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Old 27th Jul 2018, 06:29
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When the engine quit the first time I would not have thought to much about it as the carburetor on the Merlin is downdraft and will do just that, if a negative "G" is put on it
I believe I'm right in saying the carburetors in the Merlin 66 (Packard V-1650) powering the Mustang don't cut under negative G.
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