On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:24:23 GMT, "A. Smith"
wrote:

Check the idle mixture. When you pull carb heat on you are putting hot,
less dense, air through the carbuerator. If you were initially running lean
applying carb heat will improve the fuel/air mixture. Cold day, dense air,
more fuel required.

No mixture control in the Cub!

Could ice in the carb cause the fuel mix to be lean?


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