ORIGINAL: JoeAirPort
Hi Alejandro. I took the carb side plate off and didn't find too much dirt in the screen when I cleaned it. I did notice that my zip tie on the fuel line barb was very loose. That might have been letting in air. I put a new zip tie over the fuel line on the barb. Hopefully this will fix the lean condition. I should probably richen the needles but they have been working very well at the setting they are at (1.75L/1.75H).
Anyway I'll take it to the field an run it...fly it and hopefully I don't wreck the plane in a dead stick. It has survived many dead sticks but one of these times I may not be so lucky.
Hello Joe. Looks like it was the day for this. I had a flame out on a very reliable 3W 55 yesterday. I was at the bottom of an inverted flat spin. I always bump the throttle to keep it cleaned out but this time it just quit. It was a very warm day, with fairly high humidity here in Ohio. I wound up going off the end of our runway which drops off on rocks and rough ground. The front of the engine box failed and took the cowl with it. Bent a wing tube, but not a scratch on either wing! Gear is perfect, and didn't even break the prop, even though the engine came completely loose. No damage to any covering. I'll fix the front end and be back at it soon. It was my Aerotech Yak. No joy.[
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