>      > 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

     Sorry Paul, I checked again and had received that Pic the first time. What I was wondering was the insides of that carb mod.

     Mark

 
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