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They are great running motors and easy to work on too. Now if I can just get that 1946 zephyr that is laying all over the bench behind it to run as good I will be in good shape. I’m making headway though! It ran pretty good the other day off of my homemade test fuel tank and I cleaned the actual tank again now I just need to reassemble it once again.
Yes, they are great little runners. That design was used in the Mate, Cub, Ranger, Ace, Sportsman, Scout and maybe a couple others along with ELTO. That carb was actually the reed valve, in the earliest stages. Very simple little carb and easy to operate. Very cooperative too.
As far as the Zephyr goes, those are interesting motors. I’ve restored a couple of them. Now, the carbs on those, are an odd duck. I did pretty good with mine, as far as getting them in tune, but some aren’t so lucky.