On older vehicles and smaller engines, the carburetor controls the mixture of fuel and air that reaches the engine. Here's ...

Back when aftermarket electronic fuel injection first began appearing in the marketplace, HOT ROD published a story called "Smart Squirters" in the October 1988 issue that focused on an EFI system ...

What makes more power: carbs or computers? As soon as OEMs replaced the beloved carburetor with fuel injection, a line was immediately drawn in the sand, with carbs on one side and injection on the ...

How do I clean the carburetor if old gas has clogged it? Cleaning your small engine’s carburetor isn’t terribly daunting, but I recommend that you have the correct service manual for your engine and a ...

Whether you bought your first carbureted car or are considering doing so, I want to give you a fair warning. Be ready for every conversation about your ride to involve someone shouting from somewhere ...

You don't have to understand an object in order to love it, but knowledge certainly helps. Paradoxically, few pieces of automotive history are as misunderstood, or as loved, as the Weber carburetor.

One of the most essential bits of information I ever picked up about cars came from a close friend and mentor. He told me, “they’re all pieces of junk, and they all break.” While that’s a rather bleak ...

Rebuilding a carburetor can be a daunting task if you've never done it before. There are tons of small parts, screws and gaskets that need replacing, and a lot of pieces that need cleaning or ...

The choke valve in an engine's carburetor, whether it's a Holley carburetor or another brand, helps a cold engine start by restricting some of the airflow into it. When the engine is cold, the choke ...

Anyone who has gone to school to learn how to repair engines of all types, such as myself, will have learned the fundamentals of how they work. It's crucial for troubleshooting and diagnosing engine ...

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