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Originally Posted by Captain Avgas
This is still the best advice you have received to date. Dust off your cheque book and get some professional assistance.
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I don't have a problem paying someone, but at this point what are they going to do? Tear the plane apart trying to diagnose a problem with no current symptoms? I just had a conversation with Don at Airflow Performance about the engine quitting, the water in the airbox and the cleaning and at this point I feel pretty comfortable with it. On the ground the engine runs great from idle to full throttle hot and cold.
I have not been able to replicate the low fuel pressure with the mechanical pump, but the boost pump restored normal pressure so that's not an emergency issue. No problems with the ignition system and no symptoms of issues with the fuel controller. Tearing apart the plane looking for a problem can potentially create a problem. I know this fact is largely lost on the GA community, but most failures occur soon after maintenance or overhauls. There is a very reasonable explanation for the engine quitting, albeit an impossible one to confirm. I very much appreciate everyone's input and concern, but at this point I feel like the potential downside of messing with a plane that is running great outweighs the small possibility that something else is wrong.