Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:57:28 -0500
From: Finn Lassen <finn.lassen@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Returnless fuel systems
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Airflow across carbs and possibly the venturi pressure drop and 
atomization temp drops propagates through the meteal of the carb, 
helping to keep temps in check...
In any case a heat shield is definitely required between exhaust 
(headers) and carbs.

Finn

Ernest Christley wrote:

> I'm not trying to beat this horse to death, but this question has been 
> irritating me.
>
> We spent a lot of time discussing how the fuel that is firewall 
> forward gets hot and boils, therefore, the fuel had to be routed 
> someplace where it could cool.
>
> But what happens in carbuerated systems?  There is a bowl there 
> collecting and holding a 1/2 cup of fuel along with the delivery lines 
> and the pumps only deliver a few pounds of pressure vs the 10's of 
> pound in an injected systems.  How do the carbs get away with it?
>
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