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In re-installing my wingtanks, I have somehow come up short on screws. Anyone know the AN (MS) number for the screws that attach the wing tanks to the spar? What size are the nutplates they screw into? Thanks, Matt N2864H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ercoupe Technical discussion (moderated)" <[email protected]> To: "Ercoupe Technical discussion (moderated)" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 2:00 AM Subject: Digest list: Ercoupe Technical discussion (moderated) > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Message list: > > 1. Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Low speed carb setting??? > 2. [COUPERS-TECH] Nose Tank > 3. Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Low speed carb setting??? > 4. [COUPERS-TECH] Overhaul question > 5. Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Nose Tank > 6. Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Overhaul question > 7. > > Messages: > > From: "RICHARD Eddinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Dallas Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "RICHARD Eddinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Low speed carb setting??? > > What happens if you lean it when it is running rough. I have a 0-200 that runs rough at 1400 to 1600. I can lean it and it runs smooth at all power settings. Of course I might be a tad to lean at the other power settings which I haven't checked yet as I just purchased the engine to put in my Coupe. I also had some leaks in my tubes and it ran a bunch better after I tightened them. > Dick > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dallas Larson > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 2:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Low speed carb setting??? > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Any carb specialists out there? > Recently my coupe runs rough at rpm speeds from 800 to 11-1200, especially when the engine is warm like when I'm taxing after flying. It sounds like it is running on two cylinders. The spark plugs are black which obviously indicates it is running too rich. It runs great at higher speeds. Run-up procedure was normal. We adjust the mixture screw and nothing seems to make a difference. In fact, we turned it all the way in and it still kept running the same. At idle speeds, my mechanic said the exhaust was dark. > Fifty hours ago(over a year and a half) we had the carb off for cleaning and float adjustments. At that time, it apparently was sucking air, not getting enough fuel and I had to have the carb heat on to keep it running. We replaced several gaskets. If my memory serves me correct, I think they were on the induction tubes. But, regardless, after installing and adjusting the idle mixture, it ran beautifully. Now, we are getting too much fuel. > I suppose we'll have to remove the carb again. What a pain!!! It is a Stromberg carb. We have to remove all the cowling, propeller, several baffles. and even a couple of the induction tubes to get the $@&*?# carb out. Is this the standard procedure for removing a carb from a coupe? That takes longer than servicing the carb. Is there an easier way? > I, also, noticed a lot of blue fuel stain on the inside of the bottom cowling. I don't see any dripping with engine off. Last week, assuming that the FBO fuel attendants topped-off my fuel, I flew a little less than two hours and took 15.6 gallons. Not good fuel economy! I am going to check it tomorrow after flying it over an hour today. Couldn't fill it as it started to rain. > When I approached the runway today, I pulled my carb heat on all the way and I thought the engine was going to quit on me. When I pushed it in about a quarter of an inch, it ran fine. > Thanks in advance for any info regarding this dilemma. > Dallas 93555 > Lakeville, MN > 952-892-6370 > 612-396-3884 cell > > > > ====================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > ---------------------------- > From: Pete Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: 'Coupetech' <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Pete Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Nose Tank > > Evening all, I had an experience which I thought I would ask for some input > on. The glass tube on the nose tank gauge started coming out of the aluminum > gas cap about 30 minutes after take off. It came out very slowly but was at > about 1/4 inch out when I noticed. It did not appear to move any more but I > thought about the syphoning issue and headed back for home, it was loose and > came out easily on the ground. I fixed it and then continued my 4 hour > flight. The question I have is this :- in your opinion is the hole through > which the wire goes big enough to allow the propwash to syphon all the gas > out of the header tank faster than the gas would normally get returned to > the wing tanks? I am sure at least one of you has hit a bird or something > and had this experience, my concerns were twofold, one running out of gas > and two the fire hazzard from the gas getting on the alternator in the > engine compt. Your thoughts and experiences with this would be appreciated. > The nose tank gas cap on my Coupe is vented towards the front. Thanks,Pete > > > ---------------------------- > From: Hartmut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Dallas Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Low speed carb setting??? > > Dallas. > > From what you are telling us , it seems your Carburetor is running rich > in general. > This would indicate a wrong adjusted or sticking float, which I would > check first. > I am sorry for you that you'd have to remove so many things to get the > carb out. But although I did not do it my self I can not recall my > mechanics complaining about removing all these parts you are talking about. > > Hartmut > > > Dallas Larson wrote: > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Any carb specialists out there? > > Recently my coupe runs rough at rpm speeds from 800 to 11-1200, > > especially when the