Ron Wanttaja wrote:


You might ask at the Aeronca Aviators Club forum page...

http://www.aeronca.typeclubs.org/BB3/

...or ping Harry Fenton directly via the links at the start of the page
I previously posted.

Ron Wanttaja

Will do, Ron, THANKS!

As far as starting right up again, yes, I figured it probably does as
the engine is still quite warm after landing and without air flowing to
move the heat through, the carb would warm up fairly quickly and melt
the ice...

Do you know what is the mechanism that causes power loss (and ultimately
quitting) due to carb ice? The book drawings show that ice builds up in
the throat of the carb (if I recall) so it looks like the diameter of
the throat is reduced? What does that do to make the engine run at
reduced power and/or eventually die? I suspect that it impedes the air
flow through it, effectively making the mixture richer until eventual
death. Am I close?

Scott