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Dying engine
- Thread starter ARJAY
- Start date
Respectfully, Bobby, I disagree with setting the idle speed higher on a fixed-pitch RV9A. All fixed-pitch RV9A's that I know of, including my own, have a tendency to float like crazy if landing airspeed is too high or the engine is making more than absolute minimum power during flare and landing. The idle speed should be intentionally set low.
To prevent the engine dying on the runway during roll-out, simply train yourself to push the throttle in a little bit as you slow to taxi speed in order to keep the prop spinning. This is a much better solution than needlessly floating halfway down the runway every landing.
Keep looking..... With a metal prop you should be able to idle down to 500 rpm with no problem. You might need to adjust the idle jet.
Sam Buchanan
been here awhile
Yep, idle mixture is probably off a little bit. Try a 1/4 turn either way to see if it idles better.
Sam Buchanan
been here awhile
My guess would be it is a bit lean, try enriching the idle mixture to see if that helps.
I had flattened an end of a long thick wire during Phase One. Tried to turn the screw couple times useless in my opinion.
rightrudder
Well Known Member
My RV-9A with a 2-blade Catto composite prop has idle set low enough where it would probably die if I left it there for 10 seconds or so. I'm always making little adjustments to rpm, so it's second nature to feed in a little extra on roll-out.
