<VV> Carburetor Heat System

[James Davis]

The engine compartment air deflectors were added to all FC's about 
3-27-61.  Their purpose was to prevent carburetor icing.   Without them 
FC's will experience carb icing when driven at highway speeds, on high 
humidity days, at temperatures between 30 and 42 degrees F.   They do 
not effect engine cooling only serve to deflect the engine cooling air 
away from the carburetor intake area.
Jim Davis

Daniel Monasterio wrote:
>     What ?...My Rampside didn't have them since I own her (21 years) and the 64 GB I'm restoring does have them but, as they look like air flow restrictors, never realized they are unnecesary on places like mine (40 F on Winter to 100 F on Summer), ... is it right ?
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>     Think that 61 & 64 shop manuals don't mention it but, I could missed that info.
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>> From: dziegler3 at comcast.net
>> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:28:58 -0400
>> To: lonzovair at aol.com
>> CC: lechevrier at earthlink.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Carburetor Heat System
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>> But, the FC's had removable plate in the sidewalls to increase or 
>> decrease cooling air flow.
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>> Dave...
>> On Jul 12, 2009, at 3:01 PM, lonzovair at aol.com wrote:
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