I have an 0-360 in one of my planes and the throttle and mixture are not spring loaded. After the mixture broke this summer my IA and I tried to figure out a way to put a spring in without modifying the carb (certified engine) We could not get one to work. Now I hold my breath every time I push in the mixture. We were about 2 miles from an airport so we were able to have a nice landing.
--- tinya...@aol.com wrote: > I had it happen on my Grumman Tr2 within an hour of > coming out of an inspection/carb rebuild. Grummans > have a push-pull but also have a spring to lever the > butterfly to the wide open position. I am glad it > had the spring. My boss here at work had a C150 > land in his back pasture 2 weeks ago because the > throttle came loose and it WASN'T spring loaded to > wide open. Seems odd to me that there would be such > a setup on certified aircraft. > > That is the one thing I don't like about 2 stroke > carburetors such as the Mikuni. They are internally > loaded to fail shut. Yes, I have flown them many > times, but always with the thought of "what if". > > ___________________________________________________________________________________________ > > About a month ago there was talk about a better > ignition system. Should we use more than one coil, > or should we use a coil pack, or maybe we should use > a crank trigger a certain way. The problem I see is > that all the systems talked about have one problem. > They require a voltage source. I have an idea that > does not require a voltage source, but is "out > there" so most will think I have "lost it". LAWN > MOWER IGNITION. Simple, cheap, reliable, easy to > set up, easy to have dual ignition, and NO VOLTAGE > NEEDED. I have prepared myself for the dart > throwing, so throw away. > > Kevin Golden > "little Bird" ARUP replicas > Harrisonville, MO > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kwiltrout1...@verizon.net > To: kr...@mylist.net > Sent: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 4:18 PM > Subject: RE: KR> What to do when the throttle cable > in your KR2 snaps in midair. > > > I experienced the same thing several years ago 2 > times ----I had a carb ice > issue that bent the revflow spring. Had to kill the > eng on final, better yet > had to taxi at full power. > > Ken Wiltrout > Kutztown, Pa > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf > Of Barry Kruyssen > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 3:07 PM > To: 'KRnet' > Subject: RE: KR> What to do when the throttle cable > in your KR2 snaps in > midair. > > Good one Willie, a cool head and no problems, that's > good to hear. > > My throttle is a simular setup, a spring pulls it to > wide open and the cable > is used to close it. > > Regards > Barry Kruyssen > Cairns, Australia > k...@bigpond.com > http://www.users.bigpond.com/kr2/kr2.htm > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf > Of Willie van der Walt > Sent: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 7:30 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> What to do when the throttle cable in > your KR2 snaps in mid > air. > > What to do when the throttle cable in your KR2 > snaps in mid air. Last week > Thursday I was flying "Shrek" around Phalaborwa just > for fun at 1000 vt AGL. > > When I returned to the airfield, I noticed my speed > was sitting at 160mph > and closed the throttle to slow down. Nothing > happened. The engine was still > running at full power I joined on downwind and > started preparing myself for > an emergency landing. I called on the radio for > ground assistance in case > things got out of hand. > > The throttle design is such that a spring opens > the throttle and the lever > in the cockpit is to pull the throttle closed. In a > way it is better than > the push rod idea but anyhow. > > I planed to turn the magnetos off on a glide slope > that I knew would take > me to the runway without power. As it is, the KR > picks up speed even with > power off if the glide is not flat enough. The fire > department was getting > ready as I went around a couple of times at flat > speed. During my last go > around I pulled the cable housing out of the lever > box (with my one hand) > and managed to remove the metal cap over the cable > housing end. This exposed > 4mm of the cable tip. I clamped the 1.7mm cable > between my thumb and > forefinger and pulled the inner out. The power came > down and I could use the > accelerator like that. Now on finals I realized that > at some stage I will > need my left hand to apply brakes and cut the > engine. So on short finals I > let go of the cable, the revs shot up but before > much happened I cut the > engine at the magnetos. A perfect dead stick landing > followed and pushed the > plane back to the hanger. > > There are few things to learn from this. > > 1.. Don't panic and make hasty decisions. Take > your time and plan your > crash ( it may not be one) > 2.. Practice engine off approaches so you get to > know your aircraft and > glide ratios > 3.. Carry enough fuel so you can use it if you > need to stay in the air > longer than planed. > 4.. Wear brown pants. > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.11/543 - > Release Date: 11/20/2006 > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. 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