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Pete, I did see your message when you posted it asking for info about the gauges. I was very busy and couldn't answer then. I, also, have had lots of trouble with Topica in the last month or two. Strangely, after I set up Netscape to easily get my mail from my netscape.com e-mail address and subscribed there, my regular address started working find with Topica and hasn't failed me for a couple of weeks. To answer your question about gauges: I don't have a CHT gauge. I do have a sensitive EGT I got from K&S. It's a single probe gauge so I don't get cylinder diagnostic info. I've become convinced that Coupes MUST have the sensitive type of gauge. No matter how carefully I listen, I can't hear a sharp or big change in the sound of the engine when leaning. Nevertheless, I get a very distinct peak and drop as I lean with my Stromburg carb. My Stromburg carb responds slowly so, as I lean, I make small movements and wait 10-30 seconds to see the results. My K&S EGT gauge has 25 degree marks that are about 4 millimeters apart and I can control my EGT to 10 degrees with accuracy. After adjusting it, I turn the knob to put the needle on the special mark so I can easily see deviations as I fly along. The non-sensitive gauges that show you 500 or 800 degrees in one sweep of the dial with no adjustment knob are barely worth bothering with IMHO. As I learned from the book, I lean to 100 degrees rich from peak for max power and 50 degrees rich from peak for level cruise. At altitude, I really can get the fuel burn rates at 100 mph down to the 3.5-4.0 gph the charts say is possible. From Iowa to Connecticut required only two fuel stops (and three on the way back). Ed Burkhead -----Original Message----- From: Pete Thomson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 1:39 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [COUPERS] Loss of messages ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Hi Tom, I sure want to thank you for the service, it has been an invaluable resource to me. I do tend to think something is amiss from the Topica end however. The Coupers are really responsive to a lot of issues on the site, however, when I put out the e mail asking for input regarding the EGT and CHT units currently in use by Coupers, I did not get a single response. This does seem odd, given the responses to many other requests. Either no-one uses a CHT EGT gauge, or they did not get the message. Just seems a little odd to me. I finally got what may work because of Lee at Skyport, even though he does not carry the units, he was able to steer me in the right direction. I only mention this because Coupers are normally really responsive and not even a single reply indicates that it did not get to all members. Pete Pete :-):-):-):-):-) Have a great day!!! ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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