"Cubdriver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message
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On 15 May 2007 14:35:47 -0700, "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:

In the C140, the Aeronca, and the J-3 the carbs (probably all
Stromburg), pulling the mixture all the way out at idle had no effect
at all on the engine.

I fly a J-3, and I've never seen one with a mixture control.


In the C-120 I flew (IIRC it was a Stromberg) the mixture lever was safety
wired in place - there was no mixture control on the panel.

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