Jim Brewer wrote:

Was said: The first gen 12A engine was not air assisted, used two
lines and injected oil into the float bowl.

How was this accomplished?  Could it be adapted to 2nd and 3rd gen
engines to mix 2 cycle oil into the fuel?

Jim Brewer

Brett & Tiana Campbell wrote:

Good question. My 12A-powered 1st gen is equipped with Richard Sohn's
adapter feeding 2-cycle oil from a reservior, but those cars are carburated.
The oil is fed into the carburator float bowls where it mixes with the fuel.
With fuel-injected 13B engines, the only thing I can think of that would mix
the oil with the fuel prior to entering the combustion chambers is to
install some sort of in-line mixing chamber in the incoming fuel line.
Doesn't sound like it would be too difficult. Of course, for aircraft use
you'd want to use steel fuel or brake lines (or something else more durable
than the stock nylon metering lines) to feed the oil from the pump to the
mixing chamber. Has anyone tried this yet?

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The problem is the metering pump works at atmospheric pressure while 
the EFI system is at least 40 psi.
 
Paul Lamar
 
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