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If you have the stromberg carbuerator it does not have an idle cut off and must be shut off with the key, untill I put in the 0-200 that is the way I did it for 17 years with no problem. Jim N87349 Note: the continental engine operators hand book states that the throttle should be opened at the same time as the ignition is turned off to prevent after firing(pre ignition) I never did that and mine always shut off ok. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg W. Burkhart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Verlus Burkhart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:11 PM Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Stopping the engine? > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Please excuse me if this has been asked numerous times. I just purchased > my Ercoupe and I haven't had a chance to search through all of the > archived mailing lists for this. > > I purchased my Ercoupe in Iowa and got an hour of training in it with a > CFI for insurance purposes before taking it. He showed me that the Ercoupe > didn't have an acceleration pump and to shut it off, told me to bring the > mixture control all the way back then shove the throttle forward and the > engine would quit. This worked well for the most part. The last couple > times I tried shutting down during the cross country to Texas, it kept > running after reducing mixture and applying throttle, I had to use the key > to shut it down. I told the mechanic at the local airport (without Ercoupe > experience) that I was having problems shutting down with the mixture so > he started searching for carbs and parts (hasn't found any, yet!). > > I just read on the FAQ (http://www.ercoupers.com/ercoupers_faq.htm) that > the key should be used to shut down the engine. Is this correct? How do > you shut down your Ercoupe? I was always taught during training to use > the mixture to shut down and NEVER use the key. If it is true that the > Ercoupe can be shut down safely and correctly using the key, I'll have the > local mechanic quit looking for carb parts! > > Thanks, > Greg Burkhart > N93332 > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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