
CARBURETTOR:  Describes the device that vapourises fuel and mixes it with air in proper  quantities and proportions to suit the engine's varying needs. 
                      ACCELERATOR:  Describes a pedal attached by linkage to the throttle in the carburettor that  regulates the amount of fuel sent to the engine       
                      ACCELERATOR  PUMP: Describes: the small pump usually located inside the carburettor that  sprays an extra amount of fuel into the engine during acceleration, providing increased  boost and reducing any momentary lags in power. 
                      ADAPTER  CARBURETTOR: Describes a type of device attached to a gasoline carburettor that  permits an internal combustion engine to run either on gas or liquefied  petroleum gas (LP gas).
                      ADJUSTABLE  PART THROTTLE (APT): Describes a supplementary circuit found on some  carburettors that can be adjusted to control part-throttle mixtures more  accurately than a fixed orifice through detouring around the main jet to the  discharge nozzle feed well. 
                      BELL  MOUTH: Describes the bell-shaped air intake attached to some carburettors. 
                       CARBURETTOR  ADAPTER: Describes an adapter used to fit or place one type of carburettor on  an intake manifold that may not be initially designed for it. 
                      CARBURETTOR  BARREL: Describes the tube-like part of the vehicle through which air flows and  is mixed with vapourised fuel. 
                       CARBURETTOR  CIRCUIT: Describes the series of passageways and units designed to perform a  specific function idle circuit or a complete power circuit.
                       CARBURETOR  FLOAT: Describes a small hollow tank whose characteristics make it more buoyant  than the liquid in which it is immersed. In a carburettor, the float operates  the valve (needle and seat), controlling the fuel level entering the carburettor  while in the fuel tank, it indicates the amount of fuel. 
                       CHOKE: Describes a butterfly valve or plate near the top of the carburettor that  limits or restricts the amount of air allowed to enter the carburettor, thus  enriching the fuel-air mixture enabling the vehicle to start and run more efficiently  when cold. Automatic chokes have a thermostatic coil or thermostatic spring  that activates a butterfly valve at the top of the carburettor barrel. Older  cars have manually operated chokes. 
                       CHOKE  CONTROL: Describes a device or system for operating a non-automatic choke, usually  comprising a cable attached at one end to the choke butterfly and a knob on the  dash at the other end. 
                       COMPENSATING  JET: Describes a fuel tube or pipe in the carburettor, where air is admitted  through one or more holes to compensate for the primary nozzle's tendency to  deliver a rich mixture as air velocity through the carburettor increases. 
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