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Old 09-07-2018, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by lomdel View Post
Those look beautiful. I can tell you, from over decade of experience, that if I had to remove my Turkey Pan every time I did a float adjustment, a jet tweak, a gasket change, a power valve switch, a secondary idle screw adjustment, etc. it would be a HUGE PITA. Yes, most people can adjust the idle mixture screws and idle screw over on the throttle without having to pull the pan, but everything else requires it, unless you have the hand skills of a vascular surgeon. That's why I had Bob P. make me a custom "removable" Turkey Pan back in 2005. And most people don't realize that to remove the Turkey Pan you've got to completely remove the carburetor first. It's actually a pretty dumb setup, but it does work very nicely to keep the carburetor temps down and to stop percolation. Yes, it looks cool too.
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