Hi Garry
friday night, I have a few ideas.
631-839-3636
Ron
Parigoris
> Today I sold my Europa/914 and the new owner
headed back from Florida to
> California. He got to his first
fuel stop in Crestview (Florida
> panhandle),
> filled
the tank with 100LL and departed. A few minutes out the engine
>
began
> to surge badly so he returned to the airport to check
things out. He says
> the engine runs fine up to about 28 inches
of manifold pressure, then
> begins
> to surge. The
EGT's also are running up to 1600 degrees (F). This leads
> me
> to think he's running lean somewhere in the system.
>
>
>
> He has checked the spark plugs (fine),
dropped the carb float bowls
> (fine),
> checked the
fuel filters (fine), checked the operation of the turbo
>
wastegate (fine), checked the rubber hoses between the carbs and the
> manifold log (fine). So what next? The poor guy is sitting up there
on
> the
> ramp, 2,000 miles from home with no Rotax
mechanics to be found.
>
>
>
> I know
it's a long shot, but if there are any folks who can help him who
> are
> located near Crestview airport, it would be a
lifesaver!
>
>
>
> Garry Stout
>
> Tampa, FL
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