seeking first hand Jabiru 3300 opinions

Greetings,

The subject pretty much says it all. I'm looking to hear from those who are
flying a 3300 Jabiru engine. I've heard that there were some problems in
the early days, but I was told that since about 2002, the engines have been
working very well, with no problems. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
Again, I'm most interested in first hand info, from people who are actually
flying the engine.

Thanks,
Rusty

I don't know, but what does it do a Corvair doesn't, at a far more
rational price? If it were ATC'd and STC'd to replace say an O-200 or
similar it would be worth looking at....

Let's please stick to the original question.
Rusty



"Bret Ludwig" wrote in message
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I don't know, but what does it do a Corvair doesn't, at a far more
rational price? If it were ATC'd and STC'd to replace say an O-200 or
similar it would be worth looking at....

"Russell Duffy" wrote in message
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Let's please stick to the original question.

Getting an attitude is sure to get you more answers. Not.
--
Jim in NC

Getting an attitude is sure to get you more answers. Not.

Obviously you don't have any relevant info.

Not first hand........But one of the local guys converted his Q-2 from
the VW to the Jabiru 3300 and just loves it. Had a problem with one of
the exhaust valves at around 50 hours - IIRC - fixed under warranty and
reported to be nearing 500 hours.

I think they look a bit fragile, but "cute". His results seem to be
proving my impression wrong.

His reported performance numbers are better than some O-200 powered
versions.
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Leon McAtee

Hi Leon,

Not first hand, but full credit nevertheless :-) To have 500 hours, it's
likely to be one of the older engines. I never heard what the problems used
to be, but knew were were some. Great to hear it's working well now.

Rusty



wrote in message
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Not first hand........But one of the local guys converted his Q-2 from
the VW to the Jabiru 3300 and just loves it. Had a problem with one of
the exhaust valves at around 50 hours - IIRC - fixed under warranty and
reported to be nearing 500 hours.

I think they look a bit fragile, but "cute". His results seem to be
proving my impression wrong.

His reported performance numbers are better than some O-200 powered
versions.
==============
Leon McAtee

"Russell Duffy" wrote in message
.. .
Greetings,

The subject pretty much says it all. I'm looking to hear from those who
are flying a 3300 Jabiru engine. I've heard that there were some problems
in the early days, but I was told that since about 2002, the engines have
been working very well, with no problems. Can anyone confirm or deny
this? Again, I'm most interested in first hand info, from people who are
actually flying the engine.

Thanks,
Rusty

I have an acquaintance who has the 3300 on his Sonex. He has approximately
100 trouble-free hours on it. On the other hand, he installed an Aero-Carb
on it, and had lots 'o problems with it before he repaced it with the stock
carb...

You might try googling the Sonex board. I'd guess it probably has the
easiest to corral group of 3300 flyers. You may have to join to browse the
messages.

KB

Hi Kyle,

I've looked all through the Sonex archives, and just can't find anyone
complaining. By all accounts, the more recent engines are just dandy, but I
wanted to ask here to see if there was something I was missing. I actually
like the AeroCarb, but know they had some sticking problems with them.

Thanks,
Rusty



"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
...

I have an acquaintance who has the 3300 on his Sonex. He has
approximately 100 trouble-free hours on it. On the other hand, he
installed an Aero-Carb on it, and had lots 'o problems with it before he
repaced it with the stock carb...

You might try googling the Sonex board. I'd guess it probably has the
easiest to corral group of 3300 flyers. You may have to join to browse the
messages.

KB

"Russell Duffy" wrote in message
.. .
Hi Kyle,

I've looked all through the Sonex archives, and just can't find anyone
complaining. By all accounts, the more recent engines are just dandy, but
I wanted to ask here to see if there was something I was missing. I
actually like the AeroCarb, but know they had some sticking problems with
them.

Thanks,
Rusty

Yep, there is a sticking problem. My buddy, who worked in aerospace, and
presumably knows what he's doing, couldn't get it to work reliably.
Reliability is the name of the game in aviation, so the AeroCarb became a
doorstop.

KB