So, I’ll try to hit the high points...
Couple months ago, went for a quick flight and had a small loss of power feeling while in the pattern. Landed, and called it a day.
Went out a couple days later and had a loss of power on the take-off climb out. Immediately landed and taxied back. Did a mag check on the ground just out of curiosity, and had a rough running mag. Trouble shot it a little bit. Thought I’d sorted it out..
Went out a couple days ago, ran it up and everything was fine, but I was unable to fly.
So, I went out today. Good run up. No bad mag checks, decided to take it up.
RV-6. O-320. Mogas. Fuel pressure gauge “stuck” at 8PSI, boost pump on or off.
Quick flight and about 15-20 minutes into the flight, the engine started running a little rough. More like a slight loss of power.
Decided to return to the airport.
Once I made the turn toward the field, tthe engine began running extremely rough. Rough enough that I was considering where I’d be landing short of the airport.
I was able to play with the mixture, boost pump, swap tanks, etc but nothing really seemed to help. I was able to kept it running so I initiated a slow climb to give myself some options, gained enough altitude to feel comfortable to continue towards the airport and started that way. Still fighting the engine the whole way.
During the descent the engine smoothed out noticeably, almost normal. Landed and taxied in without event.
Would this sound like vapor lock? Fuel pump dying? Clogged fuel line?
Couple months ago, went for a quick flight and had a small loss of power feeling while in the pattern. Landed, and called it a day.
Went out a couple days later and had a loss of power on the take-off climb out. Immediately landed and taxied back. Did a mag check on the ground just out of curiosity, and had a rough running mag. Trouble shot it a little bit. Thought I’d sorted it out..
Went out a couple days ago, ran it up and everything was fine, but I was unable to fly.
So, I went out today. Good run up. No bad mag checks, decided to take it up.
RV-6. O-320. Mogas. Fuel pressure gauge “stuck” at 8PSI, boost pump on or off.
Quick flight and about 15-20 minutes into the flight, the engine started running a little rough. More like a slight loss of power.
Decided to return to the airport.
Once I made the turn toward the field, tthe engine began running extremely rough. Rough enough that I was considering where I’d be landing short of the airport.
I was able to play with the mixture, boost pump, swap tanks, etc but nothing really seemed to help. I was able to kept it running so I initiated a slow climb to give myself some options, gained enough altitude to feel comfortable to continue towards the airport and started that way. Still fighting the engine the whole way.
During the descent the engine smoothed out noticeably, almost normal. Landed and taxied in without event.
Would this sound like vapor lock? Fuel pump dying? Clogged fuel line?
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