Carburetor Systems

The Float Bowl

• Fuel inlet system • Viton Needle, brass
• Stores fuel for seat
immediate use • Dampening spring
• Maintains level • Vapors vented to
carbon canister
 Idle Circuit

• Low airflow @ idle,

main system will not
operate
• High vacuum under
throttle plate draws
fuel out idle ports
• Sometimes adjustable
• Idle air bleed helps
atomize fuel
 Transfer Circuit

• Adds fuel as throttle plate opens, overcomes “lag”

 Main Metering Circuit
• Fuel supplied by
“main jets”
• High venturi
vacuum creates
low pressure at
nozzle tip
• Atmospheric
pressure in float
bowl pushes fuel
out discharge
nozzle
 Power Circuit
• Provides extra
fuel at WOT
• Mechanical
power valve,
maybe adjustable
• Sometimes
combination with
metering rods
• Flows through a
circuit into main
metering system
 Accelerator Pump

• During sudden
acceleration,
mixture leans out
• Pumps a lot of
fuel into venturi
 Choke Circuit

• Very rich A/F needed

on cold starts
• Closes off top of
venturi to raise the
vacuum level
allowing greater fuel
flow into manifold
• Opens as engine
warms up, or as an
electric coil heats up
Choke Coil Operation
 Choke Pulloff
• Forces the choke open
slightly just after
engine starts.
• Position determined by
– torque of coil
– air velocity on blade
– vacuum on piston
– must adjust correctly!
Altitude Compensator

• Compensates for altitude

• Adjusts an air bleed
Idle Speed Control
 Throttle Kicker

1. Dashpot, 2. Throttle kicker, 3. Throttle cable, 4. Idle adjustment

• Electric motor or solenoid, increases idle