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Ditto here, Anthony.
i would add that if you run slightly colder plugs, flame-outs can even happen in the summer, if you are a little careless and let the plugs get a little too fouled or use too much accel pump before hot starting.
The use of nominal foam is just simply a fire hazard in any semi-serious application. You can live with it, from time to time, but you get flame burns on the hood interior which is a PIA to clean-up nicely.
And it is a little embarassing to have the smoke and strange start-up noises
at a show or on a nice quiet street.
No-choke carbs are, as Morris indicates, the worse-case offenders. But, i like them for their nice flow characteristics and live in the South year-round. Morris knows of which he speaks.
Of course, they remind me of the old Webers on the race cars, that used to belch and flame a whole lot. Real loud. The IDA"s were not particularly easy to start even when warm.
i still prefer that bark and smoke of a Pratt & Whitney (lthough they cut-out inverted), rather than the fuel-injected Lycoming, as nice as they are in aerobatic utility.
It's just old time religion...
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