- 1. Education please on carburetor (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Saidel <saidel@crab.rutgers.edu>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 99 10:26:01 EDT
- Hi all, Time for lesson no. 17 on the operation of a carb... Where does the lift for the piston originate from? The running saga goes like this: I did the Twist detox on a '76 and for some reason, af
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- 2. Re: Education please on carburetor (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas James Pokrefke, III" <pokrefke@netdoor.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 10:02:34 -0500
- Carb Piston lift is caused by th suction created when the Engine piston runs its intake stroke. On its way down, the piston take a volume of air with it. This air comes from the carb. On the bottom
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg01200.html (8,707 bytes)
- 3. Re: Education please on carburetor (score: 1)
- Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 13:16:45 -0500
- Check out: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/6437/supiston.htm -Rock -- Rocky, JJ Cale Band & Pratchett Books: http://www.rocky-frisco.com Rocky's Mini Cooper Page: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCit
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg01203.html (7,426 bytes)
- 4. Re: Education please on carburetor (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 01:14:59 -0400
- ...and ....both point to extreme richness, like choke stuck on, or leaking floats, and so on. Rich cars will start by lifting the piston, it's a quick-fix to a flooded car. You seemed to have discove
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg01228.html (7,646 bytes)
- 5. Education please on carburetor (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:55:14 -0700
- In any case, I still want to know what provides the lift on the piston. Anyone know of a particularly good reading source on how these beasts work? Dear Bill: Try "Tuning SU Carburetters", by G.R. W
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