variable-choke carburetor
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carburetor — Optionally spelled carburetter or carburettor. A device that vaporizes fuel and mixes it with air in proper quantities and proportions to suit the varying needs of the engine. A filter screens the air which is drawn into the carburetor. Here the… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Carburetor — Bendix Technico (Stromberg) 1 barrel downdraft carburetor model BXUV 3, with nomenclature A carburetor (American spelling), carburettor, or carburetter (Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine … Wikipedia
fixed-jet carburetor — This is the most common type of carburetor in which the jets and choke are of a predetermined size. The opposite is a variable jet carburetor … Dictionary of automotive terms
SU carburetor — SU carburettors (named for Skinners Union, the company that produced them) were a brand of carburettor usually of the sidedraught type but downdraught variants were used on some pre war cars. They were widely used in British (Austin, Morris,… … Wikipedia
venturi tube — A short tube with a constricted passage that increases the velocity and lowers the pressure of a fluid conveyed through it. The venturi, or choke tube, in a carburetor is used to suck the fuel from the float chamber through a discharge nozzle… … Dictionary of automotive terms
jet adjuster — A nut that regulates the volume or strength of the air/fuel mixture in a variable choke carburetor … Dictionary of automotive terms
Fuel injection — Fuel rail connected to the injectors that are mounted just above the intake manifold on a four cylinder engine. Fuel injection … Wikipedia
Engine control unit — An engine control unit (ECU) is an electronic control unit which controls various aspects of an internal combustion engine s operation. The simplest ECUs control only the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More… … Wikipedia
Oldsmobile 88 — Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Manufacturer General Motors Production 1949–1999 Class Full siz … Wikipedia
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