Disappointing. On Nov 23, 2012 7:40 PM, "smwood" <smw...@md.metrocast.net> wrote:
> I have a Zenith carb on my GPASC 2180 VW. I rigged a mixture control using > a VW speedometer cable. The mixture needle has too much friction from the > sealing gasket. The speedometer cable will wind up a full turn or more > before enough torque is applied to turn the needle. I will need both hands > to do a mixture change. If I loosen the gland nut enough to smooth out the > turning action, then fuel will leak around the needle shaft and drip on the > cowl and exhaust pipe. Until I can find a better control arrangement, I > have set the mixture to what seems about right, tightened the needle gland > nut and don't attempt further mixture changes while the engine is running. > Far from satisfactory since I have three systems for showing mixture > operation: 4 cylinder head temperature sensors, 4 EGT sensors and a digital > 14point7 Mixture Meter, and still cannot change the mixture setting in > flight. > Choke operation for starting and smoothing out running for warm up works > great. > Incidentally, the Great Plains carb model numbers are not the Zenith carb > model numbers. The Great Plains carb model numbers correspond to the > approximate displacement of the VW engines. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > > >> > > >> Does anyone have any experience with the Zenith carbs for VW based > > >> engines? > > >> Anyone currently running a Zenith? Pros and Cons. > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
