Yes, it was Captain John that experimented with using a glow carb for a bit.

Basically, I personally don't recommend it however. In order for it to work properly, you would need to use a pump of some sort. (The Walbro carbs have a built in pump.) Also, most of the glow carbs are too small for our larger gasoline engines. The Walbro carbs are really pretty hard to beat...

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