> Ive been running a aero carb for two years around a 100 hours on my 2180 > VW . Its worked pretty good untill the other day.On short final went to > add power and it locked up at idle. Thank god I was high and made the > runway ok. > This problem only showed up when the engine is running. Something to > do with suction maybe. Took it apart and did the mods aero suggests. > Added Delrin gasket and chamfer the slide. Aero has reported some > sticking problems with high-suction engines. All working ok now but > it was a hair razing experance.
Good old carb ice maybe - well more than a "maybe" a 95% probability if you don't have a carb heater. Pete
