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Old June 23rd 04, 07:02 PM
G.R. Patterson III
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SelwayKid wrote:

And how about just using the primer to pump gas direct into the intake
to keep it running a little while? Have used that technique at least
twice over my 45 years of flying.


I can't see how that can possibly work. Carb ice blocks the induction in the area of
the butterfly valve. It doesn't matter how much gas you pump into the manifold, if
the induction is blocked by ice, there won't be any air getting in.

George Patterson
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