Hi Gary, Returning to base after a long cross country flight cruising at 8,000' cruise I executed a textbook cruise descent ultimately curving into the "45" to enter the pattern. When I throttled back to land it got very quiet in the cockpit...I had forgotten to enrich the mixture on the way down. Prop still windmilling nicely, and so upon going to Full RIch and blipping the throttle all was well again. New mark left in the seat that wasn't there before, though.
The Stromberg mixture control works as advertised if all parts are present, the cable correctly adjusted, and the holes in the internal discs are not obstructed. Leaning definitely adds rpm and power when taking off from high altitude fields. The Stromberg mixture control functions on an entirely different principle than the mixture on a Marvel Schleber carb. Personally, I would not trade a properly functioning Stromberg for a properly functioning Marvel (unless I were looking to make some money on such a deal). Regards, WRb -- On Feb 2, 2010, at 17:40, G. Jones wrote: > > > On my 415-C, I find that I can't lean my mixture. I pull it all the > way out, and maybe a TINY change in engine sound, but oh so tiny. > Heck, that is how I used to shut my Cessna 172 down, was to pull the > mixture knob all the way out and starve the engine until it quit > running. Is my plane unique, or is this another ercoupe thing? Any > advice would be appreciated. Oh, I have a completely rebuilt Stromburg > carb on my C-85 engine. > Thanks, > Gary
