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1. general carb icing question (score: 1): Author: "Phil Bates" <jello@ida.net>; Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:36:06 -0700 (MST); This is not an MG question, but I figured someone like Barney may have background knowledge on this. I have a car with downdraft IDA weber carbs - one per cylinder - no chokes. It's a little tough to; /html/mgs/2006-12/msg00157.html (7,387 bytes)
2. Re: general carb icing question (score: 1): Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>; Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:04:37 -0600; == Phil, It actually goes rich.... same as choking. Easily remedied with a bit of the foil hose run up from the exhaust manifold/header. It doesn't take much heat wafting into the air filter to elimi; /html/mgs/2006-12/msg00160.html (8,127 bytes)
3. Re: general carb icing question (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@mgaguru.com>; Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:51:23 -0600; Evaporation of fuel cools the intake air which in turn cools the throttle body. Icing happens on humid days with ambient temperature just above freezing when moisture will condense out of the air and; /html/mgs/2006-12/msg00161.html (9,530 bytes)
4. Re: general carb icing question (score: 1): Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>; Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:03:29 -0600; == Many cars had a flap on their air filter intake which would direct some warm exhaust manifold heat on cold days, and not on hot days. Frankly, it's pretty easy to fit the aluminum tubing when it's; /html/mgs/2006-12/msg00162.html (8,329 bytes)
5. Re: general carb icing question (score: 1): Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:13:17 +0100; Icing on carbs comes from the fact, that for evaporating of the fuel inside the carb heat is withdrawn from the carb housing. On top of this when in winter the weather is damp, the outside of the car; /html/mgs/2006-12/msg00174.html (8,988 bytes)
6. Re: general carb icing question (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:09:04 -0600; The early Z series Datsuns (2 seat coupe') with the 1 3/4" SU type carb are heated. There's a cavity near the base through which coolant runs. There's a special inline thermostat to keep the heat at; /html/mgs/2006-12/msg00195.html (7,175 bytes)
7. Re: general carb icing question (score: 1): Author: Steve West-Fisher <steve@coastaldatasystems.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:08:49 -0500; Not much help in an MG, but my Land-Rover has an electric heating element attached to the Solex carb. Doesn't do me much good here in Florida either :-) -- Stephen West-Fisher Coastal Data Systems 72; /html/mgs/2006-12/msg00202.html (7,537 bytes)

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