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Subject:Re: carb ice
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Date:Thu Jan 18 14:16:20 2001
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:02:24 GMT, ekokorin@my-deja.com wrote:

>Does anything like that happen to fuel injected engines?
>The injectors are pretty close to the engine, but the aibox and the air
>passageways are still out in the cold...
>
>Eugene
>
>In article <3a59337b@new01.bendcable.com>,
> "Q" wrote:
>> Took this photo yesterday of carb ice beginning to form in the
>venturi of
>> the Bing carb on my 582. http://powerchutes.com/ice.jpg
>>
>> Q
>>
>>
>
>
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Port injected engines are "virtually" ice proof. Impact ice, mabee.
Throttle ice, no.
You have no refrigeration due to venturi effect, and no evaporation
cooling at critical points.

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