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Originally Posted by pavulon View Post
that situation gets serious in an aircraft.

This is why there's carb. heat (or injection). Anyone who's flown an older C172 will know it well as part of their basic procedures. I still have it burned into my head from the first plane I ever soloed (a PA28) as part of the engine power loss troubleshooting procedure, "mixture rich, fuel pump on, carb heat on, switch tanks". Would be simple enough to rig up on a car I'd think - one cable, a butterfly valve, two metal flex hoses and a few clamps...
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