X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2189038 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:08:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.d49.d22d19f (40520) for ; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:07:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:07:27 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Carbs To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1184933247" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5366 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1184933247 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/20/2007 3:54:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lendich@optusnet.com.au writes: Bill /Lynn/ David. I had a look at the Revmaster Revflow Injector carb, flat slide throttle- anything wrong with this unit? George ( down under) Some of the pictures on the Revmaster site won't open for me, but it looks as good as anything. Cable slide and a cable cutoff for fuel (and maybe mixture control) Perhaps a look at one of the KR builders pages will turn up some users. I always likes the old SU carbs on British cars. They have no accelerator pumps, but sudden full throttle does not lift the damper, and they will come off idle very well. Pulling on the choke cable lowered the main jet to a thinner place on the needle and might work for mixture control of sorts. I have never had one in my hand, but the Bing web page shows both cable operated slides and diaphragm operated slides. With no floats it needs a cutoff system to keep fuel from running out when parked. That might also allow for mixture control in use. The diaphragm version might be more responsive during throttle setting changes, similar to the Strombergs. The lack of a flat bridge to form the choke, is replaced by the slide having a curved shape to match the side of the body on the top. The slide when retracted fills in the missing area of the choke area, and a choke is formed by turbulence from the exposed slide channel. So long as whatever you choose has some sort of mixture control, then easy mounting and price would be the determining factors. Big cable operated motorcycle carbs have worked for billions of miles of rough service. Good advertising? Lynn E. Hanover ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -------------------------------1184933247 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 7/20/2007 3:54:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 lendich@optusnet.com.au writes:
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Bill /Lynn/ David.
I had a look at the Revmaster Revflow Inj= ector=20 carb, flat slide throttle- anything wrong with this unit?
George ( down=20 under)
Some of the pictures on the Revmaster site won't open for me, but it lo= oks=20 as good as anything. Cable slide and a cable cutoff for fuel (and maybe mixt= ure=20 control) Perhaps a look at one of the KR builders pages will turn up some=20 users. 
 
I always likes the old SU carbs on British cars. They have no accelerat= or=20 pumps, but sudden full throttle does not lift the damper, and they will come= off=20 idle very well. Pulling on the choke cable lowered the main jet to a thinner= =20 place on the needle and might work for mixture control of sorts.
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I have never had one in my hand, but the Bing web page shows both cable= =20 operated slides and diaphragm
operated slides. With no floats it needs a cutoff system to keep fuel f= rom=20 running out when parked. That might also allow for mixture control in use. T= he=20 diaphragm version might be more responsive during throttle setting changes,=20 similar to the Strombergs.
 
The lack of a flat bridge to form the choke, is replaced by the slide=20 having a curved shape to match the side of the body on the top. The slide wh= en=20 retracted fills in the missing area of the choke area, and a choke is formed= by=20 turbulence from the exposed  slide channel.
 
So long as whatever you choose has some sort of mixture control, then e= asy=20 mounting and price would be the determining factors. Big cable operated=20 motorcycle carbs have worked for billions of miles of rough service. Good=20 advertising?
 
Lynn E. Hanover




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