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06-27-2019, 02:22 PM
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#2 cyl not working below 2300 RPM.
Flying on my normal commute today in my carb’d O-360 RV-8 with 2xPmags, everything running smooth per normal until I began a descent and pulled power. I first noticed a little vibration and then saw that the #2 cylinder was very cool, EGT and CHT falling off. Playing around with it a little on descent right around 2,300 RPM would be the cutoff RPM: above that it would come back on and engine would run smooth. Below that it would fall off again and the slight vibration would come back. Pulling the mixture back (still in the normal running regime) would induce a similar effect. Cycling the the ignitions didn’t have any effect other than the normal drop in RPM while on one ignition only. On deck at idle, running a little rough and #2 definitely not firing. Of note, not sure if it’s related, when I went to shut off the motor on deck it took a little longer to come to a stop than it normally does (as if I was shutting it down via ignition vice the key).
Any ideas??
Thanks all!
Wingnut
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06-27-2019, 03:27 PM
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Stuck valve or broken ring lands. Pull the prop through by hand and I'll bet one cylinder is soft.
Do you have the jumpers in the Pmags?
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06-27-2019, 03:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Toobuilder
Stuck valve or broken ring lands. Pull the prop through by hand and I'll bet one cylinder is soft.
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Would this be RPM dependent like that?
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06-27-2019, 03:34 PM
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With enough RPM even a weak cylinder will generate enough compression to fire. Could be as simple as a chunk of carbon holding the valve off the seat. A compression test will pinpoint the source of the leak. Maybe just have to stake the valve. Done a wobble test lately? How many hours on the engine?
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06-27-2019, 03:49 PM
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Been there, done that
Had the exact same thing happen to me on a rental plane back in the day. The cause was a lost bolt in that cylinder?s intake tube where it connects to the cylinder. At high RPM there was enough suction so the tube sealed on the cylinder. As soon as power pulled back the cylinder was lost and the engine bucked.
Carl
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06-27-2019, 05:20 PM
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You know it's number 2. No number of opinions here will substitute for pulling off the cowls and investigating. exterior inspection for leaks or cracks, compression test, borescope, pull the jug etc etc. The usial drill.
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06-27-2019, 05:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl Froehlich
Had the exact same thing happen to me on a rental plane back in the day. The cause was a lost bolt in that cylinder?s intake tube where it connects to the cylinder. At high RPM there was enough suction so the tube sealed on the cylinder. As soon as power pulled back the cylinder was lost and the engine bucked.
Carl
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Had a more extreme version of that symptom with an O-360 many years ago. During cruise flight, pulled power back to start a decent, and engine went full rough. Pushed the throttle back in; smoothed out. Obviously, kept power up until in the pattern at next fuel stop. Ran very rough on the ground. Found that one cylinder's 1/8" NPT pipe plug (to fill the injector port) had decided to depart the engine.
In my case, near-full throttle kept the mixture rich enough in that cylinder to run OK. As soon as MAP went down, that cyl went very lean.
Charlie
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06-27-2019, 10:37 PM
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I would also look for an induction leak. On a carb'ed engine, they tend to exhibit little to no symptoms at WOT and get worse as the throttle is closed and vacuum increases. The leak would need to be significant to cause your symptoms, however,
Larry
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06-28-2019, 03:46 AM
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HT lead on the way out?
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06-28-2019, 05:08 AM
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Look at the EFIS photo above. As you further close the throttle plate, does the EGT reduce in step, then fall off a cliff? If so, it's an induction leak...#2 is way lean of peak and eventually goes too lean to fire.
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