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Ken, Did you have to continually increase the throttle to hold your rpm, when you were flying? The is a carb ice system and it is easily installed. 337 and your in. Bob Parker Mena, AR. ----- Original Message ----- From: "dddoyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ken Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dan Conklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jonathan Rimington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mike Shipley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Bill Shy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ken Carnahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Raymond Plaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dick Bodem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ray Maynard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jim Mayhall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gail Hull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Andy Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Bruce Lanza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Thomas J. Dugan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Artie Langston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Marilyn Cantrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Larry Mayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Eddie Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Kenneth Townsend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "H. David Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dan Senter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Bruce Bogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tiger Lilly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dan & Bernice Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Coupers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 9:37 PM Subject: [COUPERS] Carb Ice | ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- | | We have all heard how our little continental engines are susceptable to carb | ice. Even so, I have only experienced it once in my flying years and that | was at altitude. I got to experience it again this morning, but at about | 300 feet. The engine didn't sputter, it just quit. It's amazing how quiet | the engine is with ice in the carb. So I landed in a field about a mile | from my strip. The engine started right back up, but I didn't want to fly | it out without checking with someone. | | Several people suggested that it was probably carb ice. So this afternoon I | went over and started the engine, did a static RPM check and several mag | checks and it all checked out good. I flew back to my strip without much | incident--the engine did slow for a second at about 300 feet but an | application of carb heat cured it immediately. | | I pass this on so that everyone will be more cautious this time of year. | I'm advised that when the temp is between 40 and 70 degrees it is a good | idea to warm up the carb with carb heat for a few minutes before take-off. | Be sure to close the carb heat before taking off. | | I was lucky to have a field to land in without incident, but this event was | within my control and didn't need to occur. So don't let it happen to you. | | Wayne? John?, wasn't someone planning to install an Iceman Carb Ice | detector? I'd be interested in knowing your progress and experience. | | Ken Doyle | Springfield, Mo | Alon N5477E | | | | ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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