Webra 160

[jim ivey]

Joe
The carb on the 145 works good with a cline regulater and a pressure tap in 
the backplate.That,s what I did to make mine run.

Jim Ivey



jivey61 at msn.com





>From: "Joe Lachowski" <jlachow at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: Webra 160
>Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 18:41:21 -0500
>
>Has anyone run one yet? Well, I did over the last two weekends. With the 
>help of JR 10X programming guru Eric Henderson, e-mail advice from Jerry 
>Budd and a little bit of a learning curve I was able to get my first Webra 
>160 running quite well. Put seven solid flights on it this weekend without 
>a hickup. You have to be careful setting up the mixture points.  The first 
>couple of flights the previous week were a little lean to my surprise 
>(after several tanks of break in and adjusting mixture settings on the 
>ground of course). Motor got a little hot towards the end of those flights. 
>After consulting Jerry, I spent time carefully listening to the motor rpm 
>at each point. I ended up richening just about every point a bit more,  
>especially the top end.  Over several flights on Sunday I  eventually 
>richened many of the points just a tad more with the assitance of Eric 
>Hendersons' ears while I was flying the plane.
>
>Next time will be easier. First time is always the toughest to get through. 
>So much for simplicity.
>
>My setup is probably not optimum but is more than enough power to pull a 
>11lb-11oz  Temptation through the Masters schedule. Right now it is 
>definitely a keeper. Fuel efficiency is pretty close to that which I have 
>been getting with the Webra 145. My setup includes a Greve pipe at 28" to 
>first baffle, APC 17X12, Powermaster 15/16. RPM a rich 7500 to 7600. 
>Definitely no substitution for extra cubes.
>
>I also tried the carb from the 145 on my other 160 for break in on my 
>Focus. Carb worked fine on the ground but never could get it to run quite 
>right in the air. Went every which way on the needles and the motor would 
>still hickup and almost quite on inverted pushes before catching.
>
>Hope I didn't confuse anyone( including myself)<g>
>
>Joe Lachowski
>
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