Glad to hear it. Looks like you can put the carb parts you took home on
the shelf for another day. :-)
It was great seeing you and Mary at Sun-N-Fun. Based on the interest at
the show it looks like Europa in America is back. Go for it Bud!!!!
Jeff R.
N128LJ / Gold Rush... Had a blast flying there, being there and flying
back! Even through the smoke!
On Apr 22, 2007, at 5:45 PM, Rman wrote:
>
> As some of you know, Mary and I attended Sun'N Fun without Baby Blue,
> this year. The problem was a power loss and shuddering upon takeoff,
> at about 500 - 700 feet. I made all the checks I could think of:
> fuel flow/pressure, restrictions in the lines/filters, vents,
> ignition, prop, etc. I presented the problem to several at Sun'N Fun
> and got several good suggestions. Basically, we narrowed it down to a
> carb problem, most suggesting that one of the slides may be stuck.
> Well, I went out to the plane, today and checked the slides. No
> problems there, but, being a bit anal, I popped the tops anyway and
> checked them both out. They both looked like new, with no dirt of any
> kind. A bit disappointed that I hadn't found anything obvious, I
> reassembled the carbs and reattached everything. One of my last
> checks was to test the spring pressure on the cables and there it was.
> The port carb was fine, but the the starboard spring was completely
> loose when the arm was pushed fully forward. Confident that I'd
> actually found the problem, I shortened the spring and cowled her up.
> Subsequent test flight verified the fix. Baby Blue has never run so
> smoothly! A new set of springs will be on order tomorrow.
>
> For those who run into a rough running engine, I highly recommend that
> you add checking the springs to your diagnostic toolbox.
>
> Jeff - Baby Blue
> Happily flying again...
>
>
Jeff Roberts
Eagleville Marketing Group / EMG
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Eagleville TN 37060
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