Re: seeking first hand Jabiru 3300 opinions

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



<Leon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
>


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