On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 13:19:04 +0000, JFLEISC wrote:

If your RPM and manifold vacuum is similar to other
make and model RVs with that engine then the engine should be OK. Like
mine, it could be the prop airfoil.

Jim

The engine could be way down on power, yet still have the normal rpm and
manifold pressure. For example, if you have a constant speed prop and you
shut down the engine at high speed using the mags or mixture, it would
windmill at the rpm as before, and the manifold pressure would be
unchanged. Of course the rpm would fall off once you slowed down, but it
illustrates the fact that rpm and MP are not guarantees of power if you
have a constant speed prop.

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