srdavo
Well-Known Member
the not-so magic carb
okay...let's take this puppy apart
here are a couple views of the brass slide/needle & float/bowl
full choke
no choke
assembled pic of slide/needle
cable removed. note the funny slotted washer, must be on top of the needle and clip. this allows the spring to return the needle down.
here you can see the needle valve assembly.
thanks to Tom in WV for the following quote:
Think of it as a tiny toilet bowl . when you flush (open the throttle) the float allows more water (fuel) in to replace whats been used. The purpose of the float mechanism is to keep the toilet from overflow (flooding)It only lets in whats needed as its used up. The toilet is remarkably similar to the carb except that the carb is variable speed and the toilet is all at once. This could be under the heading of "strange but true"
okay...let's take this puppy apart
here are a couple views of the brass slide/needle & float/bowl
full choke
no choke
assembled pic of slide/needle
cable removed. note the funny slotted washer, must be on top of the needle and clip. this allows the spring to return the needle down.
here you can see the needle valve assembly.
thanks to Tom in WV for the following quote:
Think of it as a tiny toilet bowl . when you flush (open the throttle) the float allows more water (fuel) in to replace whats been used. The purpose of the float mechanism is to keep the toilet from overflow (flooding)It only lets in whats needed as its used up. The toilet is remarkably similar to the carb except that the carb is variable speed and the toilet is all at once. This could be under the heading of "strange but true"
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