Well, here's one that I have personal experience with. The A65 on my
Pietenpol has a Stromberg NAS-3A1 carb on it, so not much of this is likely
to apply to KR drivers unless you have a similar setup using a Stromberg,
but for what it's worth- the Stromberg does not like autogas. I have
test-
- Original Message -
From: "Oscar Zuniga"
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Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 3:29 AM
Subject: KR> autogas use
> Well, here's one that I have personal experience with. The A65 on my
> Pietenpol has a Stromberg NAS-3A1 carb on it, so not much of this is
> likel
Guys,
Having spent the last 25 years in and out of Fla, over a period of
time I burned some auto gas in several different airplanes. The
problem I had, is auto gas will vaporlock at a much lower
temperature. If I flew my Midget Mustang or Cassutt in someplace, let
them sit for a while and then
>. The
>problem I had, is auto gas will vaporlock at a much lower
>temperature.
> Bobby
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That may be more dependent on how the fuel system is
set up and whether you have gravity feed or a fuel pump.
I fly in 95+ temps with the KR all summer
Bobby wrote:
> The problem I had is auto gas will vaporlock at a much lower
> temperature. If I flew my Midget Mustang or Cassutt in someplace, let
> them sit for a while and then took off again. They were eligible to
> quit soon after takeoff
Yep, although I knew that, I learned it for sure last
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