Fords first engine carburetor

[Matterest]

Can any one suggest a model airplane carburetor (or plans for one) for fords first engine? I would use the drip oiler but it seems like it would make it harder to start.
Thanks,
Matt

 

[Brian Rupnow]

Matt--Check out this forum for Chuck Fellows carburetor. It is a simple carburetor that works very well on small i.c. engines. I just finished an engine with a 1" bore and the Chuck Fellows carb worked fine on it.---Brian

 

[bobsymack]

Hi Matt ,
You should stick with the oiler it works well, I have one on a Ford engine which I did not even have to modify other than put in a bit of gauze to break up the drops of fuel. The only time you would need a carb is if you are trying to govern the speed of the engine
Vince

 

[Matterest]

i was looking at chucks carb, but the full scale ford engine is almost a 1.375 bore. i would like to try it with both the oiler and a carb.
thanks,
matt

 

[Barnbikes]

Drip oilier works great as long as you have a fine mesh screen to atomize the gas.

engine is only good for about a 2 minute any ways unless you put cooling on it.