braol wrote:For the record I have the Stromberg carb, it has the mixture arm on the carb which is safety wired open and my Taylorcraft does not have a provision (either in the firewall or on the inst panel) for the mixture control. My A&P (who is also a vintage airplane judge for EAA Airventure every year) adds to the conversation here when he told me that some carbs have the mixture arm on the carb body but sometimes do not have the mechanical leaning mechanism inside...or sometimes they don't even have the arm on the outside and will have a little cover there. I have also heard others say there is no "Auto-Lean" feature, but I can't speak to that. I've had the Taylorcraft (does anybody call it a Twosome or a Traveller?) up to 6500' here in Wisconsin but plan to take it higher to see what happens. I am curious to look at the plugs for signs of a rich mixture when I do. The one good thing about going to someplace like Yellowstone is that the closest airport I would depart out of (Cody, WY) before hitting the Park is already 5100', so I'd be halfway there altitude wise, right?
Actually, I wouldn't access the Park via Cody, although that is a very cool little town, and well worth the visit, particularly the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum of the West, which is actually five museums in one building.....an amazing place.
You can access the Park that way, but it's a long ways to the next gas station from there, in a T Craft, anyway. I'd come as far as Livingston, MT, then head down through the Paradise Valley (the theoretical site of the Yellowstone Ranch of TV fame).
But, if you come this far, definitely visit Cody. Make reservations, major tourist town.
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