Thanks Mark and others for the info on carbs. I talked with Ellison as well today and they said it was a bolt on and forget it. They also stated that the carb seems to be more efficient then the others which I had listed. Some of the other manufactures you have to change crap on the carb for the Corvair and some wont tell you a thing seeing as the Corvair is not "Aircraft" certified. Certified stuff can crap out just like anything else. Regards Stan
On 2015-09-22 10:27 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: > Sid Wood wrote: > >> Looks like I will have to get a different carb that has a practical >> mixture control. That new carb will probably not have a choke; so, >> would need a primer system. Along with that would come the hot start >> drama. > > I have an Ellison EFS-3A on my Corvair, with a primer in each log (all > 6 cylinders). I only need it when the engine is cold, and even on hot > summer days, I give it a little one-second squirt to get things > started if it's the first start of the day (that's what happens when > the carb is down low, and the engine's up high). It starts shockingly > fast when cold, and if parked hot, it starts instantly without any > kind of primer activity. No drama there. If anything, the LyCon guys > stare with envy at how quick it starts. > > When it's "cold" and I use the primer, I goose it for a second, wait > two or three seconds for it to move closer to the cylinders, and then > it fires almost instantly. I get a big kick out of hearing the Cessna > guys grinding away for several minutes, battery getting weaker, and I > hop in and fire it up and fly away while they're still screwing around > trying to get their bird started. The VW with the EFS-2 is exactly the > same way. I highly recommend the Ellison. As Steve Makish (who's > tried just about every carb known to man on his VW/Subaru/Corvair > powered KR2), "put an Ellison on it and you're done". I took his > advice... > > 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
