Thanks Mark The engine runs fine at full power. The evidence is mounting that the EFS-3A in the Corvair application may not work exactly as the theory explains. As with anything aviation related that I purchase I just want to understand it before I rely on it. Just my way of managing my risks. If all looks good I will take her up and test in the air today.
Craig N886MJ > On January 4, 2019 at 7:41 AM m...@n56ml.com wrote: > > > Craig Williams wrote: > > > Weather finally cooperated today and I got some high speed runs in today. > > Could fly tomorrow but I am a bit concerned as I seem to have no mixture > > control on the EFS-3A. I pull full lean and it will not kill the engine.< > > Whatever you do (and I'm sure you've done this), make sure the engine > will run smoothly at full throttle for 10-15 seconds. When it gets for > what passes as cold in north Alabama, I take off a little shy of full > rich, and lean it once I get to pattern altitude and know that I can get > back to the runway if I have to. Jones should know that engine inside > and out, and since it was flying only a few months ago, it's probably > safer to get familiar with how it acts, before you go tearing it apart. > Having had one apart, I can tell you that there's not a lot that a > regular human being can do inside the main body, other than clean it > out, and given the inlet filter, you shouldn't find anything inside. > The pressure regulator can be replaced, but that's about all the parts > you can swap, without having the factory deal with it. By the way, > "Ellison" is now owned and operated by Steve Glover, last I heard. > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > ML "at" N56ML.com > www.N56ML.com > > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
