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At 04:58 PM 10/10/01 -0600, Larry Wilkins wrote: >I've never actually had a carb ice situation, being the fair weather flyer >that I am. Uh oh. Don't let down you guard, Larry. Carb ice happens often in what appears to be fair weather. A bit of humidity, and ambient air temp in the 60's and 70's and you are all set to turn your Continental into a Kelvinator. I bought some last evening in '387. Cruising at 4500 feet over the Poconos (where there are plenty of trees to land in). Leaned out to 1650 on the EGT, just lean of rough, at 2450 RPM, everything happy and there went 100RPM in the matter of a couple of minutes. 1 minute blast of carb heat (which took away 300RPM) and back to 2450 with carb heat off. Then no future ice. That's usually the pattern. OAT was 54, legally CAVU, but enough humidity that you could see haze trying to form; by this morning we have tule fog throughout the area. With the baby Continentals (right up through the O-300) you must be religious in application of carb heat and in monitoring for carb ice formation. They will make ice at the slightest excuse, and unlike many others, they will do so in cruise. Last night was about the fourth instance of carb ice formation I've experienced, in two different Ercoupes, in two years and 200 hours. Greg ==^================================================================ 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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