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See, you keep that automatic ice detector on, and all comes out OK. In Utah, in general, 60 degrees and 5% humididty doesn't make ice. But, I always keep on the lookout. Larry Greg Bullough wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > 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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