---------------------------------------------------------- JabiruEngine-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 01/31/11: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:56 AM - Re: Re: Gas spill from Bing carb (Pete Krotje) 2. 04:05 PM - Re: Gas spill from Bing carb (ces308) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:56:50 AM PST US From: "Pete Krotje" Subject: RE: JabiruEngine-List: Re: Gas spill from Bing carb Freezing of the crankcase venting system has happened two times that I know of. Each time resulted in pressure building up enough to blow out the rear oil seal. Both times were in pusher applications where the engine was out in the cold airstream and the collection bottle was very cold. Moisture from the air vented out of the crankcase froze to the brass fitting at the exit of those custom made oil recovery bottles and blocked the flow of air out of the engine. Pete Krotje Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft, LLC 931-680-2800 www.usjabiru.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-jabiruengine-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of ces308 Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 1:12 AM Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Re: Gas spill from Bing carb Hello all... I think I need to update the problem I was having.... Everything I did kept coming up to the same problem....fuel pressure going from 3 psi to 7+ psi....we believe it was a blockage in the crankcase vent...pressure would start out at 1.5 - 3 lbs and after 6-10 minutes of running it would go to 7+ lbs and flood out the engine...I think it was what I had in my catch can was freezing to the top of my vent tube and blocking it off...when I went back and checked temps on the days I had trouble ,it was the days that the temps were below 20*...all the other days were over 32*...I changed my catch can and enlarged all the tubing to and from the can and believe that will take care of my problem..I should have it flying again next weekend and will write a report on how it went! chris ambrose M3X/Jabiru A-2200 174.4 hrs ser 1228 N327CS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=328885#328885 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:05:55 PM PST US Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Re: Gas spill from Bing carb From: "ces308" Hello Pete, these 2 other times it froze...any report on fuel pressure rising?? chris ambrose M3X / Jabiru N327cs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=329130#329130 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message jabiruengine-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/JabiruEngine-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/jabiruengine-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/jabiruengine-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.