There are the 1/8" IPS holes in the intake manifold of a stock corvair that seem perfect for the primer. (If you did not mill them off) I had a system all made to that location but did not install in the finial completion of my plane as the aerocarb starts every time(except night before last) ;-) Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA. joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:20:23 -0500 "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> writes: > Jim Vance wrote: > > > I'm considering a single primer injector just downstream of the > throttle > > body. That would give me gas to start without a lot more > plumbing. I > > would use an electrical valve, not a manual primer.< > > Jim, > > I'm not sure if you have a primer installed yet or not, but it was > my > experience that without one, it won't start, no matter how warm it > is. I > don't know about the EFS-2, but the EFS-3 requires that on initial > startup > (first time ever) you need to suck on a little hole in the inlet > (offset to > the pilot's side) while the fuel pump is running, which will allow > fuel to > flow out the spraybar. That sets you up for first start. Use a > piece of > rubber or urethane tubing to do the sucking. > > I have one primer solenoid that splits in two, with one nozzle > feeding each > of the two intake runners on my engine. It works, but it's iffy > sometimes > when it's really cold. William Wynne set up a few where only one > primer > nozzle (make sure it's an official nozzle with the little orifice in > it) > goes into the main inlet between carb and runners, somewhere near > the top > before it splits. He says it works great. I plan to set mine up > that way > one of these days to see if that'll work for me. So to answer your > > question, go for it, and let me know how it works. If it doesn't > work so > well down low, you could always move it up higher. > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > see homebuilt airplane at http://www.N56ML.com > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
