Hi Bart, Mr. Steve Stevens, recently installed into the Virginia Aviation Hall Of Fame, has a hangar near the approach end of 28, KPVG Hampton Roads Executive Airport Norfolk, Virginia, USA
He has been at this airport for 40 years, everyone knows him. He is an expert on Stromburg carbs and as mentioned, everything Continental. Two years ago, I had my C-85 overhauled, Stromburg sent out for rebuild, I have used the primer only a few times and I fly around 170 hours a year. HAPPY FLYING! Jack 903-436-0474 cell ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 5:21:04 PM Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] How to start an Ercoupe I agree that most of the Stromburg carbs could use an overhaul. Short of that, I find that if you press your tongue into you left cheek during engine start, it fires right off. Might be superstition. Hey! Over 100 Continental engines stacked up three walls????!!! !!!! More info please. Bart In a message dated 8/5/2010 6:14:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ttcrui...@yahoo. com writes: >An 85 year old AP/IA at Hampton Road, VA, an expert on all things >Continental, even has over 100 Continental engines in his hangar, stacked up 3 > >walls and in several 18 wheeler trailers told me that if the Stromburg carb >was set properly, and the mags are timed properly, never use the primer and >barely crack the throttle. >It works every time for me. The only time I use primer is one shot on a >really cold day. > > >I've used this method for over two years. > Jack >903-436-0474 cell > > > > > ________________________________ From: Syd Cohen <sydl...@charter. net> >To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com >Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 2:10:55 PM >Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] How to start an Ercoupe > > >Dave, > > >The Coupe primer DOES NOT put fuel into the carb. It puts fuel into the >intake manifold, above the carb, which is fed into all four cylinders when >the engine is cranked over. Over priming can be dangerous, yes, but one or >two squirts on the primer when the engine is cold will not cause any >problems. NEVER pump the primer more than two times. > > >Syd > > > > > > >On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Ronin Sensei wrote: > > >>Hooooo Kaaaay, >>This can turn into a dissertation, but I thought it was interesting, so >>maybe you will, too. This is what I believe I have learned. >> >>1. The Ercoupe with Stromberg carb needed a primer for starting because >>the Stromberg has no accelerator pump. (The Marvel carb does, in >>contrast, >>have an accelerator pump.) >>2. On aircraft having a carb that includes an accelerator pump, pumping >>the throttle is a popular but dangerous way to start an engine because >>it >>puts excess fuel in the carb where it can cause an engine fire. The >>safer >>way to do it on, for example, a Cessna-152 is to use the primer because >>the >>primer puts fuel DIRECTLY INTO A CYLINDER, thereby bypassing the carb. >>3. HOWEVER, the Coupe primer does NOT put fuel in the cylinder. It >>squirts it into the carb, just like the accelerator pump. (I learned >>this >>when I paid to have my primer, which had been cut and crimped, >>re-installed. They did this when they replaced the Stromberg carb with >>a >>Marvel carb. But, I felt it was dangerous so I undid the primer change. >> >>That's when I learned that the primer goes to the carb, not the >>cylinder, >>just like the accelerator pump on the throttle.) >>4. SO, on a Coupe use of the primer and use of the carb accelerator >>pump >>are both hazardous. >>5. I am going to try using the primer ONLY while the prop is turning, >>as I >>see is advised by one member. >> >>Anybody see any errors in this summary? >>Dave Winters >> ________________________________ To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com >>From: [email protected] >>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 13:20:14 +0000 >>Subject: [ercoupe-tech] How to start an Ercoupe >> >> >>At Oshkosh during the Ercoupe maintenance session the best method of >>starting a Coupe was described as: slow back when pulling primer out; >>push >>in more rapidly; slow back again; engage starter and push in primer >>simultaneously. Works every time so they say (I haven't tried it yet). I >>had been told that pushing in the throttle once would help but the >>consensus at Oshkosh was that it would be useless. Don't disagree but can >> >>anyone tell me what using the throttle during the start does? >> >>Mac McMahon >>N94184 >>VKX Friendly, MD >> >> >> >> >> > >
