Re: SU Dashpot oil

[Ken Streeter <streeter@sanders.com>]

Trevor Boicey wrote:

> > The intent with the piston travel being damped is to slow
> > the piston down when rising, so that less air gets in the
> > air/fuel mix -- resulting in a richer mixture.

> Mmmm... not quite.
 
>   The purpose is not to restrict the air, it's to make
> the same amount of air go in through a smaller orifice. This
> makes the air go faster over the jet, which increases the
> "vacuum" and causes it to suck in more fuel.

Trevor,

  You're right -- thanks for catching my mistake -- I knew
the mixture got richer due to the damper, but erred when
I jumped to the conclusion of "why."

--ken

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