> Ken Wrote:
     >
     > >    I have run a Weber on my coot now for 1300 hrs, I used a 51 mm DCOE
     > > side draft for about 1000 hrs but switched to a 48 DCOE, they also
     > > make a 55 mm DCOE and the best place to get Weber's is at Performance
     > > part warehouse in New York.
     > >   I switched to the 48 as it runs very smooth at the bottom end
     > > compared to the 51 but I did lose some power on the top end but I do
     > > a lot of slow speed water taxiing so its a tradeoff I will except.
     > >    Also for leaning I use a controllable air ram that creates a
     > > pressure difference between the float bowl and the Venturi thus
     > > leaning the fuel mixture.
     > >   I am with you on the simple thing, just hook up a fuel line and a
     > > throttle cable and go fly, if you need jetting info I can give you
     > > the jet numbers to put it dead nuts on.
     > >   I have thought about playing with injection but I will use a Weber
     > > as a throttle body so the if something goes wrong with the injection
     > > I can just flip a switch to the Weber fuel pump and keep flying on
     > > the Weber and worry about fixing the injection I get home or whenever
     > > I get around to it.
     > >
     > >    Ken Welter

     > Mark wrote:
     > Ken, would you mind detailing how you modified the carb with the controllable
     > air ram? Do you have any pictures?
     >
     > Mark Wrathall

     Did you get the one I sent Mark?

     The one of the dribble feed emergency fuel system, yes. I was wondering about the use of carbs instead of EFI, and modding the carbs for mixture control.
     Mark

OK here it is again. 

Paul Lamar
 
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