New Engine Choice

The short version is: I have sold the Jabiru 3300 engine and ordered a custom built O-200 to replace it!

The long version is after reviewing the cooling problems others are having with the 3300 Jab and considering my options, I decided that it is best to make the change now rather than fight it for a long time and then possibly still have to make the change. I have already sold the Jab/prop/TBI and ordered a "slicked-up" O-200 from Don Swords of Griffin, GA. More about this engine later.

Refitting for the O-200 should go quickly as the plans provide all of the details for the installation. I think that most of the cowl can be salvaged but I have already started on the new engine mount.

In retrospect, all of the extra work required to adopt the Jab has set me back about a year from where I would be if I had originally gone with the O-200. Live and learn!