Is this feature also there with our Stromberg carbs?
Linda
N3437H (Sky Sprite)
L.A.
2a. Re: Use of carb heat...
Posted by: "Hartmut Beil" [email protected] hbeil
Date: Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:35 am ((PST))
I read some time ago that the automatic carb heat was another safety
feature of the Ercoupe Designs.
When closing the throttle completely, The automatic heater opens the
heater valve for some amount. This is to prevent an icing in a long
approach where you could end up with an iced up carburetor. Many of
the Ercoupe heater boxes still have the actuating lever. Like mine
does. The little spring most of the heater boxes have is used to
close the heat flapper after use.
I assume because Cessna did not follow the example and because the
mechanic is of the heater box carburetor connector might be
complicated, many mechanics just discarded the thing. That does not
mean it is bad. Actually it is part of the designed aircraft and
should be on the plane - otherwise my insurance company won't pay
when I come down with an iced up carburetor.
Nah, very unlikely.
Hartmut
I can assure you it DOES exist and in the 4+ years I've flown N99340
in all kinds of weather, I have never experienced carb icing. I do
manually pull out carb heat when I throttle back in the pattern, just
to make sure it's fully on.
Larry Snyder
Washington, Missouri
Mountain View, Arkansas
N99340
