Petaluma and I think they are about 1 hour drive apart and I don't know if I need to order parts, etc? Thanks for any ideas for help on this,
> Claudia
> 208-315-2769
>

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