<VV> Corvaircraft

[Mark Durham]

Yes, quite a problem with aircraft where the air gets super cold,
however, most carb'd aircraft have a carb heat control, a way to duct
heat off the muffler into the carb to keep the carb temp just above
freezing to prevent carb ice.  I think some thought was made for this
in the Corvair, it is why the design allows for hot air from the lower
tin is redirected up below the gen/alt and Distributer areas back into
the upper air, to warm it a bit. Mark Durham

On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Clark Hartzel <chartzel at comcast.net> wrote:
> So far I have not seen the obvious problem causing the engine to
> stall...Carb Icing!  This has happened to me with Corvair FC's so up in the
> cooler air and hi-speed air flow the carb may not get heat and ice up at
> part throttle.  This happens when the humidity is high and the temperature
> is close to the freezing point.
> Clark Hartzel
>
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