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Jon Page wrote: > I appreciate those of you who have replied to my "carb ice"? > problem. The fellow that said rip off the intake and seal it up has a > good point except I have visually checked that already, which I know is > not foolproof.But if you have an intake leak it always shows up most at > idle when the engine is starving for air and there is only a small > amount of fuel going through the carb. Mine starts and idles perfectly. > At near full throttle [2300] RPM, a small air leak, if there was one, > would hardly be noticed with the large amount of air going into the > engine. Mine is a C-75 upped to an 85. > One couper said his did the same thing until he stopped using > mo-gas,which I am. Now, it is possible that 100LL could help. Here's a > question. When the air speeds up in the venturi and cools, is it the > atomization of the gas that cools it further, causing ice, or would it > do it on it,s own in the absense of fuel? > I can,t seem to find a carb ice gauge for the Stromberg carb. Does > anyone have one or know where I could get one? > I know there is an answer to this, and I,m open to any help. I,ll > try a tank of 100LL and see what happens. > Most planes can be flown in the rain with little problem, why not > the [my] coupe? > I am not being casual about this problem as I know it can be very > serious,but I think we must look past many of the stock answers and sort > this out. I,m obviously not the only one with this problem as numerous > others have told me similar stories of power loss in cruise. Most of my > flying is over rocks, water or heavy forrest. So the thought of the > little buggar laying down and playing dead takes the fun out of things. > > Jon Page > 415-2675 Jon, I have the C-75 and the Stromberg carb. About a year ago I had a problem with rough idle,ran good at cruise rpm, found that the screws that hold the carb float bowl to the carb body were all loose causing air to be sucked in over the float. You might want to check these screws. Some are tough to get at unless you remove the carb. They are safety wired but still got loose-I think the gasket shrunk some. Craig 2623h __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ 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 -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================
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