Good morning, Folks. We're traveling and it's a foggy Saturday morning on the coast in Southern California. Not great weather for carbureted cars. Time to pack those SU's, Webers, and Unisyn until next Friday.

Cheers,

BenT
Mod

On Oct 16, 2010, at 9:29 AM, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:

> Radial aircraft engine carburetors used leather parts. The big
> Stromberg updraft carbs on the Pratt & Whitney radial aircraft engines
> and the updraft carbs on the Jacobs radial aircraft engine used molded
> leather piece as a piston/seal in the accelerator pump on the carbs.
> Don't remember about the opposed cylinder engines.
> 
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
> 
> 
> On 10/15/2010 9:57 PM, neil n wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans<
>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> I was surprised all right ..a leather fuel system part.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> Very OT, but years ago, I recall having a chat with an "old hand" mechanic
>> that worked at a local PetroCan. One of his stories stuck with me.
>> 
>> He was out in the middle of nowhere when a con rod bearing failed (old
>> truck). He cut a piece out of his leather belt and fashioned it as a
>> "bearing" shell.
>> 
>> Got him home and then some.
>> 
>> Neil.
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>> 
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>> 
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>> 
>>