At 01:54 AM 1/11/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> Some carbs incorporate de-icing water passages
>just for this reason. A lesser failure mode is sometimes
>the piston freezes in place. You still can close
>the throttle so it's not a safety issue, but with the
>piston stuck open the idle is awful or nonexistant until it
>thaws and drops.
Airplanes with piston engines have carb heaters for the same reason.
Another idea they had that would adapt well to MGs is their use of a
second, completely isolated ignition system in case of failure. Two plugs
per cylinder, two distributers, two coils, etc. Finally we could laugh in
the face of Lucas... :)
-Matt G.
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