Recent content by Hekto

Hi, Thanks so much to everyone for all your explanations! Good to see the swap to Marvel is not so much of an problem. We operate under EASA certification and therefore need an EASA approved workshop for carb overhaul. That´s what makes the Stromberg a bit of a future problem. Good thing is I...

Hi, Thanks for encouraging me into the Marvel-Schebler direction ;-) As far as I see, there´s only one Piper-Part no. in the PA-18 IPC. But looking at the Conti IPC, I see carb heat boxes (or maybe "only numbers") for Stromberg, Marvel, and Cessna installations. Little bit confusing...

Hi, My flying club operates a 1956 ex-French Army L18C. Equipped with the Conti C-90-8F, it still has it´s Stromberg carb. It seems here in Europe it gets more and more complicated to have the Stromberg overhauled. Costs are now higher than buying a new Marvel... With regard to better...