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Reply to Engine failure BC12Dby N5GHZI would go for carb ice. I have had that happen twice in two very bad locations. Once on the south side of Chicago. Carb heat didn't help (barely cleared the trees on the south end of a small airport) and once over the mountains in SE Oklahoma. The ice built up quickly and when I pulled the carb...
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Channel: chuckad
08-16-2018, 21:46 -
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Reply to Engine failure BC12Dby ClarkI had a 46 which had similar start stop syndrome going. Went on for several months. After carb work, cylinder work, and everything imagined I threw up my hands and said to the mechanics, quit changing things until you KNOW THATS THE PROBLEM. When you know you've got it you'll know! It was finally discovered...
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Channel: chuckad
07-06-2018, 13:39 -
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Reply to Engine failure BC12Dby BojamblesWhat were the weather conditions?
My speculation is Carb Ice - have seen it so many times in my '46 T-Craft that I taxi out with Carb Heat and usually leave it out until I apply take off power and then slide the Carb Heat off.
Had this happen several years ago on the first...-
Channel: chuckad
11-13-2014, 11:00 -
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Reply to Engine failure BC12Dby woodmwChuck,
This needs to be posted in the forum area to get any kind of discussion going.-
Channel: chuckad
10-29-2014, 18:09 -