WINDING ROAD’S Guide to Carburetors
Old-time mechanics and nostalgic car aficionados are generally some of the carburetor’s most unflappable allies. Long ago outmoded by high-technology fuel injection and computerized engine control, the carburetor remains the choice for fuel delivery among these individuals. If you’ve never driven a car with an “Engine Starting Instructions
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Jonathan Fung
Heh. I have never had to deal with one of those. How lucky for me. It sounds pretty terrible: "6 Stalling when cold. 7 Stalling when hot." Sounds like the carburetor thinks it's Goldilocks.
Ducati Minor
My roomie had an SVO Mustang with a carbuerated turbo four, which caught on fire. That hasn't stopped me from loving the old carb motors, though.
Ducati Minor
Come to think of it, it was a 5.0, not an SVO.
john
thanks, this cleared up a couple questions I've had for a while now.
MJK
Great, now maybe in 15 years, you can explain fuel injection.
Jake
wow... I now know what I'm getting myself into with my Dad's 1970 240Z...
Aaron
I more or less just missed the carb era, seeing as even my first car in high school ('87 LeSabre) had multi-port fuel injection and three-coil distributor-less ignition. I've never determined if this was a good thing or or a bad thing, but after reading this I'm going to say it was a good thing. Thanks for the info, though.
Adam Wadecki
Hi all,
Throttle body injection will be the subject of the next post. Following that, we'll discuss port fuel injection and direct injection.
This was just an intro for those car enthusiast who love older vehicles and might encounter carburetors.
Adam Wadecki
Reilly
Very cool -- thanks.
detroit9000
If there was a digg button, I would surely press it.
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