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It's not that they forgot how the multiplane worked. They understood it...in theory. However, they were quirky beasts and it was knowledge of those quirks that
by hondo77 3y ago
It's not that they forgot how the multiplane worked. They understood it...in theory. However, they were quirky beasts and it was knowledge of those quirks that was lost. Like getting an old car to run--most people these days don't know about pumping the gas pedal to keep it running.
- djmips 3y agoPumping to start the car, to prime the carb but never heard of the keep it running part unless you been needing to keep the revs higher until it warms up? But then you don't need to pump, just hold it.
- hondo77 2y agoKeeping a 1966 Ford Galaxy running on a cold day could be challenging. You could warm it up for a while but at some point you'd need to get moving and the pumping to get it moving would start. Then came stop lights--couldn't keep the engine revving while slowing and at the light (well, you could shift into neutral but that was more of a pain than it was worth). Then pump to get it moving again. This was all in the city--if you got to go on the freeway or a country road that morning, things were much easier. It did warm up eventually, of course.