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Old 15th September 2004 | 22:49
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DubTrub
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The bog-standard Bendix or M-S carb as fitted to most A-65's does not have an accelerator pump, Mike , as you correctly suggest...

This is indeed why the throttle should not be advanced too smartly....and another reason for keeping carb heat HOT for the duration of the throttle advancement, in that the mixture is inherently richer during carb hot air.

(incidentally, the old adage about "going to cold to prevent dirt ingestion" only applies to carburettors with intake air filters...mine has none, and I have never had any problem with cr@p causing carb problems...now if I was in the Arizona sand desert, that might be another matter!)

[edited to add that this was posted after my PM to Monocock, but the offer still stands, Mono.]

Last edited by DubTrub; 15th September 2004 at 23:35.