Possible Vapor lock?
RV12-iS. 85hrs on engine. 93E10 fuel.
Very Very hot weather. Aircraft is heat soaked. As in, cant handle the seatbelts, hot. Engine start, runup and climb are no issues.
Set full power climb to 10.5k passing 9.8k ft, engine begins to degrade in power. I check fuel pressure and its flashing red on the Garmin at 38psi.
I jockey the throttle, basically no RPM changes between ECO and PWR mode. Around 5100rpm for both. I realize that i should probably stop climbing...
Immediately lower nose and begin descending. Reduce power slightly. Fuel pressure hops back into normal range, around 41psi. I initiate descent to 9.5k feet and bring power to about 95% throttle per the fadec information page.
As I cruise at 9.5k, fuel pressure slowly increases from 41psi all the way back to 48psi(normal for my aircraft) over the course of 1 hr. No other issues the rest of flight.
Any ideas? This instance absolutely scared the daylights out of me!