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Barry Millar
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Post Number: 22
Registered: 02-2006
Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 11:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The Wheeler & Schebler booklet published about 1906 states “ Schebler Carburetors are made of brass, Aluminum will be furnished on special orders”. I am curious as to the reason why the Company offered an aluminum version and whether this was a common option.

I have one carburetor with an aluminum bowl, image attached. Other than the bowl, the components are bronze and identical except the float valve seat is a brass insert.

The aluminum version weighs about 1 ¼ lbs less, seems like a small weight saving if that was the only reason.

Barry

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William Schaller
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Post Number: 95
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 08:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I would assume it would be a nice option for an airplane or dirigible. otherwise, some racer may have wanted to save weight.
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J.B. Castagnos
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Registered: 07-2002


Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 08:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've seen an aluminum bowl cover, even less weight savings. Marine engines used brass for corrosion resistance, aluminum would have been a problem.}
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William Schaller
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Post Number: 347
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 09:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Took a while, but here is an ad from the Nov 1911 issue of Aeronautics.

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Enrique J. Klein
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Registered: 09-2010
Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010 - 07:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Aviation carburetors were indeed cast in aluminum to save weight. In the case of Zenith, only the jets and other fittings were made of brass and the gasoline bowl cover was cast bronze. I am looking for a Zenith L-8 with a 2-1/8" diameter opening at the joint with the manifold. Please let me know if you know of one that is available.

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