Phil: While in flight training it was more than once emphisized to beware of flying with partial Carb-Ht because under some conditions that could create a Carb-Ice problem. I think that flying in the condition you have mentioned could well be analygous to flying with partial Carb Ht.
One sould be aware that newer cars with all of their electronic controls that are designed to maintain optimal operating conditions have taken those problems out of our concious experience. That does not mean that this was a Carb-Ice issue but it could have been. I have had a Carb-Ice problem in a car before and I know that for a fact as I investigated and found the Carberator throat obstructed with ice. The consequences witha car are not so dire however as you can just drift to a stob at the side of the road. Don ---------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Matheson wrote: > Bill wrote > Carb heat is not installed on mine - but I suck cowl air anyway. > ---------------------------------------------------- > This is interesting, Has anyone had problems with this system. I do not know > of car engines getting icing, but the older model car had a manual flap on > the air cleaners to suck exhaust air in cold weather. > > My RG2000 is meant to only have air cleaners under the hood, and not suck > direct cold air, says the makers, due to it can effect the mixture to much, > and the twin strongberg carbs do not have mixture control. > > SOOOO, do I make carb heat set up?????? > > Phillip Matheson > 0408665880 (cell) > VHPKR > Australia. > [email protected] > NEW WEB PAGE > www.philskr2.50megs.com > > http://www.vw-engines.com/ > OLD WEB PAGE > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/flyingkrphil/VHPKR.html > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
