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>I was wondering how many Ercoupes are still flying around with the "automatic carb heat" linkage still functioning. When the throttle is closed, carb heat is applied. Mine appears to be original I was wondering if there was any still configured like that. Mine has been changed to a manual control. My manual control allowed me to enrich the mixture once when the engine quit. Gave me enough power to get back to the airport. There's a plus. >my original engine made it well over TBO w/ only one cylinder being changed out... so I don't want to fix what aint broke. You may have touched on the one of the reasons your engine made it to TBO and beyond. If you pull the power back and the carb heat comes on, you can't super cool the engine. The carb heat will keep the temp up and prevent the damage that come with super cooling. (That's just theory, it hasn't been proven on actual laboratory animals or lower life forms, such as Cessna pilots.) I would recommend that, if you do remove the original controls and go to the manual system, you pull carb heat on during high level descents without power. Jack __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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