[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Any tips on whats all involved with putting a mixture control on a > C-85? I'm thinking that this may be a pretty good way to go since I > like to fly high (7500'- 8500') and my fuel consumption seems pretty > high. > To connect a mixture control for a plane on which it has been wired full rich for years and you have a Stromberg carb you need to:
1. Take apart the mixture control mechanism. You need to clean the plate assembly and its holes at the very least. 2. You may have to clean out the vacuum tube that comes from the venturi. 3. You may need to lap the plates so they fit together well. 4. Then wire the mixture mechanism to the control in the cockpit. 5. Install a large scale egt gauge. The gauges that show 800 degrees in two inches are nowhere nearly as accurate as the gauges that show 200-300 degrees in the full throw. I use the one probe gauge from K&S which is advertised in the back of the flying magazines. The K&S egt has worked perfectly for 10-13 years and gives me very accurate mixture control with my Stromberg carb. -- Ed Burkhead Peoria, Ill. N3802H
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