How a carburetor works: Carbs explained: Difference between revisions

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[[Category:Intake]]

~~A Carburetor Primer~~

'''The Article Formerly Known As Carbs 101'''

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~~Part I - How It Works~~

==THE BASICS - Mixing and Delivering==

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==PARTS - Is Parts==

[[Image:Jim_carb_7.jpg]]

For images of Ninja 250 carbs, see [[Carburetor photos]].

[[Image:Jim_carb_7.jpg|300px]]

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Supplementing the factory manuals, the following text and photos should make it easier to understand how the carb works. The parts are broken into the following groups:

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[[Image:Jim_carb_17.jpg|150px]] [[Image:Jim_carb_16.jpg]]

To compensate for this there's an air jet in the lower diaphragm chamber that transfers ambient pressure to one side of the coasting enricher's spring-loaded cut off valve. The excess vacuum in front of the butterfly valve is transferred to a drilling that leads to the other side of the cut off valve. This sucks it open, allowing the pilot jet to feed more fuel to the engine, preventing an overly lean condition. (Pop. Pop. Pop.)

==WARNING!==

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~~This article appears courtesy of [http://jimrace.com/faq/CVK40.html Jim Race].~~

'''Please see the rest of the FAQ for more information on working on your carbs.'''

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-A Carburetor Primer
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-Part I - How It Works
 ==THE BASICS - Mixing and Delivering==
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 ==PARTS - Is Parts==
-[[Image:Jim_carb_7.jpg]]
+For images of Ninja 250 carbs, see [[Carburetor photos]].
+[[Image:Jim_carb_7.jpg|300px]]
+[[image:lowvu2.jpg|150px]]
 Supplementing the factory manuals, the following text and photos should make it easier to understand how the carb works. The parts are broken into the following groups:
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 [[Image:Jim_carb_17.jpg|150px]]  [[Image:Jim_carb_16.jpg]]
 To compensate for this there's an air jet in the lower diaphragm chamber that transfers ambient pressure to one side of the coasting enricher's spring-loaded cut off valve. The excess vacuum in front of the butterfly valve is transferred to a drilling that leads to the other side of the cut off valve. This sucks it open, allowing the pilot jet to feed more fuel to the engine, preventing an overly lean condition. (Pop. Pop. Pop.)
 ==WARNING!==
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 [[Image:Jim_carb_20.jpg|250px]]
-This article appears courtesy of [http://jimrace.com/faq/CVK40.html Jim Race].
 '''Please see the rest of the FAQ for more information on working on your carbs.'''