Kevin, "Carb rebuild cost $750.00" ???? Really? Can't you buy a new one for that kind of money? Hartmut
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:39:29 +0000Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re Carb starvation problem Been reading of problem(s) one or more of you have hadin regards to your carburetors. I'll refer to mine and it's cure.I had slight RPM drop on couple climb out's and my pucker factor went way up when it happened. It would drop about 300 rpm's just as I became airborne around 100-300 feet, to which I would immediately level it out and with-in a few seconds it would regain RPM's and ran fine rest of the timeMy A&P's inspection of the carb showed no signs of problems whenchecked for fuel / float level ect. We also looked at couple ofitems such as plugs and mags for weakness. and wires for possible arc/grounding ect.My A&P installied new wiring harness / plugs and then also noticeda clyinder had substainal loss of compression from last check during it's last annual just couple months prior.It had stuck/burnt valve, (repaired)He (A&P) flew it several times after this completed work with no problems so we thought the problem was corrected. My A&P returned to my home base with my coupe, than I was going to fly him back to his. All intial checks on preflight and run ups were fine.On climb out, at approx 200' she droped about 300 rpm's AGAIN We landed with plenty of rumway left thanks to 5000' of pavementDue to the extra payload it acted up again He pulled the carb, felt we needed to checked by certified shopSent carb up to Rockford IL. Where it was checked prior to being rebuilt This was the problem all along as the needle value had neoprene tip, rebuild shop said that was a big No NO Neopren tip was swelled, closing off proper fuel flow, It was restricting fuel flow to .030 Says flow should be .048 minimum It was having fuel starvation when engine was needing it most.Stainless tip now in place*Stromberg (no mixture control) on a C85 Carb rebuild cost $750.00Coupe now is again flying and runnng great.Keep the Blue Side UpKevin Lee N2583H 46 415C _________________________________________________________________ The other season of giving begins 6/24/08. Check out the i’m Talkathon. http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_SeasonOfGiving
