My carb is a Zenith. The mixture setting is a locked turn screw. I believe I have seen a photo somewhere where someone made a mixture adjustment device using a slotted nipple on a cable. I had thought about making one myself but I feel the device gave me a bit of doubt as to the safety of it. I am not saying I am correct on my thought of its safety and there may be someone here who has made such a device. I would like to once again see such a device. As for now and the past, my mixture is set and locked. I had no idea until I pulled my heads that I was running so rich. I had changed plugs in the past and not noticed excessive carbon deposits from a rich mixture.
Jeff York On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 10:11 PM John Gotschall via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > There are a bunch of lean of peak videos on you tube, I have watched a > bunch and read alot. > > I don't do it the way I was taught in flight training circa 1992 any > more. That was too rich too often. > > I am full rich for only the take off and initial climb out nowadays. > > I don't taxi rich either. > > I will go full rich to very lean for start up, whatever that motor wants > for a quick start depending on conditions which of course varies motor to > motor day to day, etc.. But once running, not full rich. > > (well, ok if I find some reason to do a full power climb mid route maybe > full rich then too. You know: when there is "suddenly" a mountain ahead, > like who could plan for that? Well, oddly seaplanes do a lot of work in > narrow volcanic mountain valleys with steep sidewalls.. Ok I am pretty > much full rich all the time doing water work inside mountain valleys with > lakes in the bottom. But going there and coming home lean of peak is where > I am at and with a low power cruise I log more hours for cheaper and low > cht's). > > jg > > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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