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Old 21st March 2005 | 05:34
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redblue
 
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Carburetor

The more I read, the more contradictory items surfaced. For example, a book says a carburetor regulates the ratio by weight, not volume. So why would the POH said lean the mixture above 3000 ft?

Also, the book says "..best power is only 2 to 4 pounds of fuel per 100 pounds of air..". Then it immediately gives various ratios for best power (1:14), chemically correct (1:15), etc.

2:100 = 1:50 and 4:100 = 1:25. Neither is close to 1:14.

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