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Carburetor Tip: Keep it Simple!

Carburetor
I know that I am not alone when I say it can be tedious to mount a choke lever on a rear-induction carburetor. You could use a servo-operated choke, but I have always been a strong advocate of limiting various failure point. I recommend keeping it simple by using a manual choke lever. For my P-47, I installed a pushrod facing the front of the engine, and secured it with a plastic housing that was...

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