Greg,
My coupe has a Stromberg so this may not be much of an issue.
However
here is my reasoning. If you have carb heat on when you enter the pattern,
and on downwind, it has already melted any ice that has formed and if not
it surely will not do much for you on final approach.
With the carb heat on during final, you are already running a little rich.
If you have a carb with an accelerator pump, and you go around and add
power rather fast, you could get a too rich condition and the engine will
sputter at least. I have seen accidents caused by this. So that is why I
do it. It has worked rather well for me for a lot of years. One other
item,
with the carb heat on, it is not going through the air filter so if you
land on a dusty strip you could ingest whatever dust is kicked up from the
landing. Do you agree?Well that's my two cents worth have a great day KC N3686H
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