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I found the C-85 to lean very well with the Stromberg carb once the mixture control section of the carb had been disassembled, cleaned, stropped and the air passages in the carb cleaned. It does react slowly so you have to be patient when leaning, but it leans perfectly. I got HUGE improvements in fuel economy at high altitude. I DID also have a climb prop on my Coupe so I could get up high in a reasonable (though not quick) time. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Greg Bullough [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 5:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Re:"0200 conversion" ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- At 11:55 AM 1/28/2003 -0700, MAGIC VAC wrote: >I've never found flying at high altitude to be efficient. Full throttle, >but getting 55% power, and having to continually be in climb mode just to >keep you there doesn't equate out to efficient flying. On the other hand, a >hell of a tail wind will offset those other problems really fast. To me, the kicker here is whether you have enough power on tap. With a C75 or the prop-challenged C85, it takes too long to get there and is too hard to stay there. Especially with a half-dead Stromberg with the mixture control wired rich. The O-200 with Marvel and a proper prop seems (from my experience with both) to be a different story. Assuming the wind is with you. In a 100MPH airplane, you can't give much away to a head, cross, or quartering wind. Period. Greg ========================================================================== == == To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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