Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #30371
From: John Downing <downing.j@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Weber 48
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:31:59 -0500
To: flyrotary <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Lynn;  Today I got to looking into the Weber 48.  It has a 180 main, 160 air correction and F-7 emulsion tubes, with 42 mm chokes.   Are these figures in the ball park.  Looking at the answers you have sent me, its close.
 
 Also the springs are set up to close the carb if the cable becomes disconnected.  Do you remove  these and use an external spring to keep the carb open or is there some way to turn these springs around. Thought I had better ask before I tear into it.
 
Another question is, do I need a regulator for the Carter electric fuel pumps.  Jegs has one by Quick Fuel which has a bypass feature and it says that it is for steady output electric fuel pumps.
 
It looks like next winter I can install two high  pressure fuel pumps and just flip the low pressure ones off and switch the high pressure ones on and use the Weber for the throttle body.  I will need to machine two ports for the secondary injectors and weld them on the intake manifold.  Does this sound like a viable solution for a duel fuel system. 
 
The Wittman Tailwind I'm building has a 34 gallon fuel tank in the cowl which flows down to a gascolator, then into two fuel pumps, which are lower than the gascolator, then pumped up to the carb.  Thank you.  JohnD       Working on systems between cowl work
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