I spoke to John Shafer about the Ellison on top of his engine also. My assumption was that if the fuel pump stopped it would shut the engine right now. I was very surprised when he told me that you could still run the engine up to about 75% power without the fuel pump before you noticed any problem.
I put a Zenith on my last KR because I assumed the Ellison had to have the pump running. I wish I knew this before I made that decision. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John Bouyea Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 3:41 PM To: 'KRNet' Subject: KR> Gathering Photos * Steve Bennett told me even with the Ellison on TOP of his engine, it runs fine up to 2100 - 2200 RPM just on "gravity" feed. He said the air flow through the Ellison causes sufficient draw for the fuel. The engine stumbles (too lean) if the engine turns faster without the normally available fuel pump pressure.
