On Mar 13, 2005, at 8:10 PM, glong2 wrote:

Am I hurting my engine with the aggressive leaning??

Not only are you not hurting your engine, you are treating it kinder than your other scenario. I run at about 85-90% power LOP as a matter of routine. To extend range, I will first reduce rpms, then further lean if required. As you discovered, you can get there faster by slowing down! <g> I call that good engine management.

Walter