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TomLovesMustangs
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Unresponsive Engine

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This has happened to me twice. Just been going along quite nicely and then the engine loses power. I havent touched anything an even when I move the throttle forward the engine gains no power so I end up in a field somewhere. Is this a feature of me not treating the engine right or is it a problem?.
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Nick - A2A
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Re: Unresponsive Engine

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Do you recall what weather conditions were like at the time Tom? Carburettor icing could be a likely cause if the weather was rainy, cloudy, misty or just plain humid. Here's a good article which explains the basics of carb icing if you're not too familiar with the phenomenon - pay particular attention to the included chart.

The carb heat lever is by your left knee. :)

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Re: Unresponsive Engine

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Yup sounds like carb icing from what you are saying, or indeed didn't say :wink:

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TomLovesMustangs
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Re: Unresponsive Engine

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Indeed it was raining how can I stop this from happening again?.
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With that carb heat selector mentioned above. There's also a carb mixture temp gauge in the T-6 (next to the tachometer) to show you the temperature of the fuel-air mixture as it enter the engine. Try to keep the needle in the green in suspected icing conditions. Basically, you're using heat from the exhaust system to prevent moisture in the air from freezing into ice as fuel evaporates in the carburettor.

Alternatively, if you forget to do this and the engine starts loosing power, hit 'H' on the keyboard! :mrgreen:

Nick

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