Thanks Mark !! Again I am wow'ed by the KR network of info.
I really appreciate your info. Again, I owe you a cold one!! Cheers, Rene' On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 10:36 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet < krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > Rene Ffrench wrote: > > Yes, you'll need a primer. I have 3.5 psi feeding the carb. The carb > isn't supposed to flow unless it is receiving air, so primer is required to > get it going. I'm using a primer, and you'll a primer in all but the > warmest of conditions. I ran an 1/8" copper tube from an electric primer > solenoid to a T that splits to each side, and at each head is another T, > with a primer nozzle going to a fitting that I welded into each intake > (total of four). Actually, I welded a piece of steel tubing into the > manifolds and threaded it. > > Four nozzles may be overkill, but "real" airplane people are astounded > that I can turn it over a couple of blades in freezing weather and it > starts and runs smoothly! There is a special primer fitting that AS&S (and > likely Wicks) sells that has an orifice in it that sprays an atomized > mist. It also has a cone connection that must be silver soldered (not as > hard as it sounds) to the copper tubing. See > http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/hapages/primerfittings.php?clickkey=3014828 > for all of this stuff, and I warn you that it is expensive. You don't need > everything in the photo, just the discharge nipple, the cone fitting, and > retaining nut (AN-805). Don't take my word for it though...investigate a > little. I've bought stuff that I didn't need, and it's all expensive. > > One benefit of this system is that if your engine suffers vapor lock in > flight and starves for fuel, you can "pulse" the primer off and on to keep > the engine running. Been there, done that, glad it works... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > -- Cheers, Rene' lrffrench at gmail.com +1-512-547-7164