engine is warm like when I'm taxing after flying. > > It sounds like it is running on two cylinders. The spark plugs are > > black which obviously indicates it is running too rich. It runs great > > at higher speeds. Run-up procedure was normal. We adjust the mixture > > screw and nothing seems to make a difference. In fact, we turned it > > all the way in and it still kept running the same. At idle speeds, my > > mechanic said the exhaust was dark. > > Fifty hours ago(over a year and a half) we had the carb off for > > cleaning and float adjustments. At that time, it apparently was > > sucking air, not getting enough fuel and I had to have the carb heat > > on to keep it running. We replaced several gaskets. If my memory > > serves me correct, I think they were on the induction tubes. But, > > regardless, after installing and adjusting the idle mixture, it ran > > beautifully. Now, we are getting too much fuel. > > I suppose we'll have to remove the carb again. What a pain!!! It > > is a Stromberg carb. We have to remove all the cowling, propeller, > > several baffles. and even a couple of the induction tubes to get the > > $@&*?# carb out. Is this the standard procedure for removing a carb > > from a coupe? That takes longer than servicing the carb. Is there an > > easier way? > > I, also, noticed a lot of blue fuel stain on the inside of the > > bottom cowling. I don't see any dripping with engine off. Last week, > > assuming that the FBO fuel attendants topped-off my fuel, I flew a > > little less than two hours and took 15.6 gallons. Not good fuel > > economy! I am going to check it tomorrow after flying it over an > > hour today. Couldn't fill it as it started to rain. > > When I approached the runway today, I pulled my carb heat on all > > the way and I thought the engine was going to quit on me. When I > > pushed it in about a quarter of an inch, it ran fine. > > Thanks in advance for any info regarding this dilemma. > > Dallas 93555 > > Lakeville, MN > > 952-892-6370 > > 612-396-3884 cell > > > > > > > > ================================================================== > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > ---------------------------- > From: "Matthew Lockwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ercoupe Technical discussion \(moderated\)" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "Matthew Lockwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Overhaul question > > This question NOT related to the Continental engine, but I thought this > knowledgeable group could help: > > Hi Folks, > > Is there a manual for overhauling a Lycoming engine available for the > amateur builder? I am looking for something NOT along the lines of a tech > manual, rather more of a "overhual guide for idiots" type book. Anyone > know? > > Thanks, > > Matt > N125ML under construction > N2864H Ercoupe 415CD > > > > ---------------------------- > From: Hartmut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pete Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Nose Tank > > Pete. > I had that too ones. The Glass tube came loose in flight and one could > really watch it slowly getting out of the holder. > Then it flew away and I was angry to have lost another 20 bucks, since > that tube was just a new order. > However Nothing bad happens. There was no gas siphoned out of the tank. > I think that is because the vent hole in front of the gas cap creates > pressure in the tank. So the suction from above will only suck air, no gasoline. > After all the older style wire floats are working the same way without > any problems. > > > Hartmut N3330H > > > Pete Thomson wrote: > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Evening all, I had an experience which I thought I would ask for some > > input on. The glass tube on the nose tank gauge started coming out of > > the aluminum gas cap about 30 minutes after take off. It came out very > > slowly but was at about 1/4 inch out when I noticed. It did not appear > > to move any more but I thought about the syphoning issue and headed > > back for home, it was loose and came out easily on the ground. I fixed > > it and then continued my 4 hour flight. The question I have is this :- > > in your opinion is the hole through which the wire goes big enough to > > allow the propwash to syphon all the gas out of the header tank faster > > than the gas would normally get returned to the wing tanks? I am sure > > at least one of you has hit a bird or something and had this > > experience, my concerns were twofold, one running out of gas and two > > the fire hazzard from the gas getting on the alternator in the engine > > compt. Your thoughts and experiences with this would be appreciated. > > The nose tank gas cap on my Coupe is vented towards the front. > > Thanks,Pete > > > > ================================================================== > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > ---------------------------- > From: Hartmut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Matthew Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Overhaul question > > I think an idiot overhauling an aircraft engine is a really bad combination....;) > > Hartmut > > Matthew Lockwood wrote: > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > This question NOT related to the Continental engine, but I thought this > > knowledgeable group could help: > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > Is there a manual for overhauling a Lycoming engine available for the > > amateur builder? I am looking for something NOT along the lines of a tech > > manual, rather more of a "overhual guide for idiots" type book. Anyone > > know? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matt > > N125ML under construction > > N2864H Ercoupe 415CD > > > > ================================================================== > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > ---------------------------- > From: > To: > Subject: > > > ---------------------------- > > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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