Re: Vapor Lock with 912iS. Most probable location?
by Paul Hamilton » 2 hours ago
Daniel Shefter wrote:I had what appears to be a similar issue last Friday. I was flying my Flight Design LSA F2 with 912is engine back to Sedona with temperature in the mid-80s. I was about 70 minutes into my flight and got low fuel pressure warning and lost a lot of engine power. I had both fuel pumps on and no electrical issues. I was on descending with about 3,000 RPMs.
Situation corrected itself after 5-10 seconds (although it felt a lot longer!) so I was able to complete normal landing. I haven't been able to replicate issue doing long run-ups on the ramp.
I was using 100% Mogas (91 with 10% Ethanol and probably the winter blend) so I assume it's the same vapor lock issue that Paul experienced. I'm switching to 50/50 Mogas/Avgas and maybe even 100% Avgas and just do more frequent oil changes.
Daniel,
Were you climbing or cruising when you had the problem. What altitude?
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