---------------------------------------------------------- M14PEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/07/07: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:32 AM - Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? (N395V) 2. 05:38 AM - Re: Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? (A. Dennis Savarese) 3. 07:19 AM - Re: Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? (Darin Bishop) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:32:24 AM PST US Subject: M14PEngines-List: Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? From: "N395V" > On a lighter note - New specs for the Rocket. Service Ceiling - 12,900' Ugggghhh! that thought occurred to me. Yep tightened all connections . Need to talk to Don at AFP. My impression has been these units do not accumulate ice, but as I look back the engine was acting just like it had carb ice. It was -8degC at 13,ooo that day and due to my induction air routing my intake air is anywhere from 20-30 degF warmer than ambient. That would have put my intake air at the throttle body in the freezing range. -------- Milt N395V F1 Rocket www.excaliburaviation.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=99233#99233 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:38:17 AM PST US From: "A. Dennis Savarese" Subject: Re: M14PEngines-List: Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? Could very well be an icing issue. I'll be anxious to hear what the folks at AFP have to say. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "N395V" Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:32 AM Subject: M14PEngines-List: Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? > > >> On a lighter note - New specs for the Rocket. Service Ceiling - 12,900' > > > Ugggghhh! that thought occurred to me. > > Yep tightened all connections . Need to talk to Don at AFP. My impression > has been these units do not accumulate ice, but as I look back the engine > was acting just like it had carb ice. > > It was -8degC at 13,ooo that day and due to my induction air routing my > intake air is anywhere from 20-30 degF warmer than ambient. > > That would have put my intake air at the throttle body in the freezing > range. > > -------- > Milt > N395V > F1 Rocket > www.excaliburaviation.com > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=99233#99233 > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:19:26 AM PST US From: "Darin Bishop" Subject: Re: M14PEngines-List: Re: How High Have You Flown Your M-14? I know the M-14P carb version is susceptible to carb ice. Several years ago, Bob Hoyt who owned the original Pitts 12 N80XP at the time, tried to fly it from his home near Portland, OR to Sun-N-Fun. He picked up so much carb ice trying to get across the Cascades in late March that he almost ended up deadsticking in, and barely got it back home. I remember him telling me it was pretty scary since he didn't have a mixture control to try to lean it out to attempt the backfire remedy. It took quite awhile after he got to the lower altitudes before it started running ok again. Darin Bishop www.2wings.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message m14pengines-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/M14PEngines-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/m14pengines-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/m14pengines-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.