ORIGINAL: ryanjef
So I was out flying my Hangar 9 Saratoga the other day, it has a saito 82 up front and I have put about 40 trouble free flights on it. Engine has run like a champ but I had some problems that just arose the other day. I have been running Morgan Omega 15% with a little extra castor for the life of the engine. I got a gallon of Morgan Pro pattern 20/20 to run in my OS 70 and it seemed to like it very much. I just tried it in the saito and had a curious problem arise. I went ahead and retuned the high speed with a tach on the first tank of the new fuel and everything seemed fine. Flew for about 5 minutes and while doing a touch and go the engine quit. I restarted it in the pits and noticed bubbles in the fuel line. I ran a few more tanks through it and it would do the same thing every time. It would run great for 4-5 minutes and then lean out and quit. Bubbles would start showing up in the fuel. I havent had time to look over the airplane yet but I was wondering if anybody has any suggestions, things to look for? I don't think the new fuel is the problem, maybe a small hole in one of the fuel lines? Any help is appreciated.
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Is your glow tank well padded, and is it touching any wood? Is your Prop ballanced? Is any of your engine mounting bolts loose from either from the firewall or engine mount? Your glow fuel will bubble from excessive vibrations causing your engine to lean out because of the air bubbles in your fuel.
Pete