Re: [COUPERS-TECH] C75-12F Slow idle suggestions

[MAGIC VAC]

----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I understand that the accepted method of killing an aircraft engine is to go full lean/cut off and starve it to death.  But...on my Coupe, you couldn't lean it enough for it to die.  My mixture wasn't wired full rich, and it did work to lean the engine at high altitude, but it would not shut the fuel completely off.  I did however try putting it in gear and popping the clutch, but I couldn't get the knack so I stopped trying.   Larry   ps-For those who care,  my method was to motor to the tie down, run her up to about 1200 rpm, and cut the mags. ----- Original Message ----- From: Percy Wood To: MAGIC VAC ; William R. Bayne ; COUPERS - TECH Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] C75-12F Slow idle suggestions ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- At 07:56 AM 6/6/03 -0600, MAGIC VAC wrote: >Since you kill a Coupe by turning off the Mags, the below warning doesn't >seem valid.  If one or both of the mags were staying hot, the engine >wouldn't die in the first place. True enough, Larry.  If that is hou YOU kill your engine.  When I trained in the Cessna 150, we used the lean cut off method. It was explained to me at the time that leaving fuel available in the engine (ie, just snapping off the mags) primed it to start if the P-lead was broken.  So I turn my Ercoupe off by shutting off the fuel to the carb.  It takes longer, but I have to turn it off anyway to keep fuel from leaking out of the carb due to the needle seating.    And the shut-off-the-mags-at-idle suggestion was for occasional use.  I feel it is a good check a couple times a year.               Percy in Portland ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 1/10/03 ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/