carburetor

Theres a good thread in Lessons Learned about a fellow POA Pilot that survived a brutal forced landing likely due to carb ice. I had a run in with it in primary training that turned out fine, but lets face it its a risk that is always there, for some of us more than others depending on what we...

Hello all!! I have been trying to find the source of a pretty good Oil “Leak” and have found oil dripping from the carburetor box and confirmed from the carburetor. Yes, I’ve checked the wet vacuum pump, push rod tubes, valve cover gaskets, oil sump gasket, case halfs and cannot find any other...

Flight back home yesterday I was playing with the throttle and mixture settings to get max rpms at 7500'. Per the book, full throttle at that altitude (leaned appropriately) should be a certain % of power and should give a specific rpm. I don't have the POH with me right now. Outside temp was...