I too am wondering what is the purpose of this exercise? Kevin1
--- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <hb...@...> wrote: > > > Daniel. > > > > I am still wondering what the benefit of your intend is. > > > > Even if you are measuring let's say one inch off, what would you do with that > data? > > Would you relocate the carburetor or the tank? Both locations are given facts > - designed to the airframe, even if a inspired mechanic did some work on your > aircraft, I doubt that your plane differs in this regard from other Ercoupes. > > > > Be advised that power loss can easily happen when valves get stuck or simply > a wire shortcuts itself in a nose high attitude. If that wire happens to be > the p-lead of one of your magnetos, you will feel it as loss of power. > > > > If your carburetor is clean and the float level adjusted properly and the > fuel supply gushes down through your gascolator in a stream, the fuel supply > to your carburetor is sufficient for any flight attitude. This is part of the > aircraft design. No aircraft that cuts out an engine in a steep climb would > have gotten approval from the CAA. > > > > I am tending to believe that you are focusing on the wrong thing in your > analysis. > > > > Heck, you can just have a malfunctioning ignition switch that shortcuts the > p-leads in a nose high attitude. > > > > Did you do a compression check on the engine? I would make sure first that > the health of the engine is not compromised before jumping to conclusions. > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > www.ercoupe.info > > > > > > > To: webacr...@...; [email protected] > From: daniel_ard...@... > Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:44:43 -0700 > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] how to measure Distance between header tank > output and carburetor > > > > > > > > > > So, water and plastic tubing: It seems the easiest and accurate way far, you > really convinced me !!! > > Thank you very much Bill for such an extraordinary method !!!! > > Now have to wait until someone can make the measure and told us the reading > (remember, 415-CD with Marvel carb). > > Fantastic ! > > Best regards > Daniel > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Rediscover Hotmail®: Get e-mail storage that grows with you. > http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Storage2_042009 >
