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To: Joe Boucher

icing in the carb can happen at above-freezing ambient temps. The carb is constantly evaporating fuel in the venturis, and if you descend rapidly from altitude ( 3 degrees per thousand feet) with the right humidity/temp/rate of descent/power setting, you can ice your carb in warm weather. When that happens your get, um ‘poor’ engine performance.

Been there, almost done that. CARB HEAT!!! (Tri-Pacer)


9 posted on 06/04/2007 1:51:52 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitor)
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To: Blueflag

I understand that. Just unless you are in thunderclouds hereyou generally aren’t going to find that this time of year here.
I climb to about 8500feet to find cool air this time of year here in South Florida.
RV6A.


10 posted on 06/04/2007 2:15:20 PM PDT by Joe Boucher
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