Finn Lassen wrote:

Today I was finally able to do a short flight after adding/changing oil
lines.

It turned out to be a training flight in engine out landing.

When I pulled back on the throttles about half way downwind, the engine
died. Since I was at pattern altitude, good airspeed and in a close
pattern, I concentrated on flying instead of on restarting the engine.
The landing was uneventful. The engine started easily on the ground.

Now, any idea on why the engine would die when pulling back on
throttles? Someone suggested carb ice, but why now, after more than 160
hours in similar weather?

Finn

You will never know about carb ice until you put a carb temperature
gauge in there. On the other hand I really doubt you had carb ice in Tampa 
Florida in September at 800 feet.

Paul Lamar
 
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