---------------------------------------------------------- JabiruEngine-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 10/29/13: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:42 AM - Engine Started. (BobbyPaulk@comcast.net) 2. 01:07 PM - Re: Engine Quit (Naftali Horowitz) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:42:31 AM PST US From: BobbyPaulk@comcast.net Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Started. O.K. I jumped the gun yesterday about the 2200 not having spark. Teh spark was a little weak after the battery was low for the difficult cold start earlier. After I left the field Sat. the guys pulled the gascolator which was difficult to get to. The screen was plugged up with debris and that was the problem. I don't know why the starting fluid did not cause it to start. They cleaned the screen and the engine fired right up. Glad it was so simple. Bobby Do Not Archive ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:07:16 PM PST US From: Naftali Horowitz Subject: RE: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Quit You need 300 RPM in order to create a spark. At 50F=2C the battery should b e in very good condition and fully charged. From: BobbyPaulk@comcast.net Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Engine Quit Guys Last Sat I visited a nearby airport and met a friend who had just towed his high wing LSA back to his hangar. His Jabiru 2200 had been a little hard t o start due to the 50 degree temp. While taxiing out his engine quit cold t urkey and never fired again. While I was there we checked for fuel=2C drained the gascolator and tried i t again. We tried a shot of starting fluid to no avail. The way it quit did not sound like fuel but it was the easiest to check. We removed spark plu g wires from the rear cylinder and turned the mags on and spun the engine o n both mags ( coils ) one at a time using a spare plug and good ground wire . We could see not spark from either coil. We removed the ground wire from both coils to eliminate any wiring or switch problems and tried it again st ill no fire. We did not check the gap on the coils with a feeler gauge but it looked to be about .010 and it would not have changed on both coils that quickly - th e bolts were tight. I do not know what could be common to both coils except the magnets and flywheel. Has anyone had this experience. I would like to know since it may happen to my 3300 and others. Bobby ( age 75 ) Zodiac 601 XL "B" Jabiru 3300 S/N 1141 Sensenich 64" x 51" Prop Bing Carb 260 Main & 290 Needle Jet Status - Flying 197 hrs. Do Not Archive =0A =0A =0A ============0A ============0A ============0A ============0A =0A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.