I have two Bing 54s on my engine. I confess to knowing nothing about them, beyond what the manual shows. (Ask me something about the Minsk motorcycle carb instead....)
I had a Bing on a 503 on a Drifter in Australia and never gave it much thought, it just seemed to work fine.
Since they are very widely used, I assume they are basically decent carbs, but I have only ever seen one instance of mixture control being fitted to one (Arrow Aircraft make a kit). It would seem to me more of a necessity than a luxury - has anyone had experience with this?
Especially in place where temperatures change from 35 to 75 in a day and that has mountainous terrain everywhere. Not to mention the economy factor.
Also, I have never never seen a hot air box on these type of engines or carbs. One reason given to me was the physical construction of these carbs - they don't have a butterfly valve and supposedly are less prone to icing and if they do, it can be dislodged by cycling the throttle. Hmm.
Any thoughts? Anyone ever experienced icing on a Bing carb?
I had a Bing on a 503 on a Drifter in Australia and never gave it much thought, it just seemed to work fine.
Since they are very widely used, I assume they are basically decent carbs, but I have only ever seen one instance of mixture control being fitted to one (Arrow Aircraft make a kit). It would seem to me more of a necessity than a luxury - has anyone had experience with this?
Especially in place where temperatures change from 35 to 75 in a day and that has mountainous terrain everywhere. Not to mention the economy factor.
Also, I have never never seen a hot air box on these type of engines or carbs. One reason given to me was the physical construction of these carbs - they don't have a butterfly valve and supposedly are less prone to icing and if they do, it can be dislodged by cycling the throttle. Hmm.
Any thoughts? Anyone ever experienced icing on a Bing carb?
